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Welcome to the North Greenbush Common School District, Little Red School House Since 1861
  
North Greenbush Common School District, Little Red School House,  serves kindergarten, first grade and second grade students who reside in our school district.

For students residing in the North Greenbush Common School District who are in grades 3-12, the district pays tuition so that students can attend one of our partner school districts.  Parents must first register their child with North Greenbush, and will then make a choice among the following options for their child:  Averill Park School District: (Poestenkill Elementary School for grades 3-5;  Algonquin Middle School for grades 6-8; Averill Park High School for grades 9-12); East Greenbush Central School District (Columbia High School for grades 9-12) Wynantskill Union Free School District: (Gardner Dickinson Elementary for grades 3-8); or The Enlarged City School District of Troy (Troy Middle School for grades 6-8; Troy High School for grades 9-12). 
      If you have any questions or concerns please contact  (518) 283-6748 or [email protected]
                                               
 ***** For 2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration Packets, please contact the District Office @ 518-283-6748 *****

New Student Registration Forms: 
Please Complete (1) & (2) and either (3) Public or (3) Non-Public Transportation forms
(1) Registration Packet 
(2) Home Language Questionnaire
(3) Transportation Request and Emergency Form (Public)
                                          or
(3) Transportation Request and Emergency Form (Non-Public)

If you are registering your child for Kindergarten, First or Second Grade at the Little Red School House you will ALSO need to complete the documents below: * 

*Documents – Please provide a copy of the following: *Yellow Forms *Green Forms 
​Please email documents to: [email protected], FAX to: 518-283-6609 or mail to the address at the top of packet.

Below are the items you will need to register your child with North Greenbush Common School District.

​PROOF OF RESIDENCY - (Submit copies of TWO of the following):
  • A copy of a resident lease or proof of ownership of a house or condominium, such as a deed or mortgage statement; or
  • A statement by a third-party landlord, owner or tenant from whom the parent or person in a parental relationship leases or with whom they share property within the District, which may be sworn or unsworn; or
  • Such other statement by a third party relating to the parent or person in parental relation’s physical presence in the District; or
  • Other forms of documentation and/or information establishing physical presence in the District such as:
  • Pay stub;
  • Income tax form;
  • Utility or other bills;
  • Membership documents (e.g., library cards) based upon residency;
  • Voter registration documents(s);
  • Official driver’s license, learner’s permit or non-driver identification;
  • State or other government issued identification; or
  • Documents issued by Federal, State or local agencies (e.g., local social service agency, Federal Office of Resettlement).

PROOF OF AGE - (Submit ONE Copy)
  • A certified transcript of a birth certificate; or
  • A record of baptism confirming the date of birth for the child to be enrolled in the District (a foreign birth certificate of record of baptism will also be accepted).
If a certified transcript of a birth certificate or a record of baptism is not available, please submit a copy of the child’s passport. A foreign passport will be accepted.

In the event you cannot provide a passport, the District will consider an executed written affidavit of the child’s age or any of the following documents as long as it was issued two or more years ago:
  1. Official driver’s license;
  2. State or other government issued identification;
  3. School photo identification with date of birth;
  4. Consulate identification card;
  5. Hospital or health records;
  6. Military dependent identification card;
  7. Documents issued by federal, state or local agencies, such as local social service agency or federal Office of Refugee Resettlement;
  8. Court orders or other court-issued documents;
  9. Native American tribal document; or
  10. Records from non-profit international aid agencies and voluntary agencies.
 
Proof of Custody and/or Lawful Residence: (If applicable)
In order for the District to confirm your custody of and/or lawful residence with your child, please submit either: 
  • A written affidavit indicating that you are the parent(s) with whom the child lawfully resides; or
  • A written affidavit indicating that you are the person(s) in a parental relation to the child, over whom you have total and permanent custody and control and describing how you obtained total and permanent custody and whether it is through a guardianship or otherwise.
  • A judicial custody order or guardianship papers may, but need not be, submitted.
The District will also accept other proof of custody and/or lawful residence such as documentation which indicates that the child has been placed by a federal agency with a sponsor.

 YELLOW FORMS: (Complete All)
  • Student Registration Packet, McKinney-Vento Act Form, and Home Language Questionnaire (English as a New Language)
  • Transportation Request Form
  • Transportation Emergency Form

Enrollment, Attendance and the Board of Education’s Review of the Documentation Submitted:
Upon request, your child will be enrolled and permitted to attend school in the District the next school day, or as soon as practicable. 
Within three (3) business days of your child’s initial enrollment, the Board of Education (“Board”), or its designee, will review all of the documentation outlined above and determine whether your child is entitled to attend school in the District.
If it is determined that your child does not reside in the District, the Board, within two (2) business days, will issue a written notification confirming the basis for this determination and the date your child is to be excluded from the District. The written notification will also confirm your right to appeal the Board’s decision to the New York Commissioner of Education within thirty (30) days and advise that the instructions, forms and procedures for an appeal, including translated instruction forms and procedures can be found at the following:
  • Online at the Office of Counsel, www.counsel.nysed.gov;
  • Mail addressed to the Office of Counsel, New York State Education Department, State Education Building in Albany, New York 12234; or 
  • Calling the Appeals Coordinator at (518) 474-8927.   
 
District Map-(click here)

After School Child Care Programs
Little Red does not have afterschool child care however the dismissal bus will take Little Red students to the following programs:
TSL @ Gardner Dickinson, Wynantskill UFSD - 518-283-4600 ext. 10
CASE @ St. Jude School in Wynantskill - 518-283-0333

North Greenbush Common School District
49 North Greenbush Road,
Troy, NY 12180
(518)283-6748
[email protected]