Pupil Personnel Services, 600 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: 631.369.6706, Fax: 631.369.7983, District Office Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Pupil Personnel is now located
in the portable behind the Middle School at 600 Harrison Avenue.

From Wading River: Take Rte. 58 to the Traffic Light at Pulaski Street and continue down Pulaski Street to the second traffic light (red/yellow/green), make a left on North Griffing Avenue, go about a quarter of a mile (after the Bus Garage) enter behind the Middle School (park in the Middle School's back parking lot).
Follow the signs to PPS.

PUPIL PERSONNEL         
600 Harrison Ave.
Riverhead, NY 11901

If you have any questions about registering your child (of ANY age) for school, Elizabeth Chappell, the Director of PPS, can be reached at 369-6800. For directions, to the Pupil Personnel Services building, click HERE.

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Registration

Universal Prekindergarten Registration - will be April 5, 2010, beginning at 8:15 am. This program is for district residents only. (See information below.)

Your child must be 4 years old by December 1 of the school year of entry to qualify.

In the 2010-11 school year, the District is offering FREE Universal Pre-Kindergarten classes at the Phillips Avenue School and at the Aquebogue Elementary School. FREE bus transportation (for qualified students) will be available at these sites only. Registration will begin on April 5, 2010 beginning at 8:15 a.m. at Pupil Personnel for next year's classes. It will continue until the classes are filled.

There are five other sites throughout Riverhead that provide this service; however, free transportation is only offered to the Phillips Avenue and Aquebogue sites.

For information, please contact Ellen Rausch at 369-6801.

Letter Announcing Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program for 2010-11 School Year (pdf)

THE RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT'S UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER 2010. THIS WILL BE THE 13th YEAR THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM. This program provides half-day pre-kindergarten classes 5 days per week for eligible children who will be four years old on or before December 1, 2010. Transportation is only provided to the district's programs.> Read Entire Letter (pdf)

The following is required to register:

* Original birth certificate
* immunizations
* photo id of parent
* current utility bill, lease or tax bill
* 2009 income tax return.

Copies of the above can be made by the parent; however, we will still need to see the NYS seal on the birth certificate. For further information, please contact Ellen Rausch at 369-6801.

DOWNLOADABLE FORMS FOR UPK REGISTRATION:
Letter Re: Universal Pre-K Program for 2010-11 School Year
Universal Pre-K Application Form
Request for Babysitting / Transportation Arrangements

Transportation will be provided for all resident students attending private and parochial schools outside the District to a distance not to exceed fifteen (15) miles from the student’s place of residence to the school. The parent or guardian of a parochial or private school child residing in the School District who desires their child be transported to a parochial or private school during the next school year should submit proof of residency and fill out the transportation request form at Pupil Personnel no later than April 1 of the preceding year, or within thirty days of moving into the District.

According to New York State Law, students are not permitted to attend school or schools programs if they have not met the immunization requirements. These include polio, rubella (German measles), measles, mumps, and diphtheria. The nurse for each school has a complete list of the diseases which require immunization.

As part of a total health program, it is recommended that all children receive an annual medical examination. This is particularly important when a youngster is experiencing educational problems.

Under certain circumstances, the family doctor may deem it necessary for a student to take medication at school. The New York State School Law permits the school to cooperate with the doctor and the parent in administering medication at school. Before this service may be started, written request from the parent and a written request from the doctor, with directions for administering the medication, must be on file in the office of the school nurse.

Under certain circumstances, a student may self carry emergency medication if a physician determines necessity. Please contact your school nurse for further information regarding this option.