Kings Park Central School District

Welcome to Kings Park CSD UPK

2026-27

KINGS PARK CSD PRE-KINDERGARTEN 

**UPK Lottery 2026-27**

UPK electronic lottery results will be distributed via email on March 11, 2026.

UPK LOTTERY FAQ

• Families will receive an electronic notification of their child’s eligibility for the program on March 11, 2026. The notification will include a letter of acceptance or a letter informing the family of their child’s placement on the waitlist.
• Families will be required to confirm their acceptance of their child’s UPK slot by the date listed on the acceptance letter. Failure to accept the UPK slot will result in the loss of the slot and your child being placed at the end of the waitlist. 
• Families will receive information regarding how to register for the UPK program in the acceptance letters.  A link will be provided to the KPCSD Online Registration Form. Failure to provide the required registration materials will result in the loss of your child’s spot and movement to the bottom of the waitlist.  Please be advised flexibility will be provided for updated health certificate and updated immunization submissions.
• Families of students who were waitlisted will receive detail in their respective letters regarding the waitlist procedures and information on their child’s position on the waitlist. In the event a family is waitlisted and declining their child’s slot on the waitlist we kindly request that you inform Ms. Lisa Mobilio Olsen in the Office of Pupil Personnel at OlsenL@kpcsd.org.
• In the event a family registers with the KPCSD after February 28^th and is interested in having their child attend the KPCSD UPK program please reach out to the Office of Pupil Personnel to request that your child’s name be added to the waitlist. Your child will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist.  
• Families will be notified separately of their child’s designated UPK school upon completion of registrations and coordination with SCOPE Educational Services. This notification will occur by June 2026.

Kings Park CSD Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program Eligibility and Participation Requirements 

• Child must be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2026, and first eligible to attend Kindergarten in September 2027.
• Must reside within the boundaries of the Kings Park Central School District

PROGRAM DETAILS

UPK will be offered for a full day (5 hours per day, five days per week)

• Classes will likely be taught in the Park View, Fort Salonga Elementary Schools and RJO Intermediate School (The Kings Park CSD does not guarantee any preference of location)
• Students will be placed in the appropriate available classroom.
• Program hours for all UPK classes will be 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
• One application will be accepted per child.
• UPK students will be selected via a lottery selection process.
• Notification of eligibility will be provided upon completion of the lottery.
• The Kings Park CSD will maintain a numerical waitlist, for those students not selected in the lottery. In the event of availability of an appropriate UPK placement, families will be notified in the order in which their number was chosen.
• Registration appointments will be scheduled after the lottery is complete and families are notified (at this time all registration appointments will take place remotely; additional detail to follow).
• Parents must provide evidence of proof of residency, appropriate immunizations and an updated physical at the time of registration.
• UPK will follow the Kings Park CSD 2026-27 School District Calendar
• The school district will not provide transportation to and/or from the program.
• Attendees will be afforded the opportunity to purchase school lunch and apply for a free lunch (if eligible). Additional information will be available upon completion of the lottery selection.

Please contact the Office of Pupil Personnel, at (631) 269-3317 or email Mrs. Denise Siegel at siegeld@kpcsd.org should you have any questions regarding the Universal Pre-K program.