Registration

| STEP 1

The first step in the registration process is completing the Thomaston Public Schools Pre-Registration Form. This is form is required to register your child/children for enrollment in Thomaston Public Schools.  Please complete the form accurately.

The online Thomaston Public Schools Pre-Registration Form must be completed by a custodial parent/guardian and approved before enrollment.  Once the parent/guardian completes the Thomaston Public Schools Pre-Registration Form, the Centralized Registration Secretary will contact with the parent/guardian via email.

Required residency documents: 

• Your Child's Birth Certificate
•  A valid driver's license, passport or military photo ID must be presented in person at the registration appointment; and
•  Required Residency Documents listed below:
• One (1) item from Category A, 
• One (1) item from Category B*,
• One (1) item from Category C. 

*If unable to provide one item from Category B, then you must provide two (2) items from Category C.

**Additional Information that may be required, such as but not limited to:

Residency Affidavit Forms:

• Residency Affidavit of Parent/Guardian Form A (TO BE COMPLETED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN) If student residing with ONE Parent/Guardian or BOTH Parents/Guardians
• Residency Affidavit of Parent/Guardian Form B*** (TO BE COMPLETED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN) If parent cannot provide proof of residency because their living arrangement is not through a lease, mortgage, or property title and the student is residing with the parent in the home of a non-parent Thomaston Resident --OR-- If the student is not residing with the parent and living with a non-parent Thomaston Resident 
• Residency Affidavit of Thomaston Resident Form C*** (TO BE COMPLETED BY NON-PARENT/GUARDIAN THOMASTON RESIDENT) If parent cannot provide proof of residency because their living arrangement is not through a lease, mortgage or property title and the student is residing with the parent in the home of a non-parent Thomaston Resident -- OR -- If the student is not residing with the parent and living with a non-parent Thomaston Resident

***Whenever Form B and Form C are used, proof of residency is required from the non-parent/guardian who is the Thomaston Resident.

| STEP 2

Once your submitted form is reviewed, the Centralized Registration Secretary will contact you for a Registration Appointment. You will need to bring the information below with you to that appointment along with anything else the Centralized Registration Secretary requests.

What you will need for your registration appointment

For All New Students: 

• Student’s Original Birth Certificate
• Custodial Agreement (only if parents/guardians do not live together but share custody or if only one parent has sole custody)
• State of Connecticut Department of Education Health Assessment Record
• Health Information and Parent Permissions Form (Student and Parent/Guardian Handbook, Acceptable Use Internet Permissions, Student Acceptable Use Internet Agreement, Permission to Photograph, Local Field Trip, (FERPA) Directory of Information)
• 2023-2024 Parent-Student Handbook – Appendix A – Student Code of Conduct Form
• Free/Reduced Lunch Application
• Bus Route Change Request Form (3541.311 Exhibit)

Additional Information by Circumstance:

• For New Preschool Students ONLY:
• Early Childhood Health Assessment Record (For children ages birth – Age 5)
• Preschool Lottery Application Information (Preschool Lottery Applications are accepted from January 1st to February 1st for the following school year; the Preschool Lottery Application link is emailed to parents/guardians who have proven residency in Thomaston, Connecticut)
• For Students Transferring from Another School ONLY:
• Signed/Completed Permission to Release/Obtain Records Form
• Other Forms or Documents:
• Authorization for the Administration of Medicine by School Personnel
• Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Volunteer Form
• Transitioning to Kindergarten (advice)
• CT Husky Health Program
• Request for Early Kindergarten Entrance (SY2024-2025)
• Any other evidence, documents or forms requested by the Centralized Registration Secretary not listed above