Utica, NYPublished •Verified 2026-10-26

Utica Schools Kindergarten Info Sessions Start Dec. 2 for Fall 2027 Students

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Families with a child turning 5 by Dec. 1, 2027 get ten chances, at ten Utica elementary schools, to learn how kindergarten registration works before fall 2027.

Graphic poster illustration of The Stanley Theatre on Genesee Street in Utica
Illustration: The Stanley Theatre on Genesee Street, Utica

The Utica City School District holds the first of ten kindergarten information sessions on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2026 at Watson Williams Elementary, the Utica Phoenix reported. They're for families whose child turns 5 on or before Dec. 1, 2027. Start times weren't published, so call the district at 315-792-2210 before you go.

Date School
Dec. 2, 2026 Watson Williams
Jan. 6, 2027 Martin Luther King Jr.
Feb. 3 Hugh R. Jones
March 3 General Herkimer
March 17 Albany
April 7 Christopher Columbus
April 28 Roscoe Conkling
May 5 Hughes
May 19 Thomas Jefferson
June 2 Kernan

Any session works: where you attend doesn't set your child's school. Registration usually happens at your home school. Families of children with an IEP register at the Central Administration Building, 929 York St. (315-368-6018). Multilingual families can go to the Family Welcome Center at Conkling Elementary, 1115 Mohawk St. (315-368-6819). Forms are on the district registration page.

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