Questions about New Enrollment for Berkeley TK - Including residency requirements

I'm really overwhelmed by the wall of information on the Berkeley's Website and this is the first child I've ever sent to school and it's just a lot.  None of my phone calls actually reach a live human being, so hoping I can just get some answers here. I know there are a bunch of questions so feel free to just answer what you know. 

Facts: 

  • My daughter will be 5 year old on December 6, 2018. (She was born in 2013)
  • She is extremely bright, is the top of her preschool class & well ahead of her peers in milestones and academics per her preschool teacher. 
  • I am a single mom and for sure cannot afford private school tuition but I will be able to manage the price of the BEARS program which will help me so much with before and after care. 
     
  1. TK seems to be for those born between Sept xx and December 2nd.   What does this mean for a child with a December 6 birthday? 
     
  2.  Residency requirements.    I share a house with a person who is the actual owner of the home.  Of course as the owner she has all the utility bills in her name, I just pay my portion.   This means I have NO documents from the "A" Group of required documents. (link below).   I do have oodles of  other documents from the other groups with my address, (Bank statement, rental documents, rental receipts, etc,) but no actual utility bills.  This must come up a lot but it says you have to have one document from each section.   What do they accept in this kind of instance? 
    http://www.berkeleyschools.net/departments/berkeley-school-admissions/r…

Thank you!

Nov 17, 2017

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Questions about New Enrollment for Berkeley TK - Including residency requirements (Nov 17, 2017)

My understanding is that BUSD is fairly strict about their age limits; I’m not sure they will even let you apply for TK with a later birthday.

That being said, have you looked into the BUSD public preschools? I am a single mom, and the public preschools were a lifesaver. There are three of them, and if you qualify for BEARS you will most likely qualify for free full-day preschool. My kid went to King, and it made for a smooth transition into public kindergarten. Call or stop by one of the locations for an application.

To answer your residency question, I also did not have a bill in my name, and they let me bring in an extra item from column B to make up for my lack of bills. Attend the district kindergarten fair, and you can ask an admission worker in person.

You can do it!

k

Nov 22, 2017