Superintendent's Message 01/12/2026
Dear Iroquois Family,
Good afternoon, here is important information for the week of January 12, 2026.
Board of Education
The Board of Education will meet this Wednesday, January 14th at 7:00PM in the Middle School. The presentation to the Board this month will be centered on the students’ results at the 6th-8th grade level. The Board will have its first presentation on the 2026-2027 school budget. If you are unavailable to attend in person, the meetings are always broadcast live on the District website.
Middle School Musical
The Middle School Musical, Alice in Wonderland, will be on January 30th & 31st. Tickets will be available at the link below on Wednesday, January 14th.
https://ims.iroquoiscsd.org/clubs-activities/drama-club
UPK & Kindergarten Registration
2026-27 Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Registrations are now being accepted!
Please go to the Registration button on the Iroquois Website at www.Iroquoiscsd.org for information and procedures.
UPK Registration
Students registering for UPK must have birthdays between December 2, 2021 and December 1, 2022.
· You must be a legal resident of the District and meet the UPK age requirement to register for a UPK seat during open registration, January-February 27, 2026
· The UPK program is a free full-day program M-F from 9am-3pm
· No wrap-around child-care is provided by the district.
· The program follows the school district calendar
· Transportation is NOT provided through the district for UPK students, families must provide transportation
· As registrations are received, the students are assigned a number. If the number of registrants exceeds the number of seats, a random lottery will be held in March.
§ Students whose numbers are picked are assigned seats in their home school, until all the seats are filled.
§ If no seats are available in the home school, the student is offered a seat at another primary school in the district with open seats.
§ If seats become available, they will be filled throughout the year based on the lottery.
§ Parents will be notified of the lottery results in March
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten students must be at least 5 years old by December 1st, 2026.
· If your student is currently attending UPK with the district, they do NOT need to re-register for Kindergarten.
· Kindergarten registration should be completed by the middle of April 2026 to properly plan for kindergarten screening which is held in May. However, kindergarten registration is ongoing and may be done anytime during the year.
· Current NYS Health forms and immunization records will need to be turned into the school nurse before the start of school.
For a direct link please go to: https://www.iroquoiscsd.org/our-district/student-registration
Family Support Center News
Please join us at our next Kinship Support Group meeting on Thursday, January 15th from 6pm-7pm at Grace in the Community. This group will inform grandparents and caregivers about available benefits and services such as stipends, food and clothing resources, childcare, and legal rights while providing them a supportive space to meet and interact with other members of the Iroquois and Alden community.
If you have any questions or are inquiring about details of the group feel free to reach out to the Family Support Center at (716) 652-3000 x1304 or fsc@iroquoiscsd.org.
ATHLETICS
Athletic team schedules: https://www.iroquoiscsd.org/athletics-district/schedules-arbiterlive-feed
Upcoming events on the calendar:
January 14: MP PTO Meeting- MP cafeteria 2:15PM
January 14: BOE Meeting- MS STEM Room 7:00PM
January 19: MLK Day- NO SCHOOL UPK-Grade 12
January 19-23: HS Senior Trip
January 20-23: WP Wellness Week
January 20-23: Regents Exams
January 21: II PTO Meeting- II cafeteria 6:00PM
January 22-25: HS Quebec Trip
January 30: MS Musical- MS Auditorium 7:00PM
January 31: MS Musical- MS Auditorium 2:00PM & 7:00PM
Douglas Scofield
Superintendent of Schools