School officials have selected a Goffstown firm for the renovation job to build Auburn’s first kindergarten.

Auburn School Board Chairman Elaine Hobbs said the board picked the $204,000 bid put forward last month by the Pidela Corp. Hobbs said the firm has a good track record and came highly recommended by architectural consultant Dan Bisson.

“This is a good contract, and it actually came in a little under what we’d projected,” she said. “We feel good that the company can complete the project on time, and we’ll be ready to go with the first round of kindergartners in the autumn.”

Located on Back Mountain Road, Pidela has a 25-year history of building projects throughout southern New Hampshire, including recent family housing developments in Nashua and Hillsborough. More than $280,000 in state aid is available to the town for the kindergarten project.

Hobbs said that kindergarten registrations are already underway, and a May 23 deadline has been set for parents who wish to take part in the lottery for morning class assignments, which are typically more sought-after.

At least three half-day classes, two in the morning and one for the afternoon, are expected for next year, and 55 students are expected to attend the town‘s first public kindergarten.

Registration for kindergarten will still be available for all kindergarten- aged students whose families move to Auburn at any time after the deadline, Hobbs said.