Pre-Kindergarten Program
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Hays CISD is excited to offer a full day Pre-Kindergarten program for four year olds! When children receive a quality early childhood education, they are better prepared to learn when they enter Kindergarten.
Hays CISD offers full-day Pre-K at fourteen of our elementary campuses. Pre-K is an outstanding way to help your child prepare for kindergarten. If your child lives in any Hays CISD elementary school attendance zone and meets the federal guidelines to qualify for Pre-K, you can enroll your child for free.
Why is Pre-Kindergarten important?
Pre-Kindergarten is an outstanding way to help your child prepare for Kindergarten. Activities build the foundation of academic, social, and emotional skills needed for school success. Students who attend Pre-Kindergarten are less likely to need to repeat a grade or receive intervention services, have higher graduation rates and even earn higher wages as adults!
Pre-Kindergarten Qualification & Documentation
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How does my child qualify for Pre-K?
To qualify, children must be four years old on or before September 1st and meet one of the following qualifications:
- Be unable to speak and comprehend the English language
- Be economically disadvantaged, which means a student eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program. Link to Income Eligibility Guidelines
- Be homeless, as defined by 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 1143a, regardless of the residence of the child, of either parent of the child, or of the child's guardian or other person having lawful control of the child
- Be the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority
- Be the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty
- Be in, or have been in, the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) following an adversary hearing held as provided by Section 262.201, Family Code
- Be the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer (3106.002), firefighter (3106.003), or emergency medical first responder (3106.004)
View the requirements for Pre-K qualification documentation
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Click here for the Step Into Pre-K flyer (will be linked when available)
Pre-K Registration Information
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Qualification and Online Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will open at 8:00 AM on April 27, 2023.
Registration events:- Thursday, April 27, 2023 from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at elementary Pre-K Home Campuses.
- Friday, April 28, 2023 from 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM at elementary Pre-K Home Campuses.
Parents will attend the home campus or campus within your residential boundary zone with the following exceptions:
- Uhland Elementary zoned students and families will attend the registration events at Hemphill Elementary.
Click on the links to view/download/print the registration events flyer: (ENGLISH/SPANISH)
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I’m ready to begin the registration process:
If you believe you meet the eligibility requirements for Pre-K, you will begin the online registration process when it opens on April 27, 2023. To qualify, you will need to upload the following documents when you register your child online:
- Birth Certificate
- Social Security Card (optional)
- Proof of Address (Utility Bill, Lease or Home Closing Papers)
- Immunization Record
- Proof of Income (Pay Stubs, SNAP Eligibility or TANF Benefits Letter)
- Identification of parent or guardian
- Military Orders (if applicable)
- Foster Care Letter (if applicable)
>> Register for Pre-K on April 27, 2023 <<
Questions?:
Contact prekregistration@hayscisd.net or
512-268-7356 ext. 45095Pre-Kindergarten Tuition Program:
At this time, we are working on communicating with all families who have indicated interest in our Tuition-based PK program that have not been fully registered on a campus. Our Student Information System (SIS) personnel and C&I team are pairing up to make phone calls and are also sending follow-up emails.
Please call our C&I Department at 512-268-2141 or email prekregistration@hayscisd.net if you have any questions.
Resources
Pre-K Campuses
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Blanco Vista ES
Buda ES
Camino Real ES
Carpenter Hill ES
Elm Grove ES
Fuentes ES
Green ES
Hemphill ES
Kyle ES
Negley ES
Pfluger ES
Science Hall ES
Sunfield ES
Tobias ES*Please note - Pre-K is not offered UES. Students in UES attendance zones attend Pre-K at HES.
Department Staff
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LaShun Gaines
Coordinator - Early Intervention
lashun.gaines@hayscisd.net
(512) 268-2141 x46038
Amy Gotchey
Secretary
amy.gotchey@hayscisd.net
(512) 268-2141 x45027