Pre-Kindergarten
& Kindergarten
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Pre-Kindergarten &
Kindergarten Programs
5900 Evers Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78238

(210) 397-8780

 
 

  Registration Dates

Check with your school after August 1 to learn about registration dates at your campus. Find out which campus your child should attend by using the NISD School Boundaries Information System, at:

www.nisd.net/boundariesandbuses

  Eligibility Requirement

In order to be eligible for the Pre-Kindergarten Program, state law (Texas Education Code 29.153) requires that children must be 4 years old on or before September 1st and (one of the following)

1. unable to speak or comprehend the English language (speak another language other than English)*

or

2. educationally disadvantaged - (eligible to participate in the National Free/Reduced Lunch Program)

or

3. homeless

or

4. come from a family whose parent or official guardian is "active-duty" military personnel or whose parent/guardian was killed or injured while on active duty.

or

5. have been in the conservatorship (foster care) of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) following an adversary hearing.

 

  Documentation Required

•  birth certificate - original copy

•  immunization record - updated record

•  proof of residence - electric bill, telephone bill, apartment lease, "closing papers" from a home purchase

•  social security card (optional) - of child being registered

•  proof of ( gross ) income - current paycheck stub(s)

Families receiving Food Stamps must bring the NOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY; families on TANF must bring the BENEFIT LETTER.

  Additional Documentation for Military Personnel In addition to providing the "Documentation Required" (items 1-4) listed above, the following documents are also needed for registration:
  1. For Uniformed Service Member that is active duty - Department of Defense identification (DoD photo identification).
  2. For a Uniformed Service Member that is an active member of mobilized Reservist or member of the Texas National Guard - "Statement of Service" or an official letter from a commander.
  3. For a Service Member who dies or is killed - a copy of the death certificate using the Service appropriate Department of Defense form, or a Department of Defense form indicating the reason for the separation from the service was because of death while serving on active duty, or memorandum signed by the Casualty Office stating that the Service member was killed in action or died while serving.
  4. For an Active/Mobilized Uniformed Members of Texas National Guard (Air or Army Guard) or Active/Mobilized Reservists injured while serving on active duty - copy of the Purple Heart orders or citation. If Service member was not wounded or injured in combat (and was hospitalized or lost 24 hours of duty) a copy of the Line of Duty Determination documentation or a copy of an official letter from a commander stating the Service member was wounded or injured while on active duty.
  5. For an Active Duty Uniformed Service Member "Missing in Action" - any one of the following: 1) copy of the transmittal letter from the Service Secretary stating the service member is in a missing status; 2) a copy of the Department of Defense Form 2811, "Report of Proceedings by Initial/Subsequent Board of Injury or Further Review Board;" 3) a copy of the Department of Defense Form 2812, "Commander's Preliminary Assessment and Recommendations Regarding Missing Person."
  Student Teacher Ratio 22:1
  School Hours 7:45 a.m -10:45 a.m.

            -OR-

11:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum
  Mathematics
• Big Math For Little Kids
• DLM Early Childhood Express

Language Arts
• NISD Primary Early Learning Framework (PELF)
• DLM Early Childhood Express

Science
• PK Harcourt Science
• DLM Early Childhood Express

Social Studies
• NISD Social Studies Curriculum
• DLM Early Childhood Express