Pre-K Round Up

Pre-Kindergarten Round Up for the 2024-25 school year

April 9th
11:00am-6:00pm

April 10th

8:00am-1:00pm

at Commerce Elementary School

Is Your Child Eligible?
Documentation Needed

Is Your Child Eligible?

A child is eligible for enrollment in free prekindergarten if he or she is at least four years of age and meets at least one of the following criteria:

Unable to speak or comprehend the English language
Is eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program
HomelessThe child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or the reserves
The child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or the reserves, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty
Is or ever has been in foster care
The child of a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical responder seriously injured or killed in the line of duty and received the Star of Texas Award.

Documentation Needed

All Qualifiers
Birth Certificate, Proof of Address, Parent ID, Immunization Record

Income Qualifiers

One of the Following: Current paycheck stub, Current tax return if self-employed, or Current TANF or SNAP eligibility letter

Language Qualifiers

Fill out Home Language Survey (provided by school), Language test will be administered to the child

Foster Care Qualifiers

Verification Letter of Prekindergarten Eligibility form DFPS

Star of Texas Award Qualifiers

Copy of the resolution (certificate) awarded to parent of child

Military Qualifiers

One of the following: Verification of U.S. Department of Defense photo I.D., Statement of service, Copy of death certificate, Copy of Purple Heart orders, Copy of official letter from commander, Copy of a letter from US Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs, Documentation that service member is MIA.