March 29: Community-based programs and agencies meeting, 10 a.m., Presidential Park Elementary School. This is not a meeting for the family members of potential students.

For more information, call the pre-Kindergarten office at 326-1153/326-1308
For Central Registration, please call 326-1300 or 326-1301 (Spanish).

Students enrolled in our Pre-K programs are getting ready for kindergarten, and they're learning a lot more than their ABCs. A primary goal of the programs is to provide students with instruction in language and literacy, math, science, as well as social and self-care skills. Students get hands-on instruction through activities in the classroom, preparing them for the next step in their schooling—kindergarten!

See the Pre-K locations

Targeted Pre-K (TPK) Programs:
(Eligibility based on income and language requirements)
Classes are located in the community
Self-transport
Breakfast and lunch will be served
Health services are available
Parent events 

Universal Pre-K (UPK) Programs:
A collaboration between the school district and a community program
Self-transport
Snack is served
Health services are available
Parent events
Option of additional hours for a fee, including latch key

Pre-kindergarten lottery system
All students are eligible for pre-kindergarten lottery on May 29 must be registered through Central Registration - with all required paperwork - by May 17. Any registrations after this date automatically go on a waiting list. Parents do not have to be present for the lottery, but are welcome to observe. Eligible students will be chosen randomly for TPK, and the remainder of the UPK slots will also be filled randomly.
Parents of children selected in the lottery will receive an acceptance letter that indicates the TPK/UPK location their child will attend.