Frisco ISD offers a half day Pre-Kindergarten program for eligible students at select elementary schools.  The focus of the Pre-Kindergarten program is to develop the following:  oral language, prerequisite skills for emergent readers, early math concepts, and build readiness skills for successful entry into a kindergarten program.  Upon meeting eligibility criteria, students are assigned to a Pre-Kindergarten site based on home campus zones.  Transportation is provided from the student’s home campus to the Pre-Kindergarten site.  To be eligible for the district’s free Pre-Kindergarten program a child must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 of the upcoming school year and meets any or all of the following criteria:

• The child is limited English proficient (a student is administered a language proficiency test to determine eligibility), or
• The family meets the free/reduced lunch income guideline, or
• The family meets the criteria of “homeless” as defined by 42 U.S.C.S. Section 11302.4, or
• The child of an active duty, injured, or killed member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, or
• The child is or has been in foster care.

The following schools offer a Pre-Kindergarten program:

• Boals Elementary (Cluster site for Boals, Robertson, Corbell)
• Bright Elementary
• Christie Elementary (Bilingual cluster site for all elementaries)
• Elliott Elementary (Cluster site for Elliott, Ashley, Ogle)
• Mooneyham Elementary (Cluster site for Mooneyham, Isbell, Christie)
• Riddle Elementary (Cluster site for Riddle, Borchardt, Anderson, Taylor)
• Sem Elementary (Cluster site for Sem, Curtsinger, Shawnee Trail, Rogers, Smith)
• Sparks Elementary (Cluster site for Sparks, Bledsoe, Carroll, Fisher, Pink)
• Tadlock Elementary (Cluster site for Tadlock, Gunstream, Spears)

When enrolling, the parent/guardian must bring proof of residency (water, electricity, or gas bill), the child’s birth certificate, social security card, and immunization record to the Pre-Kindergarten program site.  If qualifying under the free/reduced lunch guidelines, the parent/guardian needs proof of income and visit with the Child Nutrition Department for verification.