Fill out this Google Form - Pre-K Income Qualification Form

To be eligible for enrollment in a prekindergarten class, a child must be 4 years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year AND be one or more of the following:

• Unable to speak and comprehend the English language; or

• eligible to participate in the national free / reduced school meal program based on family income, recipient of benefits from SNAP, TANF, or considered a migrant child, considered a runaway child, or a child who is an eligible participant in Head Start or Early Head Start; or

• homeless, as defined by 42 USC, §11434a, 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; or

• 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; or

• 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; or

• is or has ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (foster care) following an adversary hearing held as provided by Family Code §262.201, or has been in foster care in another state or territory but currently lives in Texas; or

• the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award under Texas Government Code §3106.002, Texas Government Code §3106.003, or Texas Government Code §3106.004

You will need to provide the following items - 

Income Qualifiers

One of the following:

• Current paycheck stub

• Current tax return if self-employed

• Current TANF or SNAP eligibility letter showing child’s name, eligibility dates within six months of applying for PreK, and the child’s EDG number

Language Qualifiers

• Fill out Home Language Survey (provided by school)

• Language test will be administered to the child

Military Qualifiers

• 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 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Documentation that service member is MIA

Foster Care Qualifiers

• Verification Letter of Prekindergarten Eligibility from Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

• Foster care documents stating closure of a case

• Court documents stating “state foster care” involvement

• Adoption paperwork completed by the originating state

Star of Texas Award Qualifiers

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

Homeless Qualifiers

• Fill out the Student Residency Questionnaire (provided by the school); the District Homeless Education Liaison will verify it.

YOU MUST ALSO PROVIDE -

• BIRTH Certificate

• Child's Social Security Card

• Updated Shot Record

• Proof of Residency for Child - Ex. Mortgage, Copy of Lease, Utility Bill, Water Bill

• Copy of Parent's Driver's License