Austin ISD is accepting applications for tuition-supported Pre-K for the 2015-16 school year beginning now through Feb. 20. Interested parents should apply at the participating campus of their choice.
The following campuses are participating in tuition-supported Pre-K for the 2015-16 school year:
- Baldwin, 12200 Meridian Park Blvd., (512) 841-8900
- Blackshear, 1712 East 11th St., (512) 414-2021
- Boone, 8101 Croftwood Drive, (512) 414-2537
- Brooke, 3100 E. 4th St., (512) 414-2043
- Casis, 2710 Exposition Blvd., (512) 414-2062
- Cowan, 2817 Kentish Drive, (512) 841-2700
- Cunningham, 2200 Berkeley Ave., (512) 414-2067
- Davis, 5214 Duval Road, (512) 414-2580
- Dawson, 3001 S. 1st, (512) 414-2070
- Govalle, 3601 Govalle Ave., (512) 414-2078
- Guerrero-Thompson, 102 E. Rundberg Lane, (512) 414-8400
- Gullett, 6310 Treadwell Blvd., (512) 414-2082
- Kocurek, 9800 Curlew Drive, (512) 414-2547
- Maplewood, 3808 Maplewood Ave., (512) 414-4402
- Mathews, 906 W. Lynn St., (512) 414-4406
- Menchaca, 12120 Manchaca Road, (512) 414-2333
- Metz, 84 Robert T. Martinez, Jr., (512) 414-4408
- Mills, 6201 Davis Lane, (512) 841-2400
- Palm, 7601 Dixie Drive, (512) 414-2545
- Patton, 6001 Westcreek Drive, (512) 414-1780
- Lucy Read Pre-k Demonstration School, 2608 RichCreek, (512) 414-9400
- Summitt, 12207 Brigadoon Lane, (512) 414-4484
- Williams, 500 Mairo, (512) 414-2525
- Zilker, 1900 Bluebonnet Lane, (512) 414-2327
Two-way dual language schools include:
- Becker, 906 W. Milton St., (512) 414-2019
- Blanton, 5408 Westminster Drive, (512) 414-2026
- Brentwood, 6700 Arroyo Seco, (512) 414-2039
- Casey, 9400 Texas Oaks Drive, (512) 841-6900
- Galindo, 3800 S. 2nd St., (512) 414-1756
- Perez, 7500 S. Pleasant Valley Road, (512) 841-9100
- Ridgetop, 5005 Caswell Ave., (512) 414-4469
- Sunset Valley, 3000 Jones Road, (512) 414-2392
- Travis Heights, 2010 Alameda Drive, (512) 414-4495
Students can qualify for Pre-K in two ways: the State-mandated Pre-K Program, which is free, and tuition-based Pre-K.
To be eligible for enrollment in the state-mandated Pre-K program, a child must be four years of age on or before Sept.1 of the current school year, live in the district, and must:
- Be unable to speak and/or comprehend the English language; or
- Be educationally disadvantaged (qualify for free/reduced lunch); or
- Be homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302; or
- Be the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the U.S.; or
- Be the child of a member of the armed forces of the U.S. who was injured or killed while serving on active duty; or
- Currently or ever have been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services following an adversary hearing under Family Code 262.201.
To be eligible to enroll in tuition-based Pre-K, a child must be four years old on or before Sept. 1 of the current school year and not qualify for either the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) or the state mandated Pre-K program provided for qualifying students, as described above.
The annual tuition cost is $4,656 per student, payable annually, or by semester, or prorated to be paid monthly ($517.33 per month).
For more information about free or tuition-based Pre-K, contact AISD’s Director of Early Childhood Jacquie Porter at (512) 414-9684.