Pre-Kindergarten

  • Qualifications:

    Parents with incoming children who are at least four-years-old on or before September 1, AND meet one or more of the following criteria are invited to complete pre-kindergarten registration:   

    • Child has Limited English Proficiency – (Language test will be given when face-to-face interaction is permitted)
    • Child is Economically Disadvantaged – Based on a sliding scale of annual income per household member (proof of household income for past 2 months required or a copy of the current Food Stamp letter)
    • Child is Homeless – (as determined by BISD’s Student Residency Questionnaire)
    • Child of an active duty, injured or deceased member of the US military –  (DOD/VA documentation required)
    • Child who is in or has ever been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services- (CPS/court documentation required)
    • Child of a Star of Texas Awarded parent

    Application and Registration Here

     BISD Pre-K Family Engagement Plan

    HB4 High-Quality Prekindergarten Grant Program
    Family engagement is the mutual responsibility of families, schools, and communities to build relationships to support student learning and achievement and to support family well-being and the continuous learning and development of children, families, and educators. Family engagement is fully integrated into the child’s educational experience and supports the whole child and is both culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate.

    Facilitate Family-to-Family Support
    Provide parents with opportunities to participate in district and campus initiatives, such as:

    • Pre-K Registration Event
    • Parent Booklets - “Helping Your Child Succeed in Pre-Kindergarten”
    • Curriculum Family Nights
    • Campus family events
    • PTO meetings
    • Parent-Teacher Conferences
    • Parent volunteer opportunities on the campus
    • Serve on campus and district committees
    • Parent Education classes
    • English Language classes

    Establish a Network of Community Resources
    Establish resources that provide services for students, in an effort to equip parents and caregivers with skills needed to have a healthy and productive family.

    • Burleson Public Library
    • Region 11 Education Service Center
    • Ministerial Alliance Group
    • Harvest House, Promises, Backpack Ministry
    • Campus Clothes Closet
    • Huguley Mobile Clinic

    Increase Family Participation in Decision-Making
    Encourage family participation in decision-making, realizing that contributions are crucial to a well-rounded and well-thought-out plan that will facilitate support for all stakeholders and impact positive student achievement.

    • Campus and District Site-Based Decision-Making Committees (CEIC & DEIC)
    • Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC)
    • Campus-level parent and teacher meetings
    • Parent Surveys

    Equip Families with Tools to Enhance and Extend Learning
    Learning opportunities to enhance and extend learning by providing:

    • Campus Early Literacy Family Nights
    • Classroom Take-home Book Bags
    • Technology: Email, Classroom and Campus websites, Newsletters, Twitter
    • Bilingual Parent Education

    Develop Staff Skills in Evidence-Based Practices that Support Families in Meeting their Children’s Learning Benchmarks
    Staff development is offered to teachers and paraprofessionals to support in helping families so that their children reach learning benchmarks.

    • Scholastic curriculum training
    • District PreK PLC - 6 times during the year
    • On-site and webinar training specific to Pre-K on district PD days
    • Region 11 training opportunities
    • Training in CLI Engage Circle Assessment

    Evaluate Family Engagement Efforts and Use Evaluations for Continuous Improvement
    Training, workshops, meetings, and parental involvement activities are followed with an evaluation which provides parents the opportunity to express their views on the value of the activity.

    • Encourage parent responses to events
    • Use parent input from Site-based and District of Innovation committee meetings to provide valuable information in the planning, development, and implementation of programs
    • Teacher evaluation of Pre-K program

    Approved by DEIC 06/10/2021