Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten

Kindergarten Registration

Children who will be five years old on or before September 1 are eligible for kindergarten for the next school year. Kindergarten is held at each of the 11 elementary schools in GCISD from 8 a.m.- 2:15 p.m.

Kindergarten Roundup, a spring registration for incoming kindergarteners, is held each year at the campus which the student will attend. To verify which school your student will attend, please view the maps of attendance areas.

The following documentation is required for registration:

• Birth Certificate or another document suitable as proof of the student’s identity
• Social Security Number or state identification number
• Child's immunization records
• Proof of Residency in GCISD
  • Executed Lease, Deed of Sale or Tax Statement, and
  • Parent's valid Texas driver's license or Utility Bill (other than telephone)

Pre-Kindergarten Registration

To be eligible for enrollment in PreK, a child must be four years of age by September 1 of the current school year and must be:

• limited English-speaking; or
• eligible to participate in the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program; or
• homeless; or
• the child of an active duty member of the armed forces, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty; or
• the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty.

Pre-kindergarten classes will be held in English at Cannon Elementary, Glenhope Elementary and Timberline Elementary and in Spanish at Cannon Elementary and Timberline Elementary, from 7:50-10:45 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

The following documentation is required for registration:

• Birth Certificate or another document suitable as proof of the student’s identity
• Social Security Number or state identification number
• Child's immunization records
• Proof of Residency in GCISD
  • Executed Lease, Deed of Sale or Tax Statement, and
  • Parent's valid Texas driver's license or Utility Bill (other than telephone)

For more information about this program, please contact Jan Boomer, Coordinator of ESL/Bilingual/LOTE, 817/2515-5496, or call Cannon Elementary at 817/251-5680, Timberline Elementary at 817/251-5770, or Glenhope Elementary at 817/251-5720.

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