Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD offers a half-day pre-kindergarten program based on state guidelines for eligible 4-year-olds. Pre-kindergarten teachers work to develop the student’s oral language skills and basic concepts. All classes emphasize basic language skills. Bilingual classes use both Spanish and English as the basic language of instruction.
To be eligible for enrollment in a pre-kindergarten class, a child must be 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2011 and meet one of the following criteria:
- Unable to speak and comprehend the English language.
- Educationally disadvantaged (Eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program.
- Homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302, 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.
- Child of military: active, reserved, missing in action or who have died.
To register, parents need to bring an original birth certificate, Social Security card, current immunization record and two proofs of residency (lease agreement or mortgage, utility bill with name and address, driver’s license), proof of income (two recent pay stubs) and emergency phone numbers for home, family physician, dentist and three personal emergency contacts.
Pre-Kindergarten Registration:
Kelly Pre-K Center
Registration for the attendance zones of Davis, McWhorter, Good, Thompson, McCoy, and Furneaux.
Register at Kelly Pre-K Center
Beginning Aug. 11
8 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
For pre-kindergarten registration information at other campuses, please contact the campus for your attendance zone directly at the phone number listed on the pre-kindergarten information page.
Pre-kindergarten classes begin Monday, August 29, one week later than classes for other C-FB ISD students. Students must complete the eligibility process before they can enroll in pre-kindergarten. Parents whose children are eligible should register at the school designated for their elementary school attendance area. For the 2011-2012 school year, attendance zones are as follows:
Blanton Elementary
2525 Scott Mill, Carrollton, 75006
972-968-1100
Students from Blanton
Register at Blanton on Aug. 17-19
8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Carrollton Elementary
1805 Pearl, Carrollton, 75006
972-968-1200
Students from Carrollton
Register at Carrollton on Aug. 12
8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Central Elementary
1600 South Perry Road, Carrollton, 75006
972-968-1200
Students from Central
Farmers Branch Elementary
13521 Tom Field, Farmers Branch, 75234
972-968-1600
Students from Farmers Branch
Kelly Pre-K Center
2325 Heads, Carrollton, 75006
972-968-6000
Students from Davis, McWhorter, Good, Thompson, McCoy, Furneaux
E. L. Kent Elementary
1800 W. Rosemeade Parkway, Carrollton, 75007
972-968-2000
Students from Kent, Rainwater, Rosemeade
Tom Landry Elementary
265 Red River Trail, Irving, 75063
972-968-2100
Students from Landry and Riverchase
La Villita Elementary School
1601 Camino Lago Way, Irving, TX 75039
972-968-6900
Students from LaVillita, Freeman, and Las Colinas
Charlie McKamy Elementary
3443 Briargrove, Dallas, 75287
972-968-2400
Students from McKamy and Country Place
Sheffield Primary School
18111 Kelly, Dallas, 75287
972-968-3100
Students from Sheffield Primary
Janie Stark Elementary
12400 Josey, Farmers Branch, 75234
972-968-3300
Students from Stark, McLaughlin and Blair
If you have any questions about pre-kindergarten placement, please call 972-968-6500.
