The details
According to a district website, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD offers pre-K programs at nine elementary schools. These campuses include:
- Bear Creek Elementary
- Bransford Elementary
- Colleyville Elementary
- Dove Elementary
- Grapevine Elementary
- Heritage Elementary
- O.C. Taylor Elementary
- Silver Lake Elementary
- Timberline Elementary
In order to qualify, children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 of the school year to be eligible, according to the website. If children are 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, they qualify for kindergarten.
Diving in deeper
There are two ways families may take advantage of GCISD's prekindergarten opportunity: one is state-based pre-K and the other is tuition-based pre-K.
According to the website, students can qualify for state-based pre-K if they meet one of the following criteria:
- Their home language is something other than English.
- They are currently, or have been, in foster care.
- The family meets income criteria.
- Their parents serve in the military.
For those students who do not meet the criteria for state-based pre-K, GCISD also offers a tuition-based pre-K program. Tuition-based programs are offered at all of the elementary schools listed above except for Dove Elementary.
The website states that parents or guardians can contact the district at [email protected] or 817-251-5944 to learn more about the tuition-based program.
Sorting out details
According to the district website, the pre-K program operates from 7:40 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. and follows the GCISD instructional calendar. Other important components of the pre-K program include:
- All GCISD pre-K teachers are certified by the Texas Education Agency and receive professional development throughout the year.
- Teacher-to-student ratios will not exceed 1-11.
- The maximum number of students in each class is 22.
According to the website, parents and guardians are encouraged to call 817-251-5944 or email [email protected] with questions or concerns.
