How it works
Parents can preregister their children on the school's website using a computer, smartphone or tablet.
From there, they will be asked to upload the following documents for registration:
- Certified copy of the child's birth certificate from the Bureau of Vital Statistics
- Current immunization record
- Government-issued photo ID for the child's parent or legal guardian
- Proof of residency from the last 30 days that reflects the parent or legal guardian's name and street address
- Social security card for each child, if available
- Report card or transcript from the child's last school
Remember this?
CFISD is launching a tuition-based pre-K program in the 2025-26 school year, according to a Jan. 27 news release.
The Texas Education Agency-approved program will be offered at all CFISD elementary campuses for children who do not meet the state's qualified pre-K eligibility requirements.
To be eligible for no-cost pre-K, children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Be unable to speak and comprehend English
- Be eligible for free or reduced lunch prices based on family income
- Be homeless
- Be the child of an active duty member of the U.S. armed forces
- Be the child of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was injured or killed while serving
- Be or have been in the foster care system
- Be the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award
- Be transferred from a previously enrolled school district in Texas
Keep in mind
CFISD's 2025-26 calendar includes starting the school year on a Wednesday, having several long weekends and breaks for students throughout the year, having a spring break aligned with neighboring districts' schedules and ending the school year after Memorial Day in 2026.
The approved calendar is as follows:
- Aug. 4-12: Professional days
- Aug. 13: First day of school
- Sept. 1: Student/staff holiday
- Oct. 10: Teacher work day/student holiday (school closure makeup day)
- Oct. 13-14: Student/staff holiday
- Nov. 3: Student/staff holiday
- Nov. 4: Teacher work day/student holiday (school closure makeup day)
- Nov. 24-28: Student/staff holiday
- Dec. 19-Jan. 2, 2026: Student/staff holiday
- Jan. 5, 2026: Professional day/student holiday
- Jan. 19, 2026: Student/staff holiday
- Feb. 13, 2026: Professional day/student holiday
- Feb. 16, 2026: Teacher work day/student holiday (school closure makeup day)
- March 9-13, 2026: Student/staff holiday
- April 3, 2026: Student/staff holiday
- April 6, 2026: Professional day/student holiday
- May 25, 2026: Student/staff holiday
- May 28, 2026: Last day of school
- May 29, 2026: Professional day
