The 2025-2026 Application for regular education Pre-K classes must be completed online and will become available with the opening of Round 1 on February 1, 2025. This regular education Pre-K program is funded through state and federal grants that use the gross monthly household income to determine eligibility.
Round 1: Feb. 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Round 2: May 15, 2025 - June 5, 2025
Round 3: June 25, 2025 - April 1, 2026
(Note: All applications submitted Feb. 1st - May 1st that meet the eligibility criteria and are marked eligible for the lottery are placed in a random computer-generated lottery. These Round 1 eligible applications have the same opportunity of being selected in this lottery process. Seats are NOT filled first come-first served. This process is repeated for Round 2 if seats are available.)
The online application can be submitted through a computer, smart phone or tablet. Required documents can be uploaded directly from the phone or tablet's camera roll or from a saved file from the computer. (TIP: For faster processing of your application, please completely fill in all fields in the application - even if it is not required - and attach all necessary documents.)
Parents/Guardians will have to create an account prior to beginning the application. They may save and exit the application if they need to complete it at a later date.
Parents/Guardians will get to select and apply to two (2) schools. All first choices (#1) will be the child's home-based school. This is because your child should be attending that school for elementary. If the child's home-based school does not have a Pre-K class, the parent/guardian may select two (2) other schools. The following schools will not have a regular Pre-K class for the 25/26 school year: Eastside Elem., Freshwater Elem., and North Live Oak Elem.
Only Choice 1 applications will be processing and determine eligible for the lottery or ineligible for the lottery. The Choice 2 application will continue to show a status of "in processing" unless we can offer the child a seat with the Choice 2 school. Because the information in the choice 1 and choice 2 application is the same, you can assume that if choice 1 was marked eligible, then your choice 2 is also eligible. This would be the same if the choice 1 was marked ineligible.
Parents will be notified through an email of the application status after it has been processed. ELIGIBLE applications will be placed in the lottery after each round has closed. Round 1 applicants will be notified of their status through SchoolMint during the last week of school in May.
*Please note that we only have 600 total Pre-K spots. Once they are filled, your choice 1 application may remain "in processing" until spots become available. If your application is processed and determined eligible for the lottery, your child will be placed on the waitlist and you will be notified if a spot becomes available.
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