The 2021-2022 Pre-K Application will be completed online ONLY and will become available beginning with the opening of Round 1 on April 5, 2021.
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Round 1:  April 5-30, 2021
Round 2:  May 1-16, 2021
Round 3:  May 17 - throughout the school year

The online application (SchoolMint) 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.)

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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.  (If you go back or click the back arrow in the application before completing the entire page you or on, you will lose the information you entered and will have to redo that page. You may want to save the application at the end of every page if you can't complete it in one sitting.)

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Parents/Guardians will get to select and apply to two (2) schools.  All first choices (#1) will be the child's home-based school.  If the child's home-based school does not have a Pre-K class, the parent/guardian may select two (2) other schools.

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Applications will be placed in the lottery after each round has closed.  Parents/Guardians will be notified of their status through SchoolMint the week of May 24th no later than May 31st. 

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*Please note that we only have 600 total Pre-K spots.  Once they are filled, eligible children will be placed on the waitlist and will be notified if a spot becomes available.

Tips for Completing the 2020-2021 Application

THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHILD'S HOME-BASED SCHOOL CAMPUS ​

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This application is part of the registration process for all programs in the Livingston Parish Early Childhood Community Network:

  • ​Livingston Parish Public School Pre-K Classes 

  • Head Start Programs 

  • Type III Child Care Centers 

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TOP OF APPLICATION:

  • Date your application with the date you are submitting the application

  • Location Applied:  If you are submitting the application via email, please write "EMAIL" next to the school name 

  • School district:  If you do not know the school district you live in, please click HERE

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APPLICANT'S INFORMATION:

  • The child's name listed on the application must be the legal name on the child's birth certificate.

  • Date of Birth:  Include the month, day and year

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PARENT/GUARDIAN'S INFORMATION:

  • Complete each item on the child's parent(s) / guardian(s)

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HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS / FAMILY SIZE:

  • Include all persons living in the household who are supported by the income of the child's parent(s) or guardian(s).

  • List the names of all adults and children in the household, their relationship to the child and their date of birth

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EMPLOYMENT / INCOME INFORMATION:

  • The application allows the employment information to be completed on two adults in the household.  However, the employment information must be provided for all of the adults in the household, even if there are more than two.

  • Full time employment is considered to be 40 hours per week.

  • Hourly wage is recommended to report to determine eligibility

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SIGNATURE OF PARENT / GUARDIAN COMPLETING THE APPLICATION AND THE DATE IS REQUIRED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLICATION.

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Note:  Proof of income on all adults in the household, child’s original birth certificate, child's original social security card, child's current immunization records, and proof of residency must be provided at registration.  

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Note: If parents are seeking a Pre-K class in a public school, children who qualify will be placed at the school in the district in which the child resides.  If that school does not offer a Pre-K class or the class is full, assistance will be given to place the child at another school site. 

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Seats are not filled first come - first served.  The application must be completed in its entirety and all required documents must be submitted by the child's legal guardian making sure it is signed and dated before eligibility will be determined and before it will be entered in the lottery.  Parents will be notified on their child's eligiblity from the school at which they applied.