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Timestamp: 2019-08-19 00:01:31
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Early Childhood Education Frequently Asked Questions are being updated and reorganized to reflect changes caused by House Bill 3. Below are some general FAQ that are either unchanged or have been slightly modified. If you have any specific questions in the meantime, please send them to earlychildhoodeducation@tea.texas.gov.
Are districts required to have a prekindergarten program?
Does a school have to notify families about the availability of prekindergarten programs?
Does the agency have any outreach materials to help schools notify communities?
What are some ways school districts can notify the availability of the prekindergarten program?
TEC §29.153(b), SAAH, Section 7.2
My child won't be five-years old until right after September 1 but is very smart and mature. Can he/she go to kindergarten instead of prekindergarten so they don't have to wait another year?
TEC §29.151, TEC §42.003(d), SAAH, Section 3.11.4
What is the room size requirement (minimum square feet) for a prekindergarten classroom?
TAC §61.1033(d)(2)(A)(i), TAC §61.1036(d)(5)(B)(i)
How do I prove my child's age and identification?
SAAH, Section 7.3, Texas Health and Safety Code, §191.0046
How do we know if our child is the right age?
Does my child have to go to prekindergarten if he or she is eligible?
TEC §25.085(b) and (c), SAAH, Section 3.5
If a student is eligible based on limited English proficiency (LEP) and is receiving required services through the bilingual/ESL program and then moves out of the district, does the student have to re-qualify for the prekindergarten program in the new district?
SAAH, Section 7.2.2, TAC §89.1225(i)
If a student is eligible based on being limited English proficient (LEP) and is not receiving required services through the bilingual/ ESL program because of a parental denial, and then moves out of the district, does the student have to re-qualify for the prekindergarten program in the new district?
No. The student remains eligible for prekindergarten if the student enrolls in the new district provided the documentation of the home language survey and testing are made available to the new district.
For students who do not speak and comprehend the English language, what documentation is needed to determine eligibility?
What is the definition of educationally disadvantaged?
What if the qualifying status of a student's family changes during the school year?
Do I have to provide current income level documentation to the school for my child who qualifies as educationally disadvantaged?
What do I need to show my child is eligible for free and reduced lunch?
If a child who is eligible for prekindergarten based on free or reduced-price lunch, enrolls and then withdraws from school and later returns to school within the same school year, is that child still eligible for prekindergarten?
If a student who is eligible based on being educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program) moves to another district, does the student have to re-qualify for the prekindergarten program in the new district?
SAAH, Section 7.2.3, ARM (Administrator's Reference Manual) for Texas Child Nutrition Programs, Section 4.47
Does my child have to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in order to qualify for prekindergarten?
What is the definition of "homeless?"
42 U.S.C. Section 11302(a), SAAH, Section 7.2.4, As defined by NCLB, Title X, Part C, Section 725(2), SAAH, Section 14, Glossary
How do I show my child is eligible based on being homeless?
What is the definition of member of the armed forces?
What do I need to show to demonstrate my child is eligible for prekindergarten based on the military criteria?
If the student has not been issued such an ID, then documentation must be on file that a district employee verified the military member's DoD photo identification (or other DoD-issued documentation indicating that the person is an active-duty member of the military) and verified documentation showing that the student is a child of the military member. The documentation to be kept on file must include the printed name and signature of the person who verified the DoD and the date that it was verified, as well as a photocopy of the documentation showing that the student is a child of the military member.
What if the parent leaves military services during the school year?
TEC §29.153(f), SAAH, Section 7.2.5
Does a foster care student have to be currently in foster care to be eligible for prekindergarten?
What do I need to show to demonstrate my child is eligible for prekindergarten based on the foster care criteria?
May a child who is five-years-old on September 1 be enrolled in prekindergarten?
May three- and four-year-old children be served in the same class?
May a district serve prekindergarten and kindergarten students in the same classroom?
TEC §29.153(a),SAAH, Section 7.2
May a child younger than five years of age enter kindergarten?
May a child be retained in prekindergarten?
May districts keep "waiting lists" of eligible children who are not being served?
May TEA waive the requirement to begin a prekindergarten program?
What do I need to show to demonstrate that my child is eligible based on the Star of Texas Award?