Registration

Before beginning Pre-K registration, please ensure you have the following documents: 

• Student Identification (Birth Certificate)
• Social Security Card (requested)
• Proof of Income if the student is eligible for state-funded Pre-K
• Student's Immunization Record (must be up-to-date at the time of registration)
• Proof of Residency
  • If you are living in a rental residence (rented house or apartment) - provide a rental agreement/lease or utility bill.
  • If currently building in Denton ISD, provide a builder's contract showing the projected completion date and utility deposit.
  • If living in another person's residence, both the parent/guardian of the student and the person who lives/owns the residence will need to sign a notarized Affidavit of Residency form.  Please get in touch with your home campus for this form. 
• Parent Identification
  • Valid Photo ID: Driver's license, Passport, Permanent Resident Card, or Naturalization Papers
• Custody information, if necessary

Who is eligible to enroll in full-day, state funded Pre-K?

• Children turning 4 years old on or before September 1st
• Children who meet at least one of the qualifications as listed below:
  • are unable to speak and comprehend the English language
  • are educationally disadvantaged (which means a student who is eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program). Income Eligibility Guidelines
  • are homeless (McKinney-Vento)
  • are the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States
  • are the child of a member of the armed forces who was injured or killed while on active duty
  • are or ever have been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (foster care) 
  • are the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award
• Please note that being recommended for special education services is not a PK eligibility qualifier. If you have questions about special education services for your early childhood student, please email Laura Davis at ldavis@dentonisd.org. 

For information about the full day, federally funded Head Start program at Ann Windle School for Young Children, visit their website or contact Lisa Sutton at lsutton@dentonisd.org.  Head Start serves children who are 3 and 4 years old.

The Denton ISD Pre-K Academy is an exemplary, tuition-based prekindergarten program for families in Denton ISD. All Pre-K Academy classes are taught by a highly qualified certified teacher and a paraprofessional. Spots in the program are limited and are available on a first-serve-first-come basis. 

Pre-K Academy Info and Enrollment forms 

Pre-K Feeder Campuses