S-T ISD Pre-Kinder and Kindergarten Registration

Pre-Kinder and Kindergarten Registration for the 2008-2009 Skidmore-Tynan Elementary school year begins April 24, 2008, at the Elementary Office from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The following guidelines are followed for those who are registering for Pre-Kinder:
1. Students who are 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2008.
2. Students who are unable to speak or comprehend the English language by a home language survey, informal oral inventory, or any adaptations of oral proficiency instruments approved by the commissioner of education.
3. Students whose family income is at or below subsistence, as determined by applying the formula used to qualify for free or reduced-priced lunches under the National School Lunch Program.

The following guidelines are followed for those registering for Kindergarten:
1. Children must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2008.

ALL students registering must provide the district with the following information:
1. Original Birth Certificate
2. Immunization Record-Current
3. Original of Student’s Social Security Card
4. Proof of Income in registering for Pre-Kinder
5. Legal guardianship papers if child does not reside with parent(s).

Please Note: Compulsory Attendance Law: Under 25.085 (c), compulsory attendance also applies to students below the age for compulsory attendance during any period that the student is voluntarily enrolled in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten. Additionally, the Texas Education Code 25.092 states, “…a student may not be given credit for a class/program of instruction unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the program of instruction is offered.”

Please call Skidmore-Tynan Elementary Office@ (361) 287-3426, ext. 4000 with any questions.