2024-2025 PreK
Lista de útiles para el programa de Pre-K
For information about our PRE-K PROGRAM, read below. If you still have questions about our PRE-K PROGRAM after reading all the information, contact us at This Email.
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Early Childhood Special Education
2024-2025 PRE-K
McKinney ISD offers a full-day Pre-Kindergarten program at Lawson Early Childhood School. The Pre-K school day begins at 7:15 am and ends at 2:22 pm. The program is free for qualifying students. We also offer free bus services to and from the student’s home or daycare (must be located within MISD boundaries). The focus of the Pre-Kindergarten program is to develop oral language, prerequisite skills for emergent readers and early math concepts, and to build readiness skills for successful entry into kindergarten.
Pre-k Enrollment Qualifications
Your child may qualify to the program if student is 4 years old by September 1st of the target school year and meets at least one of the qualifying criteria:
The total /combined income (BEFORE TAXES) of ALL the adults (related or unrelated to the student) that live in the same household, falls within state guidelines for free/reduced price meals.
Family is homeless.
Child is/was in foster care in the state of Texas (Form # 2085 from DFPS required).
Child is a non-English or limited English (NOT fluent) speaker. Please know that if your child is fluent in English, your family will need to qualify based on your income, even if another language is spoken at home.
Parents, stepparents, or official guardians are active-duty uniformed members of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who have eligible children residing in Texas. Activated or mobilized uniformed members of the Texas National Guard (army or air guard) or activated or mobilized members of the reserve components of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who have eligible children residing in Texas. Children of uniformed service members who are missing in action (MIA) or who are injured or killed while on active duty.
Parent/guardian is eligible for the Star of Texas Award as peace officer under Section 3106.002, Government Code, firefighter under Section 3106.003, Government Code, or emergency medical first responder under Section 3106.004, Government Code. Please know that a letter of recognition/award is required.
To complete the online registration, please visit the link:
Visit Enrollment and use the “School Locator” feature to determine if your home address is zoned for McKinney ISD. If your home address is zoned for McKinney ISD, then click on the “2024-2025 New Student Enrollment” link and follow the instructions to complete the first part of the registration process.
To get the APPROVAL CODE needed for registration, please send an email to LawsonPKreg@mckinneyisd.net with your child’s full name, birthdate, and home address.
Please make sure you have collected and uploaded ALL the required documentation before you hit the submit button, as we do NOT process applications with incomplete documentation. If you have several pages to upload from the same category (like your paychecks), please make sure to scan all the pages together to create a PDF file and then upload that one file.
Once we have received your registration and complete documentation, our staff will notify you in about 3 business days (weekends, holidays or vacation days NOT included) if your student qualified to our program.
Documentation needed to register:
Child’s Birth Certificate.
Child’s Social Security Card.
Proof of Residence in McKinney – THIS MONTH’S electric, water, or gas bill ONLY (all under the parent/guardian’s name). Make sure to send the part that shows the “Service Address”, not the mailing address. If you cannot see the part that says, “service address”, you have the wrong part of the bill.
If you are residing with someone else and do not have any utility bills under your name, PLEASE contact our staff right away at 469-302-2400 so we can tell you how to proceed.
We DO NOT accept lease agreements signed more than 30 days ago; closing documentation signed more than 30 days ago, disconnection/termination notices, mortgage statements, house/car insurance, insurance bills, cell phone bills, cable bills, internet bills, or any other type of personal bills.
Child’s complete and up-to-date immunization record. If your child is already 4 years old, the 4-year-old shots MUST be listed on his/her record.
Withdrawal documentation from previous school district (if your student has attended another school district, you must upload these documents).
Custody, Guardianship or Foster Care complete paperwork with signatures (when applicable).
Proof of income: Paychecks for the last MONTH AND A HALF for ALL the adults (related or unrelated to the student) that live in the same household. If you receive SNAP (food stamps) benefits, please send the documentation that shows your EDG number (we do not need the case number, which is different). If you are receiving unemployment, please send documentation that shows your name and date of your benefits. If you are a veteran that receives disability, please send documentation that shows your benefits. If you are in active military service, please send documentation that proves so.
Socioeconomic Form (must print, fill out and upload form): This form will be available to you through the registration system once you start the process. Make sure that you are declaring ALL income, including child support and any other benefits, for ALL the adults living in the household. The income listed must be gross, not net (before any taxes or deductions are taken). Please do not forget to also list the name of all your other (school age) dependent children living with you at the same address. You can print it here: Socioeconomic Form.
Parent/guardian driver’s license or government picture ID.
ALL FAMILIES MUST SEND PROOF OF INCOME AND THE SOCIOECONOMIC FORM, REGARDLESS OF MEETING OTHER QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS, AS WE ARE A STATE PROGRAM AND ARE REQUIRED TO COLLECT ALL THIS DATA.