Prekindergarten

Leander ISD offers free, half-day prekindergarten program to eligible children at six elementary school locations. The purpose of the LISD PreK program is to teach, grow and nurture each student in a positive and developmentally appropriate manner through a play-based curriculum, so that each student can be successful.

Free breakfast or lunch and transportation are provided for students in LISD's half-day PreK program.

Leander ISD Prekindergarten Family Engagement Plan
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Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

To be eligible for enrollment in a prekindergarten class, a child must be 4 years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year and be:

unable to speak and comprehend the English language; or
eligible to participate in the national free / reduced meal program based on family income; or
homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1143a, regardless of the residence of the child, of either parent of the child, or of the child's guardian or other person having lawful control of the child; or
the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority; or
the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty; or
has ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services following an adversary hearing held as provided by Section 262.201, Family Code; or
the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award under Section 3106.002, Section 3106.003, or Section 3106.004, Government Code.

PreK registration for the 2018-19 school year is open during school hours.

PreK enrollment is open every school day and may be done at any LISD elementary school, regardless of where a student is zoned or if the school does not have a PreK program.

If a student meets the eligibility requirements, families should complete the online enrollment form or bring the required documents to your nearest elementary school to complete registration.

Required Documentation for PreK Registration | Find the Nearest Elementary School

More information about prekindergarten.

PreK Communities

Community Sites and the Schools Zoned to Each Site

Bagdad	Block House Creek	Faubion	Giddens	Grandview Hills
Bagdad Camacho Knowles - Bilingual Plain Whitestone	Akin Block House Creek Parkside Pleasant Hill	Cox Cypress Deer Creek Faubion Naumann Reagan Reed - monolingual Rutledge Westside	Giddens Knowles - Monolingual Mason Winkley	Laura Welch Bush Grandview Hills River Place River Ridge Steiner Ranch

Bilingual PreK Communities

Community Sites and the Schools Zoned to Each Site

Bagdad	Reed
Akin Bagdad Block House Creek Camacho Giddens Knowles Parkside Plain Pleasant Hill Whitestone Winkley	Laura Welch Bush Cox Cypress Deer Creek Faubion Grandview Hills Mason Naumann Reagan Reed River Place River Ridge Rutledge Steiner Ranch Westside

Morning PreK
7:25 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Afternoon PreK
11:45 a.m.–2:50 p.m.

Leander ISD