Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment & Eligibility

At Sheppard, we focus on:

• Building strong social and emotional skills
• Encouraging independence and confidence
• Inspiring a lifelong love of learning

We are proud to offer full-day Pre-Kindergarten programs at the following additional campuses: Booker T. Washington, Brook Village, Burgess, Cunningham, Fain, Fowler, Jefferson, Ben Milam, Scotland Park, and Southern Hills.

To enroll in the Prekindergarten program, a child must be four years old on or before September 1 of the upcoming school year.

Students are eligible if they meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Limited English proficiency
  Unable to speak or comprehend English
  (Contact Amanda Gonzales at 940-235-1000 for testing.)
• Educationally disadvantaged
  Eligible for the National School Lunch Program
  (Income documentation such as pay stubs or a SNAP letter is required.)
• Military family (active duty)
  Child of an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including state military forces or reserve components
• Military family (injured or deceased)
  Child of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who was injured or killed while serving on active duty
• Foster care
  Currently in, or previously in, the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services