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BENCHMARKING: PRE-K IN THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX
Austin26,27 Austin ISD has approximately 4,500 children enrolled in pre-k classes at 84 campuses. Pre-K is provided to TEA eligible 4-year-olds. Tuition based pre-k is provided for ineligible 4-year-olds on 17 campuses for $4,656 per student. Pre-K classes are full-day from 7:45 am to 2:00 pm (6 ¼ hours). Student placement is determined by a lottery, and once positions are filled, a waiting list is developed. Transportation is provided. Pre-K is provided for 3-year-olds at 2 elementary schools. AISD Early Childhood and the Austin Head Start provider, Child Inc., collaborate to provide dual enrollment for families who qualify for both Head Start and pre-k services. Class size is 19 children.
Benchmarking: Pre-K in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
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Arlington ISD28 Arlington ISD offers pre-k to TEA eligible 4-year-olds and offers limited enrollment for 3-yearolds; enrollment is limited to 800 3-year-olds. Pre-K is offered at 44 out of 51 elementary school campuses. Pre-K is a half-day (3 hours) program with the morning session from 8:05 am to 11:05 am and afternoon session from 12:20 pm to 3:20 pm. Transportation is provided for 4year-olds if they live within two miles from the home campus. Transportation is not provided for 3-year-olds.
Birdville ISD29 BISD offers pre-k for TEA eligible 3 and 4-year-old students. Registration is on a first-come-firstsave basis. Pre-K is located on select campuses and one Head Start Campus. The pre-k program is a 3-hour program with sessions in the morning from 8:10 am to 11:10 am or in the afternoon from 12:25 pm to 3:25 pm. Enrollment is dependent on space and availability.
Crowley ISD30 CISD offers pre-k to 4-year-old students who are TEA eligible. Pre-K is 7 hours long from 7:35 am to 2:35 pm. Transportation is not provided. Currently there is no expectation to roll out universal pre-kindergarten.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD31 The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District offers a pre-k program for TEA eligible 4-year-olds. Pre-K is offered in morning or afternoon 3-hour session. Morning session runs from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and the afternoon session runs from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
26 (City of Austin, 2014) 27 (Austin Independent School District) 28 (Arlington Independent School District) 29 (Birdville Independent School District) 30 (Crowley Independent School District) 31 (Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District)
