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2025-2026 HPISD Preschool Program Application and Enrollment Process

 

Please complete the Application and Enrollment Process in the following order.

 

  1. Complete the 2025-2026 Preschool Application - Click Here for Application
    1. The application is for the 2025 - 2026 school year only.
    2. Preschool applicants must live within the Highland Park ISD school boundaries. 
    3. Preschool applicants must be 3 or 4 years old as of September 1st, 2025. 
    4. If the 2025-2026 school year will be your student’s first year in the program, you MUST complete the Preschool Application
    5. If your student is already enrolled in the program for the 2024 - 2025 school year, DO NOT complete this form.  
    6. If you are registering more than one student, please complete an application for each student individually.
  2. You will be notified via email by November 4, 2024 if your application has been approved.
  3. If your Preschool Application has been approved, you can complete the New Student Online Enrollment Process (NSOE) beginning November 4, 2024.
    1. You must have an approved Preschool Application to be able to complete the NSOE Process.
    2. 4 Step NSOE Process - Click Here for the 4 Step Process 
      1. Step 1: Skyward User Account
      2. Step 2: Skyward Forms 
      3. Step 3: Prepare Required Documents
      4. Step 4: Document Upload
    3. Once the NSOE Process has been completed, the Campus Registrar will review and process the application.
      1. If needed, the Campus Registrar will contact you regarding any missing information or documents.
    4. Preschool Tuition Contract Agreement will be sent out beginning December 2, 2024
    5. Contract agreements will be emailed to parents and MUST be completed upon receipt.
    6. 2025-2026 Preschool Tuition costs will be confirmed by December 1, 2024 and tuition information will be detailed in the Contract Agreement.  
    7. Deposit for Tuition Students will then be charged to student accounts
      1. Deposits are due upon receipt and can be paid online via Skyward Family Access

 

2025-2026 Parent Preschool Preview Session - October 10, 2024 

In case you missed our October 10, 2024 meeting, please view the presentation below.


2024-2025 Preschool Program Information

HPISD offers a limited full-day Preschool program following normal school hours.

 

Eligibility for the Preschool program is limited to HPISD residents in the following three pathways for students to participate:

 

1) Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) students

  • Students with identified disabilities who are aged 3 and 4 by September 1st. Students in the ECSE program for whom a full day is not appropriate may be assigned adjusted hours through their ARD (Admission, Review, and Dismissal) committee.

2) Pre-K Eligible students

  • Students meeting criteria for at least one of the state Preschool eligibility criteria (Including English as a Second Language-ESL).

 3) Tuition-based Peer Models

  • Students who participate as tuition-based students.

 

For tuition-based students, the 2024-2025 Preschool Tuition cost is $9,500 per year. This price is still considerably lower than most Preschool programs in the area but space is limited. The 2025-2026 Preschool Tuition cost will be confirmed by December 2, 2024

 

Students who are 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1, 2025, are eligible for consideration for the HPISD Preschool program. Any student who is age-eligible for Kindergarten is not eligible to attend through the tuition-based or Preschool eligible pathways. 


Additional Preschool Information

ECSE Students

Parents who suspect their child has a disability and might qualify for the ECSE portion of the program should contact the Director of Special Programs. A special education evaluation is required to determine eligibility for services and then an ARD (Admission, Review and Dismissal) committee meeting is held to determine if participation in the ECSE program is required.

 

Pre-K Eligible Students

Parents who have a student who meets at least one of the Texas Education Agency Eligibility guidelines for Preschool participation should contact the Director of Special Programs. The eligibility guidelines can be found online here. Please note that the district may require specific documentation or testing of the student (in the case of ESL) to verify the student is eligible.

 

Tuition-based Peer Model Students

Parents interested in securing a slot for their 3 or 4-year-old child in the tuition-based preschool program for the 2024-2025 school year may contact the Director of Special Programs for additional information. There is no longer a waitlist for the Preschool Program.

 

Preschool Program Highlights

  • Armstrong Elementary, Boone Elementary, Bradfield Elementary, Hyer Elementary, and University Park Elementary School have Preschool classrooms for 2024-2025.
  • Full enrollment classrooms are staffed with a certified teacher and two instructional assistants.
  • Currently, all Preschool eligible students who are eligible through the ESL program attend University Park Elementary School.

 

Questions?

Please contact Cynthia Marlow Gould, Director of Special Programs

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