Prekindergarten

About Pre-K in Birdville

Birdville ISD’s prekindergarten program provides a foundation for our youngest students. Instruction is based upon the academic, social, and emotional needs of students. Our mission is to provide our youngest students with a strong educational foundation based on a curriculum aligned to prekindergarten guidelines, instruction based on best practices, and an assessment system that relies on data to make informed decisions beneficial to the needs of early learners.

The BISD prekindergarten program currently serves three-year-old (limited availability) and four-year-old students.

Birdville ISD Campuses

Binion Elementary (Bilingual)
Birdville Elementary (Bilingual)
Cheney Hills Elementary (Bilingual)
Foster Village Elementary
Green Valley Elementary
Hardeman Elementary
Holiday Heights Elementary
Mullendore Elementary
North Ridge Elementary
Porter Elementary
Smith Elementary (Bilingual)
Smithfield Elementary
Snow Heights Elementary
Spicer Elementary
Stowe Elementary (Bilingual)
Thomas Elementary (Bilingual)
Walker Creek Elementary
Watauga Elementary (Bilingual)
West Birdville Elementary (Bilingual)

Inquiries about registration should be directed to your child's home campus. Registration for 25-26 began April 1st.

Acceptable Verification Documents

Required Documentation: Documents considered acceptable

Birth Certificate
- Certified Birth Certificate
- Passport
- Military ID or
- Adoption Records
Social Security Card (if available)
Current Immunization Record
All immunizations must be up-to-date by BISD Board Policy standards. Contact your school nurse or check the BISD Health Services website
Current Proof of Residence:
- Utility bill
- Lease agreement
- Mortgage payment
- Homeowners insurance

Families need one of the following

Economically Disadvantaged:
- Current paycheck stub
- SNAP letter
- Medicaid or CHIP letter/card
- Last year’s tax return (only if self-employed)
Acceptable documentation of cash income: letter from employer stating wages paid and frequency.

Other Information

Limited English Language Speaker:
- Home language survey (provided at registration)
  Important: Child must be present to determine English language proficiency
Homeless: McKinney Vento Form (provided at registration)
Active Military Parent:
- Department of Defense (DoD) photo identification for children of active duty service members,
- A copy of the “Statement of Service” from the Installation Adjutant General (AG) Director of Human Resources,
- A copy of the Death Certificate using the service appropriate Department of Defense form, or a Department of Defense form that indicates death as the reason for the separation from the service for children of service members who died or were killed,
- A copy of the Purple Heart orders or citation for children of service members or mobilized reservists/guardsmen who were wounded or injured in combat; or
- A copy of the Line of Duty Determination documentation
Conservatorship of Department of Family and Protective Services (CPS): A copy of documents from the Department of Family and Protective Services (CPS) indicating that the student is currently or formerly placed in their conservatorship following an adversary hearing under Family Code 262.201

Family Engagement Plan

Prekindergarten Family Engagement Plan

Goal 1: Facilitate family to family support and provide a welcoming environment to all families.

Birdville ISD Early childhood educators will encourage families to participate in district, program, and campus initiatives such as:

Campus-based family events
Prekindergarten events such as Prek Night and Big Wheels, Big Dreams
Free/reduced breakfast/lunch program for State-Based Prekindergarten Students
Free Summer Dining Program
Adult ESL classes

Strategies:

Collaborate with Multilingual Services, Communications, Title I, Child Nutrition and campuses
Provide events that are fun, purposeful and provide meaningful ways for families, students and staff to interact.

Goal 2: Establish a network of community resources

Birdville ISD Early Childhood Education will partner with community organizations to create a network of resources that will enrich local families such as:

PTA Clothes Connection
Community Enrichment Center
One Safe Place
Cook Children's Psychology- Hurst
Center for Counseling and Family Relationships
MHMR
Little Love Counseling
Empathy HQ

Goal 3: Increase family participation in decision-making.

Birdville ISD Early Childhood Educators will empower families to take an active role in their child's education.

Strategies

Family Conferences
Provide families with CIRCLE assessment results at MOY and EOY
Weekly family newsletters
Include parents in ARD and LPAC meetings

Goal 4: Equip families with tools to support their children as they learn and grow.

Birdville ISD Early Childhood Educators will equip families with tools to support their children as they learn and grow.

Strategies:

Provide weekly take-home literacy packs
Weekly Family newsletters
Family CIRCLE task cards

Goal 5: Develop staff skills in evidence-based practices that support families in meeting their children's learning benchmarks.

Birdville ISD Early Childhood Educators will take part in professional learning that increases their skill in supporting families.

Strategies:

District PD days
Early Childhood Chats
Conscious Discipline training

Goal 6: Evaluate Family Engagement efforts and use evaluations for continuous improvement.

Strategies:

TEA High Quality Prekindergarten Self Assessment Rubric
Parent Surveys and Feedback.

Learn, Play and Grow Together

Learn, Play and Grow Together

Look for the letters in your child's name in the world around you. Go for letter hunts using packages, signs, license plates, and magazines.
Count toys as you clean up together.
As you go on a walk together, notice the weather and the changes around you.
Paint, play with Play-Doh, color, use scissors, build with blocks, stack dishes, pick up small items, play with water toys, thread beads, squeeze sponges, use a fork and spoon to build those writing muscles.
Have conversations with your child, use time in the car and waiting in line to talk to your child.
Sing and recite nursery rhymes with your child. These skills build fluent readers.
Read together.
Limit screen time.
When your child does watch TV, talk about what they are watching and ask them questions about what is happening and what might happen next.
Play together, even if it is just for a few minutes, playing together builds language skills, social skills, and makes memories that will last a lifetime.