New students, please bring the following items:

• Birth Certificate (original certified copy)

• Social Security Card

• Current Immunization Record

• Report card from previous school if applicable

• Proof of residence (utility bill, lease agreement, closing papers)

*Kindergarten students must be 5 on or before September 1, 2024

Returning students please bring the following:

• Proof of residence (utility bill, lease agreement, closing papers)

• updated immunizations

   

What is the criteria for admittance to the PK program?   

• Child will be 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2024

• Child is a resident of Ponder ISD

• Child meets immunization requirements and at least one of the following:

  • be unable to speak & comprehend the English language; or 

  • be educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP); or 

  • be homeless; or

  • be the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority; or

  • be the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty; or

  • have ever been in conservatorship of the Texas DFPA (foster care) following an adversary hearing; or

  • is the child or a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as:

    • a peace officer under Section 3106.002, Government Code; or

    • a firefighter under Section 3106.003, Government Code; or

    • an emergency medical first responder under Section 3106.004, Government Code

Various documentation is needed to verify qualifications.

For more information, contact the school office at 940-479-8230.