Edmond sets 2018-19 pre-K sign-up period

Multiple teachers from Clegern Elementary School gathered at 15th and Bryant in Edmond on Tuesday as the statewide teacher strike continued. Teachers and students held signs supporting school funding as motorists traveled past the group.

The sign-up period for Edmond Schools’ 2018-2019 prekindergarten programs is scheduled for Monday through April 20.

Children who are 4 years old but not older than 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 are eligible for the programs that are available at all schools except Clegern and Russell Dougherty on a space-available basis.

The district’s pre-K programs include:

• A free, half-day program (either morning or afternoon).

• A tuition-based, full-day program ($240 per month).

• A free, full-day program at Title I Schools (Angie Debo, Charles Haskell, Ida Freeman, Northern Hills, Sunset, Orvis Risner and Will Rogers). Parents should go to the school site to enroll. Students must live in the designated school’s attendance area to attend the free full-day program.

Because the district’s elementary schools do not have an equal number of pre-K classrooms, some children may attend a pre-K program at a school other than their home school where they will attend kindergarten.

Preschool applications will be available at the district office and school sites beginning Monday.

The application process is not first-come, first-served, so parents do not need to stand in line the first day of the sign-up period.

All applications must be received on or before 3:30 p.m. April 20. Because the number of applications often exceeds the space available, a random drawing will be held to fill the pre-K classes.

All lists of the students’ names in the order drawn will be posted at all Edmond elementary schools, the Administrative Center and also on the district website on April 26.

Parents are responsible for checking the postings to learn the status of their child’s application. If their child’s name is on a class roster, it is the parent or guardian’s responsibility to follow through with enrollment procedures.

For more information, go to www.edmondschools.net, or contact Laura Morgan at laura. morgan@edmondschools.net or 340-2823.

[PHOTOS BY ERIECH TAPIA, FOR THE OKLAHOMAN] ABOVE: Cooper Pekrul, 10, a fourth-grader at Clegern Elementary School in Edmond, holds a sign at the corner of 15th and Bryant to support efforts to increase school funding. EDMOND — RIGHT: Emma Pekrul, 6, a first-grader at Clegern Elementary School...