8 Mar 2002
Roundup Provides Smooth Transition into DISD Schools for Students
DALLAS–The Dallas Independent School District has set dates for enrollment of children who will be four and five- years-old when school begins for the next school year.
Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Roundup provides parents an opportunity to visit the school, meet the teachers and get tips on how to help their children make an easy entrance into a new school environment, said Beth Steerman, executive director–Early Childhood Education Department.
"Roundup is a special day designed for new beginnings in DISD," she said. "It is a unique opportunity for schools to positively connect with families, share information about schools and facilitate a smooth transition into the district."
To enroll in a prekindergarten program, a child must be at least four years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year and meet any one of the following criteria:
• Unable to speak and comprehend the English language; or
• Come from a family whose income, according to standards set by the State Board of Education, is at or below the subsistence level established by the State of Texas and according to federal guidelines; or
• Eligible for homeless services.
Kindergarten students must be at least five years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year to be eligible for enrollment in the kindergarten program. Parents must have one of the following documents to enroll their child--birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport or a hospital certificate.
A list of planned enrollment dates is attached.
DISD Roundup dates:
March 18
E. D. Walker Vanguard
12532 Nuestra Drive
8 a.m., auditorium
972.502.6100
March 21
Edison Hernandez Academy
5555 Maple Avenue
5 p.m., auditorium and classrooms
214.631.4564
March 22
J.W. Ray Learning Center
2211 Caddo
1-3 p.m., auditorium
972.794.7700
March 26
Robert E. Lee Elementary
2911 Delmar
6:30-8 p.m., auditorium
972.749.7400
March 28
John F. Kennedy Learning Center
1802 Moser
2:30 p.m., auditorium
972.794.7100
March 28
Sam Houston Elementary
2827 Throckmorton
8:15-9:15 a.m., Room 102
972.749.5800
April 4
William Lipscomb Elementary
5801 Worth
8-10 a.m.
972.794.7300
April 10
James W. Fannin Elementary
4800 Ross
8:30-10:30 a.m., Blue Room
972.794.7800
April 24
Ignacio Zaragoza
4550 Worth
2 p.m., cafeteria
972.749.8600
April 25-26
James Bonham Elementary
2617 N. Henderson
9 a.m.-Noon and 1-3 p.m.
972.749.5700