JumpStart Tulsa
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Smart Start Oklahoma Community Partnership
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Schools throughout Tulsa County host Pre-enrollment Roundups in the spring to encourage parents to pre-enroll their children in pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten for the following school year. Pre-enrollment serves multiple purposes. The process helps put parents’ minds at ease and introduces the concept of attending school to young children. Also, pre-enrollment is critical to each school’s ability to plan for the number of children they need to serve in the coming year. Parents who can plan ahead for their children’s first day of pre-K or Kindergarten are doing their children a big favor by communicating with and helping schools get ready for the size and number of classes to offer. Schools who have had time to prepare for the number of incoming students are schools ready to teach, making greater the chances for students being ready to learn. According to Janet McKenzie, Kendall-Whittier Kindergarten teacher, “A child who is pre-enrolled is more likely to be present, ready to learn on that first day of school, an important factor in a child starting his education on the right foot. We need to do a better job of communicating to parents how critical it is to a child just starting school to be there on the very first day. Many times parents think, ‘It’s just pre-K,’ or ‘It’s just Kindergarten. What would be the problem if they aren’t there the first day or the first week even?’ The problem is huge,” McKenzie said. “It’s a problem that starts small and snowballs quickly. Essential procedures and socialization take place from the very beginning. Children who are there on the first day, and certainly that whole first week, ready to go, clearly have an edge and a much better start,” she added. According to Brandie Roberts, Head Start’s Parent Education Coordinator, pre-enrollment also offers parents the advantage of having time to visit with teachers and ask questions so important to helping them and their children make the adjustment to school. “Parents enrolling their first child in pre-K or Kindergarten naturally have lots of questions. School is not only a new experience for the child but for the entire family. Pre-enrollment gives parents time to get answers to those questions in a relaxed environment, an opportunity that is not as available when a school year is only days away or already in progress,” said Roberts. There are other downsides to missing pre-enrollment. Leaving enrollment to the end of summer or even the day or week school begins can cost schools and teachers a great deal of disruption, false starts, and the unnecessary expenditure of limited resources, but much worse, can cause the parent and child unnecessary confusion, trauma and heartache at a time already stressed filled. Tulsa Public Schools Board member Gary Percefull said, “We would love to see all children in Tulsa County pre-enrolled and ready to start their education on as positive a note as possible.” Whether enrolling at their neighborhood school or at a Kindergarten Forum, parents must bring the child’s birth certificate, the child’s immunization record, and proof of residence which can include a current utility bill or lease agreement.
Tulsa County Schools
Berryhill School District
South Elementary School:
Pre-K: Friday, March 27th from 7:30am-3:30pm
Kindergarten: Friday, April 24th from 7:30am-3:30pm
Note: Date and Time of Kindergarten Round-up may change. For more information, call: (918) 445-6041.
Bixby School District
Central Elementary School:
Pre-K & Kindergarten: April 7th from 5pm-7pm
For more information, call: (918) 366-2281. Broken Arrow School District
Pre-K: May 18th -22nd from 7am-11:30am
No individual school information yet.
Kindergarten: April 20th – 28th from 7am-11:30am
April 20th Arrow Springs and Arrowhead
April 21st Country Lane and Indian Springs
April 22nd Leisure Park and Liberty
April 23rd Lynn Wood and Oak Crest
April 24th Park Lane and Rhoades
April 27th Spring Creek and Vandever
April 28th Westwood and Wolf Creek Enrollment for all Broken Arrow schools will occur at Central on Main. For more information, please call: (918) 259-4300 (ext. 272 or 273).
Collinsville School District
Early Childhood Center:
Pre-K: April 29th – 30th (during normal school hours)
Kindergarten: No date currently set.
For more information, call: (918) 371-6870.
Glenpool School District
Pre-K enrollment will occur in the Safe Room of the elementary school on the following dates:
March 10th:
8:30am – 11am; 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Kindergarten enrollment will occur by appointment over the summer, starting June 1st.
For more information, please call: (918) 322-9500.
Jenks School District
Enrollment for Pre-K started February 2nd. Kindergarten enrollment began March 2nd. Call the Enrollment Center – (918) 299-2415, ext. 2415 – to schedule an appointment. Enrollment Center hours are Monday thru Friday, 7:30am – 4pm.
Keystone School District
Keystone Elementary:
Pre-K and Kindergarten: April 20th – 24th
For more information, call: (918) 363-8298.
Leonard School District
Liberty Elementary:
Pre-K: April 23rd from 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Kindergarten: April 28th from 9am – 11am
For more information, please call: (918) 366-8311.
Owasso School District
Pre-K enrollment began February 23rd at the Enrollment Center. Hours are Monday thru Friday from 7:30am – 3pm.
Kindergarten enrollment will occur in late March or early April.
Please call the Enrollment Center for more information: (918) 274-1904.
Sand Springs School District
Early Childhood Center: (Pre-K only)
Pre-enrollment for the Early Childhood Center started February 1st by appointment and is available on Tuesdays from 8am – 3:30pm. Please call to make an appointment or for more information: (918) 246-1570.
Pratt and Limestone Elementary: (Kindergarten only)
If your child attended the Early Childhood Center, they will automatically be enrolled in your local elementary school. If your child did not attend the ECC, enrollment is available by appointment. Appointments will be set for sometime in August.
For Pratt Elementary, please call: (918) 246-1550.
For Limestone Elementary, please call: (918) 246-1560.
Skiatook School District
Information on enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year will be available sometime after Spring Break. For more information, please call: (918) 396-2295.
Sperry School District
Sperry Elementary:
Pre-K: Enrollment begins April 30th, and is available Monday thru Friday during regular school hours.
Kindergarten: There is no Kindergarten round-up.
For more information, please call: (918) 288-7213.
Tulsa School District
Traditional Schools:
Pre-K and Kindergarten: August 5th – 7th
Continuous Learning Schools:
Pre-K and Kindergarten: July 29th – 31st
For more
information, please contact your local elementary school. For help
finding your local school, call:
(918) 746-6216, (918) 746-6218, or
Union School District
All enrollment for Union Public Schools will occur at the Enrollment Center on the following dates. The Enrollment Center is open 8am-4pm, Monday thru Friday. If you have any further questions, please call: (918) 357-6215.
3 Year-Old Enrollment: April 28th – 30th
Pre-K and Kindergarten:
Andersen: April 7th
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