Socorro ISD Offering Free Kindergarten Beginning This Fall

If you live in the Socorro Independent School District, you can now enroll your little ones in free kindergarten. The district announced that they will be offering free half-day universal pre-kindergarten for all students even if they do not meet state requirements for free pre-k.

Kids have to be four years old by September 1 and live within SISD boundaries. Full-day pre-k enrollment is based on a first-come, first-served basis. The full-day program is free for those who qualify based on economic, language, homeless or active duty military state requirements.

If your kids don't qualify for free pre-k, but you would like to enroll them in full-day you can take advantage of free half-day and tuition-based for the other half. The tuition for half-day is $181.68 per month for a 10-month school year.

You can register your child, you'll need to take these documents and your child to the district:

Birth certificate
Immunization record
Current utility bill (gas, water or electric)
Identification for the parent/guardian registering the child (driver's license, ID card, passport, military ID)
Social Security Card

SISD pre-k hub schools for next school year:
O’Shea Keleher Elementary, Myrtle Cooper Elementary, Horizon Heights Elementary, Mission Ridge Elementary, Hurshel Antwine Elementary and Chester Jordan Elementary.

Designated pre-k hubs will serve as the home campus for pre-k students for the 2016-2017 school year:
O'Shea Keleher will serve pre-k students from O’Shea Keleher, Bill Sybert, Jane Hambric, Benito Martinez, Helen Ball and Elfida P. Chavez.
Myrtle Cooper will serve pre- k students from Myrtle Cooper, John Drugan, Vista Del Sol, Sierra Vista and Loma Verde.
Horizon Heights will serve pre-k students from Horizon Heights and Dr. Sue Shook.
Mission Ridge will serve pre-k students from Mission Ridge and Desert Wind.
Hurshel Antwine will serve pre-k students from Hurshel Antwine, Paso Del Norte, Sgt. Roberto Ituarte and Purple Heart.
Chester Jordan will serve pre-k students from Chester Jordan, Lujan-Chavez and James P. Butler.

Campuses offering pre-k on site:
Campestre Elementary
Escontrias Early Childhood Center
Ernesto Serna School
H.D. Hilley Elementary School
Hueco Elementary School
Robert R. Rojas Elementary School