Bio News

Greetings Biomedical Preparatory families,

I am excited that we are getting closer to the beginning of the school year. This week I had the opportunity to communicate with some of you, and I enjoyed learning about your children.

We are working extremely hard to identify the teachers and staff that will join us as founding school members. Once the district clears them, I will introduce them in the newsletter.

We will host our first virtual parent meeting during the week of April 11th. I will share all the details in the following newsletter. In addition, I added a Paddlet, a platform that fosters communication and collaboration, to the newsletter to capture the questions you may have previous to the meeting so that we can have the answers to them.

Last, the registration window opens on Friday, April 1st, 2022. I encourage you to register your child as soon as possible.

April 1st, 2022

Registration opens

• All students PK-1st grade (new or returning) must register every year
• Registration is done 100% online at www.dallasisd.org/choosedallasisd or from our Pre-K website at www.prekdallas.org
• Parents may register from home using a computer, tablet, or smart phone.

Is the school tuition-free?

Kinder and First grade are free for all students. Free Pre Kinder follows the attached criteria.

A child is eligible for free Pre-K if the child is 3-years-old or is 4-years-old on or before September 1st and meets at least one of the following eligibility requirements:

• is educationally disadvantaged (which means a student eligible to participate in the national free or reduced lunch program), including students who receive SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid benefits; or
• is unable to speak and comprehend the English language (based on preLAS score); or
• is homeless; or
• is or ever has been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (foster care); or
• is the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or is the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States who was injured or killed while serving on active duty; or
• is the child of a recipient of the Star of Texas Award

Please see the flyer.

Pre Kinder Flyer

If you do not qualify under the free Pre-kinder criteria, there are two other options.

Scholarships:

A child is eligible for the Dallas ISD Pre-K Scholarship if the child is 3-years-old or is 4-years-old on or before September 1st and does not meet eligibility criteria for free Pre-K but meets at least one of the following:

• Student group with historical academic needs as identified in district data (currently identified as African American students)
• Expanded income
• Native English speaker unable to speak or comprehend the English language. All parents can now request that their child be evaluated for English proficiency (preLAS).

Tuition:

A child is eligible for tuition Pre-K if the child is 3-years-old or is 4-years-old on or before September 1st and does not meet eligibility criteria for free Pre-K or for the Dallas ISD Pre-K Scholarship.

Have more questions about Pre-K?

Visit PreKDallas.org | Text “PREK” to 972.687.7735 or

Call the Pre-K Enrollment Hotline at 214.932.7735

What is your bell schedule?

We will follow Dallas ISD elementary schedule. As it is right now, classes will begin at 7:45 AM and end at 3:15 PM.

Who do I contact if I have questions about Dallas ISD Special Education Services?

If your child is not in a public school this school year, you may contact

Child Find at 972-581-4765 or visit their website.

Child Find Website

Has a before/after school program been identified? Will before/after school be provided starting in August?

• There is one program that has been selected as the sole finalist. The program will provide before and after-school care starting in August. Once Dallas ISD completes the approval process, we will share the information with all the parents.

• We are in the process of interviewing candidates for the school. All teachers will have specific characteristics based on the teacher profile created for the school. Once the hiring process finishes, we will share the teacher information with parents. We will also have a meet the teacher day before the end of this school year. We are identifying possible places to host this event as the building will be ready in July.

• We offer gifted and talented learning opportunities for all students that qualify. The gifted and talented teacher will share the qualification process at the beginning of the school year.
  

What will be the student/ teacher ratio?

• PK3: 18 students with 1 teacher and 1 teacher assistant.
• PK4: 22 students with 1 teacher and 1 teacher assistant
• Kinder: each class will have 22 students with 1 teacher
• First Grade: each class will have 22 students with 1 teacher

Is there a playground?

• We will have one playground in during the first two years and one more will be added when the new building is completed.

What special classes will you offer?

• Physical education (Gym)
• Music
• Art
• STEM

Will you have recess?

• All elementary classes will have 30 minutes of daily recess.

Will you offer 2 --way dual language classes?

• Once the enrollment process is finish, we will know how many English learners we have and we may begin offering seats for native speakers that would like to be part of the program. We will share more information as soon as is available.

Will there be a PTA?

• Once the families enrolled their children, we will establish a PTA. Additionally, we will also establish a Site Based Decision Making (SBDM) committee.