Age for Pre-K: MSCS Pre-K is open children in Shelby County who turn 4 years-old by August 15th.
Age for Head Start: Head Start is open to children in Shelby County who turn 3 years-old by August 15th.
Eligibility: Priority is given to students who meet Federal Poverty Guidelines and who are categorically eligible:( SNAP, TANF, child receives SSI or if child is in foster care.)
Wait List: Students on the wait list will be considered if space is available.
Apply: Submit one online application per household even if registering for multiple children. Once you have submitted the application, check your email for an email from GoEngage to verify your email address and to activate your Parent portal account. This must be done within 24 hours of application submission. This step is important as all correspondence will be sent through GoEngage.
Eligibility Review: Once the application has been submitted, please use this link to schedule an eligibility interview. The required documents must be uploaded to your parent portal and brought to the eligibility interview. Interviews will be held in-person at various locations across the city.
Acceptance: Emails will be sent to parents once the eligibility interview is completed as to the next steps in the registration process. Once all components of the registration process are completed, parents whose children meet the eligibility criteria will be sent an email to notify acceptance into the program and assigned school location beginning in mid-May. Parents whose children are not eligible will also be sent an email.
Orientation: Parents of accepted students must attend the mandatory orientation before the child can begin attending class. Orientation will be scheduled by the classroom teacher in August.
