Kindergarten & Pre-K Round Up Meeting Resources

  • In March of 2023, Fulton County Schools Early Childhood Programs staff hosted two virtual sessions for parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students. These "Round Up" meetings were recorded and are presented here for those who were unable to attend. Also included with the recordings are PDF versions of the Powerpoint slide deck used in these meetings.

     

    Pre-K Round Up

    Pre-Kindergarten Round Up Meeting: March 8, 2023   

     

    Kindergarten Round Up

    Kindergarten Round Up Meeting: March 21, 2023

Fulton County Schools’ Pre-Kindergarten Program

  • NOTE: The FCS Pre-Kindergarten program has limited spaces. Spaces are only allocated through a lottery application process which opens on March 1, 2023 and closes on March 17, 2023. View the 2023 – 2024 Pre-Kindergarten Lottery and Pre-Registration Guidelines in the ‘important documents’ section of this page.

    NOTE: The FCS Pre-Kindergarten program is funded through DECAL Bright from the Start. Lottery funding is never guaranteed, and classes are pending until state funding is awarded.

    Fulton County Schools implements the state-funded Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten program. We are proud to offer 87 lottery funded Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten classrooms in 47 elementary schools throughout the district.

    We provide children with developmentally appropriate learning activities and experiences that prepare young children to be school ready for Kindergarten. For a child to be school ready, they are socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively prepared for success in Kindergarten.

    Fulton County’s Pre-Kindergarten program helps children become independent, self-confident, enthusiastic learners. Participation in the program encourages children to develop good habits and daily routines. Research shows that children benefit when instruction is child centered. Child centered instruction allows teachers to facilitate learning in an environment that fosters children’s initiative, exploration, and collaborative interaction with other children and adults.

    To ensure a smooth transition to Kindergarten, families are provided information and assistance in preparing for their child’s enrollment in Kindergarten.

    Through Fulton's Prekindergarten Program, the child will:

    • Develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
    • Develop mathematics skills by recognizing and using numerical concepts, understanding patterns and relationships, and problem solving.
    • Develop science skills by exploring, manipulating, and experimenting with objects in the physical environment.
    • Develop the ability to move in ways that demonstrate control, balance and coordination.
    • Develop the ability to participate and function in a social environment.

Eligibility

  • Students who are four (4) years of age on or before September 1 of the enrollment year AND live within the Fulton County Schools attendance zone are eligible to enroll in the FCS Pre-Kindergarten program. Families must provide proof of birth (age) and residency to register for the program. Children are eligible to attend Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten for one year only.

FCS Registration Requirements

  • For students who have been allocated a seat in an FCS Georgia's Pre-Kindergarten classroom, the following documents are required:

    • Proof of date of birth (birth certificate): must be uploaded into Infinite Campus prior to beginning school
    • Residence Verification: must be uploaded into Infinite Campus prior to beginning school
    • Social Security Card or waiver: must be uploaded into Infinite Campus prior to beginning school
    • Immunization Certificate (Form 3231) within 30 calendar days of beginning school
    • Ear, Eye, Dental, and Nutrition Screening (Form 3300) within 90 calendar days of beginning school

Pre-K Elementary Schools

  • Alpharetta
    Asa Hilliard
    Barnwell
    Mary M. Bethune
    Brookview
    Campbell
    Cliftondale
    College Park*
    Conley Hills
    Dolvin
    Dunwoody Springs*
    Esther Jackson*
    E.C. West
    Feldwood
    Findley Oaks*
    C.H. Gullatt
    Hamilton Holmes
    Hapeville*
    Heards Ferry*
    Hembree Springs*
    Heritage
    High Point
    Hillside*
    Ison Springs
    Lake Forest*
    Liberty Point*
    Love T. Nolan
    Manning Oaks
    Medlock Bridge*
    Mimosa
    Oakley
    Palmetto
    Parklane
    A. Philip Randolph
    Renaissance
    Roswell North*
    S.L. Lewis
    Seaborn Lee
    Shakerag
    Spalding Drive*
    State Bridge Crossing
    Stonewall Tell
    Summit Hill*
    Sweet Apple*
    Vickery Mill*
    Wolf Creek*
    Woodland

     

    *Inclusion Class locations for 2023-2024