Preschool-Aged At Risk 2023-24 Criteria
Children must meet one or more of the at-risk criteria listed below. Documentation for the criterion met for each child will need to be available for auditors.
- The family qualifies for the free lunch program.
- The custodial parent is unmarried at the time of enrollment.
- The student has been referred by the Division of Children’s Services for educational services.
- At least one parent was a teen when the student was born.
- At least one parent is lacking a GED or high school diploma at the time of enrollment.
- The student has limited English proficiency-based on assessments.
- The student qualifies for services under the Migrant Education Program.
- The student is developmentally delayed based on assessments but not at the level of qualifying for special education services.
- The child is experiencing homelessness.
Three and four year old preschool is supported through a Kansas State grant. For more information on the 3 and 4 Year Old Preschool Assistance Application, please contact Stasi Willmon, principal of the Piper Early Childhood Education Center at stasi.willmon@piperschools.us.