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DISTRICT

Early Learning Collaborative

The Rankin County School District in collaboration with Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc. (McCall Head Start Center, and St. James Head Start Center),  has been awarded the State funded Early Learning Collaborative Council Cohort IV Grant from the Mississippi Department of Education. This opportunity will afford early learners in Rankin County with access to a full-day of instruction that is directly correlated to the Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Four-Year-Old Children.

  • If you or someone you know has a child who will be 4 years of age on or before September 1 and live in one of the school zones listed above; they may qualify for the  Pre-Kindergarten Program offered by the Rankin County School District. Limited space is available!  Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into a Pre-K classroom.  Applications are kept on file for review if and when a spot may become available. 
  • Applications will be available at these schools (Flowood Elementary, Highland Bluff Elementary, Northshore Elementary, Northwest Rankin Elementary, Oakdale Elementary, Pisgah Elementary, Rouse Elementary, and Steen’s Creek Elementary School).
  • Parents are notified via the U.S. Postal Service, using only the physical mailing address indicated on the application submitted of either their child’s acceptance and/or waitlist for the Pre-K program in the Rankin County School District. Notification letters are not mailed to Post Office boxes. 
  • For any other additional information and/or questions, please contact Wendi Murray at wendi.murray@rcsd.ms or by telephone at 601-825-5590).

APPLICATION QUALIFICATIONS

  • Child must be 4 years old on or before September 1.
  • Child and family must live in the School Zone. Required residency documents must be submitted, as well as immunization records. However, as an employee of RCSD, student transfers are permissible.
  • Child must be completely potty trained upon submission of a completed application.
  • Each child will be given a universal early learning screener to assess basic foundational skill knowledge.
  • Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into a Pre-K classroom.  Applications are kept on file for review if and when a spot may become available. 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

  • State Certified Birth Certificate (MUST BE THE ORIGINAL)
  • Certificate of Immunization Compliance Form 121 (Mississippi)
  • Child’s Social Security Card (Optional)
  • Group I:  Proof of Residency:  Filed Homestead exemption, mortgage documents or property deed with current address on it, apartment, or home lease/rental agreement.
  • Group II:  Proof of Residency:  Current utility bill dated within 30 days of enrollment.
    • Acceptable Bills:  Electricity, gas, landline telephone, cable/satellite television programming, water bill, Internet.
    • Note:  A driver’s license or voter identification are not are not acceptable. If an item is not provided, the Pre-K application process is considered incomplete and cannot be considered for the Pre-K class in the Rankin County School District.