This article originally appeared in the January 2024 Issue of Pasco Post.
Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) Now Accepting Applications for the 2024-2025 School Year
Space is limited to the first 9 applicants at Inclusion sites, all other applicants will be placed on a waitlist. Waitlist applicants will be contacted if a vacancy occurs during the school year. Additional opportunities to apply will be offered in the spring for school sites with vacancies remaining.
Pasco County Schools VPK Sites for the 2024-2025 School Year:
*VPK Site (VPK Students Only) **VPK Inclusion Site (VPK & ESE Students)
- Bexley Elementary**
- Centennial Elementary**
- Chester W. Taylor Elementary** Connerton Elementary**
- Denham Oaks Elementary**
- Double Branch Elementary**
- Gulf Highlands Elementary**
- Gulf Trace Elementary**
- Hudson Primary Academy**
- James M. Marlowe Elementary**
- Kirkland Ranch K-8*
- Lake Myrtle Elementary**
- Longleaf Elementary**
- Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy*
- Oakstead Elementary**
- Odessa Elementary**
- Quail Hollow Elementary**
- San Antonio Elementary*
- Schrader Elementary
- Seven Oaks Elementary**
- Seven Springs Elementary**
- Trinity Elementary*
- Veterans Elementary*
- Watergrass Elementary**
The VPK Program offers 3 free hours of instruction; on Monday through Friday at select school sites. Extended hours are available for an additional fee of $125 per week. VPK extended hours will follow the school site’s regular bell schedule. Partial day VPK will be held the first 3 hours of the school day.
To be eligible to participate in the VPK program, children must be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2024. A Certificate of Eligibility/voucher must be obtained from the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando prior to completing the Pasco County Schools VPK application.
For additional information, please contact:
Mikesha Hayes, VPK Coordinator at (813) 794-2730
or email to pascovpk@pasco.k12.fl.us
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