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Plano ISD reports pre‑K enrollment rise, highlights two‑way dual‑language outcomes and enrollment opening
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Summary
District staff reported 1,347 pre‑K students (about 100 more than last year), strong assessment growth for students who attended pre‑K, and confirmed two‑way dual‑language pre‑K classrooms at Daffron and Huffman. Enrollment for next year opens March 23.
Plano ISD presented an update on its pre‑K program March 10, reporting year‑over‑year enrollment gains and performance data staff said show readiness benefits for children who attend district pre‑K.
Tali Gomez, executive director of multilingual services, told trustees the district currently has 1,347 pre‑K students — about 100 more than at the same point last year — and described demographic and program breakdowns: roughly 1,036 emergent bilingual (EB) pre‑K students, 745 students on free/reduced lunch, 176 pre‑K special education students (13%), 105 tuition‑based seats, and 42 students enrolled in two‑way dual‑language pre‑K classrooms at Daffron and Huffman. Gomez said the district’s continuous enrollment pattern for pre‑K makes the overall number rise throughout the school year.
Gomez reviewed CIRCL E/CLI assessment results and said the district sees strong kindergarten‑readiness gains for students who participated in pre‑K. “All of our English proficient students are on or above grade level in English and all of our emergent bilinguals are on or above grade level in Spanish,” Gomez told the board.
Trustees asked several operational questions about dual‑language expansion, transportation and how pre‑K classrooms are scheduled on elementary campuses. Gomez said district staff are collecting data on families’ home schools and capacity to guide future expansion and that multilingual services will present a fuller update to the board in coming meetings. She reminded the public that enrollment opens March 23 and that welcome and enrollment centers can help families register online or in person.
Why it matters: Pre‑K enrollment and program decisions affect early‑learning access and longer‑term readiness for Plano ISD students, particularly emergent bilinguals. Trustees indicated interest in expanding two‑way dual‑language options but asked staff to return with feasibility information.
Next steps: Staff will bring a multilingual update in future meetings with additional data on dual‑language demand and potential expansion options; enrollment opens March 23.
