Please CLICK HERE for the Pre3/PreK Lottery Platform.
Thank you for your interest in the DeKalb County School District Pre-K program. The Pre-K lottery application for the 2024-2025 school year will be available 8:00 am on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 and will close at 11:59 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Seats are filled randomly through an electronic lottery process. The lottery results will be released March 27, 2024. Results will be released via email to all applicants. Applicants who are awarded a seat, are to upload the remaining documents during the enrollment window of March 28, 2024- April 25, 2024.
To prepare for this process, please click the “Required Documents” tab to the left to review items needed to apply for the lottery.
Birthdays between September 2, 2019- September 1, 2020, are eligible for the 2024-2025 Pre-K lottery. Birthdays between September 2, 2020- September 1, 2021, are eligible for the PK-3 lottery. Note, if you are interested in the PK-3 lottery, please click the following link for the information and online registration process.
- Proof of birth(Your child must be four years old on or between September 2, 2024 through September 1, 2025)
- Original certified birth certificate, Hospital Record of Live Birth, Green Card, Pink Card or Federal I-94 Card; or child’s passport (Copies of these documents are not accepted)
- Proof of legal guardianship(If applicable)
- Only required if your name is not on the child’s birth certificate
- Parent/Guardian proof of identification
- Valid state or government issued photo ID, such as a Georgia Driver’s license, or a valid U.S. passport ID
- Proof of Parent/Guardian Georgia Residency
- Mortgage or lease/rental agreement in your name, OR an electric, gas, or water bill in your name; (Cable and phone bills are not acceptable)
**If you are living with someone and you do not have a lease, mortgage or utility bill in your name, you must submit the following: A signed and notarized Affidavit of Residency AND a lease/mortgage statement or utility bill in the name of the person that you are living with AND a form of mail in the name of the child’s guardian showing a matching address to the affidavit. For a copy of the affidavit of residency form, please CLICK HERE.
- Child’s original Social Security Card OR “Waiver”
- If a waiver is needed, it will be provided to you during the enrollment session
- Category I proof, if applicable (Copy of only 1: CAPS, Food Stamps, Medicaid, SSI or TANIF)
- Immunization Certificate (3231) or a notarized Affidavit of Religious Objections to Immunization (DPH Form 2208) is presented
- Vision, Hearing, Nutrition, and Dental Screening Certificate (3300)
**Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into the program.