Free Developmentally Appropriate Preschool

Eligible applicants must be three or four years of age on or before August 31, and priority will be given to applicants meeting one or more of the criteria listed below:

• Living in a single parent home
• Have a parent who was a teen parent
• Have a parent lacking a high school diploma or GED
• Low income (qualifies for free and reduced lunches)
• Developmentally or academically delayed
• DCF referral
• Limited English proficiency
• Child qualifies for Migrant status

CLICK HERE FOR THE THREE YEAR OLD APPLICATION

CLICK HERE FOR THE FOUR YEAR OLD APPLICATION

The application may be picked up and/or returned to:

Board of Education 

517 N 10th St.

Independence, KS  67301

Phone (620)-332-1800

Fax (620) 332-1811

or

Riley Early LearningCenter

1201 N. 10th St

Independence, KS  67301

Phone:  (620)332-8998

Certificate of Immunization

The Kansas Departement of Health and Environment requires an appropriate series of immunizations for all children who are entering school for the first time.  

Completed immunization forms must be on file in the school office before students begin classes.  A card signed by a physicial or authorized proof from a clinic health department is required.  Parents with questions should contact Jennifer Denny, R.N., the USD 446 school nurse, through any school, or the Montgomery County Health Department at 620-331-4300.

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR KANSAS AND INDEPENDENCE USD 446