2025-2026 Arab Primary PreK Pre-Registration/Drawing Information
Arab First Class PreK PreRegistration Drawing/Enrollment Guidelines:
- All children must pre-register for the annual drawing in the ALACEED Portal provided by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. The ALACEED portal will not open until January 15th. The drawing will be held before March 31st.
- The child must be FOUR years of age on or before September 1, 2025, and reside in Alabama at the time of the drawing.
Pre-Registration/Drawing Process for the 2025-2026 school year:
Arab City PreK will use a three-tier drawing system to determine drawing placement and establish a waiting list. The drawing tiers are as follows:
Tier One
- Eligibility: Verified age-eligible children who meet either of the following criteria:
- Reside within the city limits of Arab, Alabama, as defined by Board Policy JBCB for K- 12 students.
- Have a parent/guardian employed by Arab City School District who resides within Alabama.
- Process: All children meeting these criteria will be drawn in the first tier to determine the initial draw list.
Tier Two
- Eligibility: Verified age-eligible, non-resident children who:
- Reside within the state of Alabama, and
- Have one or more older siblings currently in good standing enrolled in the district.
- Process: Children in Tier Two will be drawn after the Tier One draw list order has been established to continue the order of the complete draw.
Tier Three
- Eligibility: All remaining verified age-eligible children residing within Alabama who do not meet Tier One or Tier Two criteria.
- Process: Children in Tier Three will be drawn after all Tier One and Tier Two draw lists have been exhausted and to continue the order of the complete draw.
Waiting List:
- Any verified age-eligible child who enrolls after the drawing regardless of residency will be placed at the end of the initial draw/waiting list as the child is enrolled in the ALACEED
Once pre-registered and to be eligible on the drawing date per the above guidelines, each child must have on file in the PreK Directors office at Arab Primary School the following information:
- A valid birth certificate to verify the child’s age for eligibility in drawing ( on file and verified by the PreK Director at the APS office )
- Proof of Residency ( acceptable proof of residency is a mortgage or lease agreement ( on file and verified by the PreK Director at the APS office)
- A completed Arab City Schools Enrollment Form for additional family contact information ( on file at the APS office )
- A copy of a parent or guardian's driver's license ( on file at the APS office)
- If all of the above information is not on file and verified, the child’s name may be withheld from the initial drawing tiers and drawn as a final draw to be placed in the draw order/waiting list.
A child must use the toilet independently to attend the Arab Primary PreK Program
Arab Primary PreRegistration and Drawing Dates:
- January 15, 2025 - ALACEED Portal opens for pre-registration
- March 7, 2025 - LAST DATE for all supporting documents for pre-registration to be on file in the office of the PreK Director for verification of eligibility for the 2025-2026 drawing.
- Tentative Drawing Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 @ 10am - Arab City Schools District Office
Please read before accessing the ALACEED Portal Link.
Alabama's nationally recognized First Class Pre-K programs accept pre-registration applications in the ALACEED portal. To be eligible to participate, a child must be an Alabama resident and 4 years old (and not yet 5) on September 1st of the school year for which he/she is being pre-registered.
The online pre-registration form must be completed in its entirety and requires each family to enter a valid email address to establish the account. If you need help with the pre-registration process, please reach out to the director of Arab Primary PreK at 256-586-6005 or email [email protected] for assistance with completing the pre-registration process. If your family has more than one child eligible for Pre-K, only one family account is needed.
It is especially important that names and addresses entered into the form are spelled correctly and capitalized where needed. This information will go into our official database exactly as it is entered. Submitting this form places your child in the Alabama First Class Pre-K random selection process. If your child’s name is drawn for a space in a program you have selected, you will be notified on the Monday after the drawing by the director and provided with further information to accept or decline the spot within the program. Children who are not selected will be placed on a waiting list for any future available spaces.
Note that families may pre-register children for multiple program locations; however, public school programs may restrict eligibility by school zones.
Please create only one account. Duplicate accounts will be deleted and may result in delayed pre-registration.
Click below to access the ALACEED Portal: