• Summer 2023 EKT: July 17 - August 4, 2023

    Apply for Early Kindergarten Transition after you enroll your child in Kindergarten.

    Submit an online application below or contact your neighborhood school for more information.

    Program Information

    Early Kindergarten Transition (EKT) is a three-week summer program to help you and your child have a great start to school.

    • Students are in class from 8 am to 12 noon, Monday through Friday.
    • Families/caregivers are provided with educational training twice a week during EKT.
    • Child care for siblings is available during family/caregiver sessions.
    • Students receive free breakfast and lunch, books, and school supplies.
    • Sponsored by Portland Public Schools in partnership with Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN).

    Refer to the Summer 2023 Program Model or our Summer 2023 EKT Site Map for more program information.

    We need all three registrations completed to enroll in EKT:

    ONLINE APPLICATIONS:  English  Spanish Chinese

    SEI EKT REGISTRATION LINKS: EKT ENGLISH FORM 2023-24   EKT SPANISH FORM 2023-24

    EKT PARTNERS REGISTRATION LINK: EKT REGISTRATION

    2023 EKT School Sites

    Apply for EKT after you register your child for Kindergarten this fall at one of the following schools. Please note that some schools will be hosting their EKT program at another school site due to scheduled building maintenance. 

    • Boise Eliot/Humboldt (at Dr. MLK Jr.)

    • Cesar Chavez (at Rosa Parks)

    • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    • Faubion

    • Grout

    • Harrison Park K-5 (at Kelly)

    • James John (at Sitton)

    • Jason Lee 

    • Kelly

    • Lent (at Kelly)

    • Marysville (at Kelly)

    • Rigler (at Scott)

    • Rosa Parks

    • Scott 

    • Sitton 

    • Vestal (at Lee)

    • Whitman (at Woodmere)

    • Woodlawn (at Faubion)

    • Woodmere

    For more information please visit: Early Learners Department

      • Program Eligibility: Our Pre-Kindergarten programs are funded through Preschool Promise, Preschool for All and Head Start grants with priority populations including:

        • Children from families affected by homelessness, incarceration, substance abuse, mental health issues, and domestic violence; 
        • Migrant and refugee families;
        • Children who speak languages other than English; 
        • Children who experience developmental delays and disabilities; 
        • Children of teen parents or military families; 
        • Children living in foster care;
        • Children enrolled in a Title VI Indian Education Program or organization.


        Applicants who do not meet these priority enrollment criteria may be placed in a waiting pool for enrollment consideration in late summer or early fall. Some PPS Pre-K and Head Start programs are income-restricted and others give priority to family incomes below the Oregon self-sufficiency index.

         

        ONLINE REGISTRATION:  Online Registration

        PAPER APPLICATION: ENGLISH  ESPANOL

        • For general questions about PPS Pre-K programs, please send an email to Prekprograms@pps.net.