Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

Code and Standards
7. Tuition based pre-kindergarten classes may be offered if the district
provides an additional half-day of pre-kindergarten classes to those
eligible for free pre-k and half-day and full-day classes to those which
are not (Title 2, Chp. 2, Subtitle F, Chp. 29, Sec.29.1531).
8. A school district’s pre-kindergarten program shall be designed to
develop skills necessary for success in the regular public school curriculum,
including language, mathematics, and social skills (Title
2, Chp. 2, Subtitle F, Chp. 29, Sec.29.1532).
9. A library is not a requirement at the pre-kindergarten level. A school
district shall consider the standards of the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission in developing, implementing, or expanding
library services (Title 2, Chp. 2, Subtitle F, Chp. 33, Sec.33.021).
10. Provide at least one automated external defibrillator on campus.
Consider the primary location to be where students engage in athletic
activities (Title 2, Subtitle G, Chp. 38, Sec.38.017; Sec. 779.001,
Health and Safety Code).
11. Visitors to the campus may be required to display the person’s
driver’s license or another form of identification containing the person’s
photograph issued by a governmental entity (Title 2, Subtitle
G, Chp. 38, Sec. 38.022).
12. A school district that constructs a new instructional facility or conducts
a major renovation of an existing instructional facility using
funds allotted to the district under this subchapter shall consider,
in the design of the instructional facility, security criteria developed
by the Texas School Safety Center under Section 37.2051 (Title 2,
Subtitle I, Chp. 46, Sec. 46.0081) for emergency preparedness.
Texas Health and Safety Code
The following requirements related to school buildings and grounds are
stated in Title 5, Chp. 341, Sec. 341.065 of the State of Texas Health and
Safety Code:
1. A school building must be located on grounds that are well drained
and maintained in a sanitary condition.
2. A school building must be properly ventilated and provided with
an adequate supply of drinking water, an approved sewage disposal
system, hand-washing facilities, a heating system, and lighting facilities
that conform to established standards of good public health
engineering practices.
An Architectural Space Program for the City of San Antonio
Facility Programming and Consulting
Pre-K 4 SA Early Childhood Centers - East and Westside Centers Final - May 2013
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