The Future of EBI’s Early Childhood Program

Beginning with the 2027–28 school year, EBI’s Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program will move to the San Pablo Campus, bringing our TK–Grade 8 community together on one campus. At the end of the current school year, EBI will conclude our Pre-Kindergarten (PK) program for three-year-olds. All students currently enrolled in PK will have a place in EBI’s TK program next year.

We know this transition may bring questions, and we want to ensure our community has the information it needs. Below you’ll find Frequently Asked Questions about this decision, the transition of TK to San Pablo, and what families can expect in the year ahead. We will continue to update this page as additional details become available. If you have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to share them using this form. We’ll also host office hours—details are below.

EBI Community Feedback Form

Office Hours

ALCATRAZ - Ben Griggs Office

VIRTUAL MEETINGS ONLY - with Josh Aycock (chair of the board of trustees)

Community FAQs

  • Yes, this decision is final for the 2027-28 school year. Given the timeline of our upcoming admissions season, families need certainty now in order to plan, which is why we made this decision a full year in advance rather than continuing to search while asking families to wait.  

  • The St. Augustine campus is being actively marketed for sale, and we have been told another extension is not possible. Even if the campus were not sold immediately, we would have no way of knowing whether a future buyer would be open to a lease arrangement.  With so many unknowns, we decided there was no responsible path forward at Alcatraz. 

  • Yes, all currently-enrolled Pre-Kindergarten (PK-age 3) are eligible to attend EBI TK next year. This includes all students enrolled in the Amarillo classroom and the PK students in the Rojo classroom.

  • Our TK curriculum and approach will remain largely consistent at San Pablo. There are some changes we will make to the program; these will be communicated to our current PK families—as well as to prospective TK families—very soon. We are also planning age-appropriate enhancements to the outdoor playground space to ensure it meets the needs of our youngest learners, and we'll share more details as that planning progresses.

  • TK tuition for 2027-28 will be set through our normal budget process and communicated in January 2027.

  • Our three-year-old PK program will be ending, and we will no longer have the Alcatraz campus or a PK satellite site. We are not yet certain which specific roles will be affected, as some teachers and staff will transition to San Pablo. As we plan ahead, we are committed to working directly and transparently with our staff as these details are determined.

  • Yes, all currently enrolled students will be able to attend EBI summer camps in summer 2027.

  • No. Only currently-enrolled students will be able to attend EBI summer camp in summer 2027. We will not run a PK summer camp program for three-year-olds who would normally be entering our PK program in the ensuing fall.

  • TK classrooms will fit within the existing building envelope. School leadership is finalizing exact classroom locations and will share details as planning progresses.

  • Yes, the current bathroom configuration at San Pablo works for TK students. We have already added small stools for kindergarten and grade 1 students in the first floor bathrooms, and these will support TK students as well. Usage of the first floor restrooms is also currently (and will continue to be) limited to students who have class on the first floor, so only our youngest students have access to these bathrooms. 

  • We are still working through the planning and logistics of bringing our youngest learners to the San Pablo site, and we will share updates in the coming months.

  • IThe EBI Board will continue to evaluate this question as part of its ongoing strategic planning for the school.