Krista Babine Lower School Head krista.babine@kinkaid.org 713.243.6300 Jill Lemon Assistant Lower School Head jill.lemon@kinkaid.org 713.243.6302

Yasi Khosrowshahi Lower School Registrar yasi.khosrowshahi@kinkaid.org 713.243.6301 Carol Baumgarth After School Director carol.baumgarth@kinkaid.org 713.243.5431

Judy Grisell Director of Health Services judy.grisell@kinkaid.org 713.243.5075 Rita Morico Parent Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator rita.morico@kinkaid.org 713.243.5056

Kinkaid students wear a uniform everyday. Dennis Uniform is the official school uniform provider. In addition to Dennis, the School runs The Clothing Nook, where you can buy gently used uniforms. There are a few days during the school year when students wear Spirit Dress.

Girls Dress Code

Boys Dress Code

The Clothing Nook

Spirit Dress Days Regulations

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Spirit Dress Days -

During the school year, there are select days on which students may wear Kinkaid spirit attire, including Field Day, Go Texan Day, and the day of the Kinkaid vs. St. John's football game. Approved attire on spirit days in the Lower School includes:

• Any Event t-shirt purchased through Back-to-School One-Stop Shopping
• Kinkaid t-shirt that has been purchased from the Kinkaid School Store
• Solid gold or solid purple t-shirt
• Khaki pants or shorts
• Jeans
• Sneakers

Of course, school uniforms may also be worn on spirit days.

Lower School Drop-Off and-Pick Up

Lower School students are dropped off in front of the Lower School. Drive past the security kiosk, turn left onto the outer driveway (south of the median) and proceed to the front of the Lower School where you will see teachers waiting for the children. After school all students are dismissed via a carpool line. Drivers should be in line at dismissal time. Carpool numbers are supplied by the School and should be attached to the upper right hand side of the car windshield.

You can use Veracross to help source potential carpool partners. Simply click on the Directory icon at the top of your home page, then click on the Nearby Families tab. For video instructions, please visit the "Web How To" instructions webpage in the password-protected parent portal.

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Carpool Procedures for LS, MS, & US drop-off and pick-up printable copy (pdf)

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Download a printable version of the map below (pdf)

Campus Map & Visitor Parking

Download a larger view (pdf format)

In addition to the Website the following items will come from the School.

Falcon Flyer
Every Sunday, the School sends out an e-newsletter called “The Falcon Flyer”. The Flyer is a great source of important information regarding upcoming events and volunteer activities so be sure to read it when it comes out every Sunday night.

Emails from the LS Head/Assistant Head
About once a month, parents receive an email from the Division Head or Assistant Head highlighting events for the upcoming month or other important information that pertains to the LS.

Special E-Bulletins
Occasionally, the headmaster, athletic director or other school administrator will send out an email to all parents with timely information or updates.

KINKAID - The School Magazine
The KINKAID magazine is published three times each year for the alumni, parents, grandparents and friends of The Kinkaid School and includes news of current activities and events, as well as alumni news.

The Falcon 411 was created to help with the transition to Kinkaid. A hard copy of the 411 was given at the Welcome Briefing.

LS Falcon 411

Please contact Rita Morico at 713.243.5056 if you should have any additional questions.

After School runs daily from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

The Lower School After School program provides a safe, engaging environment for Lower School students after normal school hours. In After School, students have time each day to complete homework, enjoy story time and play on the playground and in the Big Room. Students also have the opportunity to participate in arts and crafts projects.

In addition to our extended day program, students may register for a variety of optional activities lead by outsourced professionals. Students do not need to register for extended day in order to participate, but should if they need to remain at school after the optional activity. Specialty programs start at the beginning of each semester.

For more information, please click here.

The Kinkaid School, established 1906, is the oldest non-sectarian, co-educational day school in Houston, Texas. For more than a century, it has followed the lead of founder Margaret Kinkaid, who believed strongly in educating the “whole child.”

Mrs. Kinkaid’s reputation for excellence in childhood education meant that parents well outside of the neighborhood sought her out.

Learn all about the Special Events

This guide is to help you learn about the many ways you can get involved on campus. There are so many opportunities to give gifts of time and treasure here at Kinkaid.

Tuition -
For the 2018-19 School Year the for the Lower School is $22,925.

New Student Fees $1,500
Enrollment Deposit $1,500

Tuition amounts include student fees which help subsidize the costs of educational supplies, student photos, publications, gym uniforms and various educational programs.

2019-20 Tuition Fee Schedule

2019-20 Truth in Lending

Financial Aid -
Our financial aid program is available to new and re-enrolling families with students in all grades, from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Each application for financial aid is reviewed in detail with the upmost confidentiality by the Financial Aid Committee. For more information, please visit Affording Kinkaid.

Billing Questions -
Please contact Kris Marron in the Business Office for questions regarding billing.

Kinkaid offers amazing resources for students. For more information regarding these services, please contact Assistant Lower School Head Jill Lemon at 713.243.6302.

Chelsea Collins Middle School Head chelsea.collins@kinkaid.org 713.243.6400 Andy Long Assistant Middle School Head andy.long@kinkaid.org 713.243.6405

Shelia Washington Middle School Registrar shelia.washington@kinkaid.org 713.243.6401

Judy Grisell Director of Health Services judy.grisell@kinkaid.org 713.243.5075 Rita Morico Parent Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator rita.morico@kinkaid.org 713.243.5056

Kinkaid MS students wear a uniform everyday. Dennis Uniform is the official school uniform provider. In addition to Dennis, the School runs The Clothing Nook, where you can buy gently used uniforms. There are a few days during the school year when students wear Spirit Dress.

Girls Dress Code

Boys Dress Code

The Clothing Nook

Community Dress Days Regulations

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Community Dress Days -

During the school year, there are select days on which students may wear non-uniform clothes. Please see the Middle School handbook for details.

Middle School Drop-Off and-Pick Up

• In the morning, fifth and sixth grade students are dropped off in the front of the School. Drive past the kiosk, turn left and drop your student in front of the Student Life Building.
• Fifth graders should be dropped along the curb.
• Sixth graders should be dropped off on the north side of the median.
• If you are also dropping of a Lower School student, your Middle School student can also be dropped off in front of Lower School.
• Seventh and eighth grade students are dropped off in the West Parking Lot alongside the curb of the upper school.
• In the afternoon, 5th and 6th grade students should be picked up in front of the Student Life Building between 3:15 and 3:45 p.m. 7th and 8th grade students should be picked up at 3:40 p.m. in the West Parking Lot alongside the Upper School. Please see Kinkaid Carpool Routes map in the back of the Falcon 411.

You can use Veracross to help source potential carpool partners. Simply click on the Directory icon at the top of your home page, then click on the Nearby Families tab. For video instructions, please visit the "Web How To" instructions webpage in the password-protected parent portal.

*Please remember the use of cell phones is not permitted while dropping off and picking up your student.

*Stay in your vehicle at all times – do NOT get out of your car while in the line to go get your student or visit with a teacher or friend.

*Encourage your child to be ready to disembark. Remember the carpool drill - Stop, Drop & Depart!

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Carpool Procedures for LS, MS, & US drop-off and pick-up printable copy (pdf)

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Download a printable version of the map below (pdf)

Campus Map & Visitor Parking

Download a larger view (pdf format)

In addition to the Website the following items will come from the School.

Falcon Flyer
Every Sunday, the School sends out an e-newsletter called “The Falcon Flyer”. The Flyer is a great source of important information regarding upcoming events and volunteer activities so be sure to read it when it comes out every Sunday night.

Weekly Emails from the Heads/Assistant Heads
On Friday night (Upper School) or Thursday night (Middle School), both parents and students receive a weekly email from the Division Head or Assistant Head highlighting events for the upcoming week.

Special E-Bulletins
Occasionally, the headmaster, athletic director or other school administrator will send out an email to all parents with timely information or updates.

KINKAID - The School Magazine
The KINKAID magazine is published three times each year for the alumni, parents, grandparents and friends of The Kinkaid School and includes news of current activities and events, as well as alumni news.

Student Newspapers
The Falcon, the Upper School newspaper is a great way to see what the students are thinking. The Upper School Journalism students produce six issues a year. The Talon Times, the Middle School newsletter is produced by Middle School students three times a year.

The Falcon 411 was created to help with the transition to Kinkaid. You will receive/received a hard copy of the 411 at the Welcome Breakfast.

MS Falcon 411

Please contact Rita Morico at 713.243.5056 if you should have any additional questions.

The Middle School Study Hall program runs daily from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

For more information, please click here.

There are special events throughout the year for the Kinkaid community, please visit the Special Events page to learn all about them.

Learn all about the Special Events

This guide is to help you learn about the many ways you can get involved on campus. There are so many opportunities to give gifts of time and treasure here at Kinkaid.

Tuition -
For the 2018-19 School Year the for the Middle School is $26,725.

New Student Fees $1,500
Enrollment Deposit $1,500

Tuition amounts include student fees which help subsidize the costs of educational supplies, student photos, publications, gym uniforms and various educational programs.

Financial Aid -
Our financial aid program is available to new and re-enrolling families with students in all grades, from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Each application for financial aid is reviewed in detail with the utmost confidentiality by the Financial Aid Committee. For more information, please visit Affording Kinkaid.

Billing Questions -
Please contact Kris Marron in the Business Office for questions regarding billing.

Kinkaid offers amazing resources for students. For more information regarding these services, please contact Assistant Middle School Head Andy Long at 713.243.6405.

Peter Behr
Upper School Head
peter.behr@kinkaid.org
713.243.6500

Chantae Higginbotham
Upper School Registrar
chantae.higginbotham@kinkaid.org
713.243.6501

Judy Grisell
Director of Health Services
judy.grisell@kinkaid.org
713.243.5075

Rita Morico
Parent Liaison &
Volunteer Coordinator
rita.morico@kinkaid.org
713.243.5056

Student dress is to be neat, clean, and not distracting.

Upper School students should be dropped off and picked up in the West Parking Lot, in the right lane adjacent to the Upper School building.

You can use Veracross to help source potential carpool partners. Simply click on the Directory icon at the top of your home page, then click on the Nearby Families tab. For video instructions, please visit the "Web How To" instructions webpage in the password-protected parent portal.

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Carpool Procedures for LS, MS, & US drop-off and pick-up printable copy (pdf)

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Download a printable version of the map below (pdf)

Campus Map & Visitor Parking

Download a larger view (pdf format)

In addition to the Website the following items will come from the School.

Falcon Flyer
Every Sunday, the School sends out an e-newsletter called “The Falcon Flyer”. The Flyer is a great source of important information regarding upcoming events and volunteer activities so be sure to read it when it comes out every Sunday night.

Weekly Emails from the Heads/Assistant Heads
On Friday night (Upper School) or Thursday night (Middle School), both parents and students receive a weekly email from the Division Head or Assistant Head highlighting events for the upcoming week.

Special E-Bulletins
Occasionally, the headmaster, athletic director or other school administrator will send out an email to all parents with timely information or updates.

KINKAID - The School Magazine
The KINKAID magazine is published three times each year for the alumni, parents, grandparents and friends of The Kinkaid School and includes news of current activities and events, as well as alumni news.

Student Newspapers
The Falcon, the Upper School newspaper is a great way to see what the students are thinking. The Upper School Journalism students produce six issues a year. The Talon Times, the Middle School newsletter is produced by Middle School students three times a year.

The Falcon 411 was created to help with the transition to Kinkaid. You received a hard copy of the 411 at the Welcome Breakfast.

US Falcon 411

Please contact Rita Morico at 713.243.5056 if you should have any additional questions.

This guide is to help you learn about the many ways you can get involved on campus. There are so many opportunities to give gifts of time and treasure here at Kinkaid.

Tuition -
For the 2018-19 School Year the for the Upper School is $27,825.

New Student Fees $1,500
Enrollment Deposit $1,500

Tuition amounts include student fees which help subsidize the costs of educational supplies, student photos, publications, gym uniforms and various educational programs.

Financial Aid -
Our financial aid program is available to new and re-enrolling families with students in all grades, from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Each application for financial aid is reviewed in detail with the utmost confidentiality by the Financial Aid Committee. For more information, please visit Affording Kinkaid.

Billing Questions -
Please contact Kris Marron in the Business Office for questions regarding billing.