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History of Pearson Early Childhood School

Lena Bishop Pearson namesake of Pearson Early Childhool School

Lena Bishop was born on May 6, 1892, on a farm west of Plano in the vicinity of the current intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and Legacy Drive.

She grew up listening to stories of her heritage as told by her grandmother, Elizabeth Cook. One such story was about how, in 1845 at the age of 18, Elizabeth had come to Texas from St. Louis with her father, Henry Cook. Elizabeth Cook married Henry Heustis who fought in the Civil War. Together they had three daughters. One daughter was Martha Jane Heustis who married Choral Bishop, and became Lena’s mother.

Lena, with her brother and two sisters, attended the Barksdale School, a one room schoolhouse with only 9 grades. She graduated from Plano High School in May 1910. After attending Texas Normal School and receiving a permanent teacher’s certificate, she taught at Lucas and Barksdale until she married Charles Pearson.

Lena Bishop Pearson spent the next 20 years as a farmer’s wife, raising a daughter, Elizabeth, and a son, Charles. In 1941, a teacher was needed at the one room Barksdale School. Although it was wartime, she applied and was hired for the job. But before the year was over, the Plano School District closed the school, moving the students into Plano.

She went with the students and ended her teaching career at the Plano Public School. She continued to read, tell stories, and teach Sunday school. She died on January 26, 1988, at the age of 95.

Pearson Early Childhood Profile

Plano ISD provides a quality preschool program for children ages three to five at Pearson Early Childhood School. This learning community allows the district to meet the state-mandated guidelines for prekindergarten students and the least restrictive environment mandate for preschool special education students as required by state and federal law. These young learners are educated daily by certified professionals. We provide a librarian, counselor and nurse to meet the needs of the students. Our school caters to young learners within our state-of-the-art facility.

Plano ISD offers a number of programs for preschool children, which are outlined on this site. Students residing within Plano ISD attendance zone boundaries may register to attend one of three Early Childhood Schools (Beaty, Isaacs or Pearson) under one of the following three criteria. 

  • Tuition-Supported Community Prekindergarten
  • State and Federal Programs
  • Early Childhood Special Education

Tuition-Supported Community Prekindergarten

Children who are four years old on or before September 1 and who do not qualify for either the Early Childhood Special Education or Prekindergarten (described below) are eligible to enroll in the Tuition-Supported Prekindergarten Program at Beaty, Isaacs or Pearson Early Childhood Schools. Parents choose a three or five day per week program for their child and agree to pay a tuition fee in nine monthly installments. There is an additional non-refundable registration fee of $100 per child.

A packet of information describing this program and the registration procedure can be picked up at any Plano ISD early childhood school, the Plano ISD Administration Building at 2700 West 15th Street and at the Plano ISD Shiloh Center, Multilingual Assessment Office, at 3540 East 14th Street.

State and Federal Programs

Prekindergarten is a state-mandated program that serves children who are four years of age on or before September 1. Students may attend this program free of charge if they meet any of the following criteria:

The student:

  • is limited English speaking
  • qualifies for free or reduced lunch
  • is an active military dependent
  • has been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
  • is homeless

If you live in east Plano, call (469) 752-3484. If you live in central Plano, call (469) 752-4300. If you live in west Plano, call (469) 752-4202. 

Early Childhood Special Education

ECSE is a special education program that serves children between the ages of three and five who have delays in the areas of speech, language, physical, social and/or emotional development. Bilingual (Spanish) classrooms are provided when necessary. The amount of time and type of services provided are determined by an Individual Education Program (IEP) committee. Eligible students attend this program at no cost to the family. Students are eligible for services on their third birthday.

Contacts

If you live in east Plano, call the campus assessment team at (469) 752-6587.
If you live in central Plano, call the campus assessment team at (469) 752-4326.
If you live in west Plano, call the campus assessment team at (469) 752-4226.
Campus Programs

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) – available programming for all Pearson PTA Families. Parenting classes offered to Pearson ECS families. Please call Pearson Counselor for details (469) 752-4315.

Parent Involvement Opportunities

All ECS's have an active Parent/Teacher Association (PTA). Families have an opportunity to join the PTA at "Meet the Staff" and "Parent Orientation" meetings as well as throughout the school year as new families join our community. The PTA provides families with experiences for all family members as well as specific programming to meet the parenting needs of three and four year old children. The PTA also provides funding and educational materials for the classrooms to support the Pre-K guidelines and curriculum. Ask anyone at the ECS about how to join your PTA!

Please check our Pearson ECS Facebook for upcoming parent engagement opportunities such as Coffee with the Principal, Meet the Nurse, PTA Family Fall Picnic, etc.! We would love for you to join us!

Hotline

For information, contact this school and/or the Early Childhood School hotline at (469) 752-4299.