Prairie Children Preschool Board of Education Meeting November 12, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Prairie Children Preschool

Board of Education Meeting November 12, 2018

To share the wonderful opportunities provided to students at our Prairie Children Preschool

Board Policy 6:120 and 6:170

Purpose

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFF AT PRAIRIE CHILDREN PRESCHOOL ON EARNING The ExceleRate Gold Circle

• f Quality

Why Prairie Children Preschool?

High quality staff Offer free preschool to children through grant programs to families who may not be able to afford a high-quality program Smooth transition into District 204 elementary schools

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High Quality Staff

Professional Educator License with approval/endorsements in:

• Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Special Education
• English as a Second Language

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Classrooms and Students

Classes:

• 15 Inclusion classrooms
• 3 Title I classrooms—Housed at Longwood, Gombert and McCarty—120 students
• 8 Self-Contained classrooms
• 1 Bi-Lingual classroom
• 1 Phonological only classroom –Housed at Graham

Students: 651 Total

• Ages
• Community/Tuition Students
• Students with IEPs
• At-Risk

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Opportunities

• Currently serve 200 students who cannot afford preschool experience
• Title I (3 Classrooms/6 ½ day sessions) at Longwood, Gombert, McCarty
• Preschool for All
• Provide variety of services to the students and families
• Closing the Gap

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Smooth Transition to Elementary

Creative Curriculum—Our Base

• Teacher engineered environment
• Child initiated activities through center/choice time
• Combination of large group, small group, and 1-1 instruction within a structured daily routine
• Teaching Strategies Gold Assessment

Social Emotional Growth and Development

• PATHS program
• PBIS

Units of Study—Instructional Implementation

• Based on the Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards

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Units of Study

The Team

Kristine Black, Emily Dobroski, Samantha Giglio, Jenna Gorsline, Kathy Guiney, Latia Johnson, Angie Lay, Tracy Orrico, Renee Preston, Vanessa Seppa, Sally Osborne, and Jan Newport

UbD Structure

A Framework for Improving Student Achievement

Implementation

Team process Continuing collaboration and revision

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Units of Study

Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS)

Units of Study generated include all Domains of Learning: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Social Emotional, Physical, Arts, and ELL

A Year and B Year Defining focus for the Units of Study Relevant to all students: “Me”

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“A Year” Units of Study

Me and My Community

Learning about the roles, responsibilities and expectations we have a members of a community

Me on the Go

Exploring transportation and vehicles

Engineering and Me

Engaging in opportunities to build, explore, and discover, to foster critical, creative, and innovative thinking

Watch Me Grow

Discovering the growing cycle of plants through observation and active participation

“B Year” Units of Study

All About Me

Engaging in opportunities toward seeing that each of us are individuals, we are unique, with similarities and differences between us

Me and Where I Live

Exploring the world around us, where we live, and the homes we live in

Healthiest Me I Can Be

• Living an active and healthy lifestyle includes being safe, making good choices about what we eat, and

participating in physical activities

• Doing these things takes practice and practice turns into healthy habits

Units of Study

Teachers and Support Staff meet in PLCs at least twice a month...

• Adjust practices based on students’ needs in individual classrooms
• Review progress based on Performance Assessments for each Unit of Study

Support Staff assists in planning for all students...

• Speech and Language Pathologists
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Social Worker/School Psychologist

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Units in Action

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! We would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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