WCSD Preschool Orientation May 28, 2019 Welcome to Waukee - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
WCSD Preschool Orientation May 28, 2019 Welcome to Waukee - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
WCSD Preschool Orientation May 28, 2019 Welcome to Waukee Preschool! The Waukee Community Schools Preschool Program is a fully integrated, multi-age program. There are many reasons to provide opportunities for children of various ages and
Welcome to Waukee Preschool!
The Waukee Community Schools Preschool Program is a fully integrated, multi-age
- program. There are many reasons to provide
- pportunities for children of various ages and
stages of development to play, learn, and interact with each other. Through positive interactions with children of various skill levels, children become sensitive to the needs of others and learn to appreciate individual differences at an early age. In integrated settings, all children have the
- pportunity to form friendships with a wide
variety of peers. Preschool curriculum is specifically designed and delivered to allow children of a wide ability range to access learning at their current level in order to grow forward.
Our mission at Waukee Community Preschool is to provide a quality, age appropriate early childhood education that nurtures every child as an individual empowers every child as a learner and celebrates each child’s talents and abilities. The Waukee Preschool Program is designed to be a two-year program; one year for three-year-olds and a second year for four-year-olds. Please note that
- ur preschool is made up of a
combination of children with disabilities (children served through special education programming) as well as children without identified disabilities.
Waukee Community Preschool Program
Morning Session (Generally 3’s)
- First Day of School - September 3,
2019
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
- 9:00am - 11:30am
- Grant Ragan Elementary, Radiant
Elementary, and Walnut Hills Elementary
- $180 monthly tuition
Afternoon Session (Generally 4’s)
- First Day of School - September 3, 2019
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Grant Ragan Elementary, Radiant
Elementary, and Walnut Hills Elementary
- Statewide Voluntary Preschool Grant
will allow four-year olds to attend preschool at no cost to their families (June, 2019)
***This just in….WCSD has been granted the Statewide Voluntary Preschool grant, providing WCSD preschool to all four-year olds at no cost to their families. Families who paid a deposit will receive a return on their deposit.***
Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards
1. Relationships 2. Curriculum (Iowa Early Learning Standards and the Creative Curriculum) 3. Teaching 4. Assessment (IGDIs, Teaching Strategies GOLD) 5. Health 6. Teachers 7. Family 8. Community Relationships 9. Physical Environment 10. Leadership and Management
IQPPS Standards 6 & 10: Teaching Stafg and Leadership & Management
Additional Stafg….
Program Associates Special Education Associates School Nurse Building Administrators Area Education Agency (AEA) Support Personnel
IQPPS Standards 1, 7 & 8: Relationships with Students, Family and Community
- Parent Volunteers
- Communication
- Parent Assessment
- Classroom library
- Celebrations
- Home Visits
○ afternoon classes ONLY ○ will be scheduled this summer
- Open House - August 21, 2019
○ All students
- SIAC
○ Preschool Parents ○ Meets 3x/year ○ See Lyndsay Marron if interested
IQPPS Standards 2, 3 & 4: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
- Curriculum: Iowa Early Learning Standards and The
Creative Curriculum
- Instruction:
- Assessment: Teaching Strategies GOLD & Individual
Growth & Development Indicators (IGDIs)
Large & Small Group Activities Self-Directed Play Snack Learning Center Activities: Art, Science, Writing Table, Games, and Put-together toys, Book Center, Blocks & Wheel Toys, Pretend Play Story Time ___________________ ___ Outdoor Learning Computers ___________________ ___ Individual Learning
Required Paperwork:
- Physical (within 1 calendar year)
○ Height ○ Weight ○ Blood Pressure ○ Blood Lead Level ○ Hearing and Vision Screening (also completed at school in the fall)
- Immunization Record
IQPPS Standards 5 & 9: Health & Physical Environment
Health and Safety
Next steps...
July, 2019
- Letter from classroom teacher
- Sign up for home visits
August, 2019
- Conduct home visits (4’s only)
- Attend Open House (all)
- Letter from classroom teacher explaining first day of school, drop off/pick up
procedures, materials needed for school, etc. September 3, 2019 - FIRST DAY of PRESCHOOL!