Coordination with daycare centers, preschool programs and Head Start is accomplished through the work of the Transition to Kindergarten team that meets several times during the school year. Directors and teachers from all area programs serving children birth through preschool age are invited to these meetings that are facilitated by the district’s Title I coordinator. Professional development resources are shared as well as information about readiness expectations for incoming kindergarten students. This group also plans workshops for community members with young children as a way to reach out to parents who may not have enrolled their children in preschool. These workshops are held at the local public library and cover topics such as developing fine and gross motor skills in young children, early literacy and numeracy, and creative play. Pre-K visits to our kindergarten classrooms are also planned by this group each spring. Parents have an opportunity to visit our elementary buildings with their young children. The children get to spend time in a kindergarten and the parents meet with the building’s reading specialists and administrators to gain information about our kindergarten program. Solanco will provide alternative bus stops form children to daycares or babysitters at the request of parents. Tutoring: Each elementary building operates a peer tutoring program either before or after school, on one day a week. This program, Scooters”, was developed with guidance from the “Tutor United Way and pairs students together to accomplish math, reading and writing goals. Teachers provide materials and the tutors develop leadership and collaborative skills while working with their peers. Preschool Agency Coordination Explain how the LEA coordinates with agencies that serve preschool age children with disabilities. Address coordination activities designed to identify and serve children with disabilities and the supports and accommodations available to ensure both physical and programmatic access. Address pre-kindergarten programs operated directly by the LEA and those operated by community agencies under contract from the LEA. Describe how the LEA provides for a smooth transition from the home setting and any childhood care or educational setting the students attend, to the school setting. 1. Solanco School District works closely with IU13 Early Intervention to provide information regarding early intervention services. In addition to the annual public notice the district sponsors a three and four year old clinic for residents as an added layer of identification. This clinics is staffed by district Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and a school psychologists. The LEA coordinates a mailing to all families with children turning three and four years old utilizing current district census information, in addition to placing clinic flyers in all of the district schools, local preschools,
Coordination with daycare centers, preschool programs and Head Start is accomplished through the work of the Transition to Kindergarten team that meets several times during the school year. Directors and teachers from all area programs serving children birth through preschool age are invited to these meetings that are facilitated by the district’s Title I coordinator. Professional development resources are shared as well as information about readiness expectations for incoming kindergarten students. This group also plans workshops for community members with young children as a way to reach out to parents who may not have enrolled their children in preschool. These workshops are held at the local public library and cover topics such as developing fine and gross motor skills in young children, early literacy and numeracy, and creative play. Pre-K visits to our kindergarten classrooms are also planned by this group each spring. Parents have an opportunity to visit our elementary buildings with their young children. The children get to spend time in a kindergarten and the parents meet with the building’s reading specialists and administrators to gain information about our kindergarten program. Solanco will provide alternative bus stops form children to daycares or babysitters at the request of parents. Tutoring: Each elementary building operates a peer tutoring program either before or after school, on one day a week. This program, “Tutor Scooters”, was developed with guidance from the United Way and pairs students together to accomplish math, reading and writing goals. Teachers provide materials and the tutors develop leadership and collaborative skills while working with their peers. Preschool Agency Coordination Explain how the LEA coordinates with agencies that serve preschool age children with disabilities. Address coordination activities designed to identify and serve children with disabilities and the supports and accommodations available to ensure both physical and programmatic access. Address pre-kindergarten programs operated directly by the LEA and those operated by community agencies under contract from the LEA. Describe how the LEA provides for a smooth transition from the home setting and any childhood care or educational setting the students attend, to the school setting. 1. Solanco School District works closely with IU13 Early Intervention to provide information regarding early intervention services. In addition to the annual public notice the district sponsors a three and four year old clinic for residents as an added layer of identification. This clinics is staffed by district Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and a school psychologists. The LEA coordinates a mailing to all families with children turning three and four years old utilizing current district census information, in addition to placing clinic flyers in all of the district schools, local preschools,
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