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Prekindergarten
The Escambia County School District has a 25 year history of providing a high quality preschool program for children residing in Title I school attendance areas who are four years of age on or before September 1st. The District's pre-k program collaborates with the State's Voluntary Prekindergarten Program, Title I, Exceptional Student Education and Head Start to serve 468 children in 26 classrooms at 13 elementary schools. Children may participate in the 540-hour pre-k program during the school year or the 300-hour Summer VPK program.
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School Year VPK Program*
6 hours a day
Monday- Friday
Summer VPK Program**
9 hours a day
Monday-Thursday |
Eligiblity
Children whose parents reside in a Title I School attendance area
Children who will be 4 years of age on or before September 1st of the school year. |
Pre-k Sites
Hallmark
Warrington
Oakcrest
Yniestra
Montclair
McMillan
Spencer Bibbs
Semmes
Lincoln Park
Ensley
Molino Park
Jim Allen
Bratt
Priority placement given to students who reside in the school attendance area in which the pre-k program is located.
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Curriculum
Framework
High Scope or Creative Curriculum
Literacy
Doors to Discovery
Houghton Mifflin Pre-k
Math
Wright Group
Special Area
Music, Art and PE instruction
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How to register?
Parents must obtain a VPK Certificate of Eligibility from the Early Learning Coalition, 3407 N. L Street, before registering at the school site.
Documents You Will Need to Take to the Early Learning Coalition
- Child's Birth Certificate
- Proof of residency
- Photo Id of Parent
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School registration documents
- Child's Birth Certificate
- Proof of residency
- Immunization Record
- Physical
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Staff Qualifications
- Teachers have Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood
- Teacher Assistants are No Child Left Behind certified
- All staff have VPK Standards and Emergent Literacy for VPK Instructors training
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Accreditation
All District's Prekindergarden Programs are Southern Association of Schools and Colleges accredited
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Questions?
Call the Title I Pre-k Department, Mary Anderson, Teacher on Special Assignment for Pre-k, 595-6915 ext. 227. |
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Prekindergarten
Coordinates the district's
Pre-Kindergarten programs
Incorperated in:
*VPK
*Title I Headstart Collaberative
*Special Areas~Art, Music, and P.E.
*Migrant
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Wee Read
An emergent literacy training program providing early childhood staff professional development in:
* Oral Language
* Background Knowledge
* Print Awareness
* Alphabet Knowledge
* Phonological Awareness
* Pre Writing
*Family Involvment |
Family Resource Activities Model for Early Education
(FRAME)
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Professional Developement
Will provide Pre Kindergarten classrooms in selected childcare centers with
*Pre and Post Environmental Checklists
*Technical Assistance
that directly ties into
the results of the
Pre Environmental Checklist
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Child Assessment Screening Evaluation (CASE)
Members provide early learning centers and family child care homes:
* Staff Development in
child assessments
*Techincal Assistance in how to use the results of the assessments in Pre Kindergarten Classrooms
* Inclusion Support
* Behavior Support |
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