The Evesham Township School District is pleased to announce that it will again be offering a tuition-based preschool integrated program for the 2015–2016 school year. There will be two half-day preschool inclusion classes for 4-year olds, and two half-day sessions for 3-year olds. The goal of these inclusion programs are to bring together children with special needs with their typically developing peers in a collaborative classroom environment where students experience a variety of early reading and math concepts, language development, fine and gross motor skills, related arts and social skills. The curriculum used in these programs are state approved, developmentally appropriate, and based on best practice in early childhood education. The preschool programs are aligned to the district’s kindergarten program, and taught by a certified teacher. In addition, each class will have two instructional assistants.
Both preschool inclusion programs will be held at Rice Elementary School. Each class will be comprised of approximately fifteen children, five of which are classified as having special needs and ten that are typically developing. Each section will last 2.5 hours per day, four to five days a week based on a predetermined preschool district calendar. The cost for the program is $3,300 for the year, and includes transportation for all families living within Evesham’s bus zones. Both the 3 and 4-year old programs will have a morning and afternoon session. Families must be willing to accept placement in either a.m. or p.m. session.
In order to be considered for admission into this program, there are four requirements that must be met:
- Families must be residents of Evesham Township or E.T.S.D. employees
- Students must be the designated age of the class on or before Oct. 1, 2015*
- Students must be toilet trained
- Students must have up-to-date immunizations
*Students eligible for entrance into kindergarten in September 2015 will not be considered for enrollment in the preschool program.
Anyone interested in enrolling their non-classified child in one of our classes should complete an application, which can be found on the district website at evesham.k12.nj.us, and return it along with the non-refundable application fee of $50 on or before Friday, March 6, 2015 to: Evesham Township School District, Child Study Team, 25 South Maple Ave., Marlton, NJ 08053.
As applicants are received, district personnel will assign a tracking number to each child who submitted an application. Students will be placed on a first come, first serve basis. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available slots in a session, students will be placed on a wait list.
Applicant families will be notified of their acceptance based on final enrollment numbers no later than Friday, March 13, 2015. At that time, an acceptance form must be completed and returned by Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Failure to return this form by the deadline shall constitute a declination of enrollment.
When school personnel receive the acceptance form, class placement will be assigned and a registration date and time will be arranged for you. Applicants not initially offered admission will receive written notification regarding their placement on the wait list. Openings subsequently arising shall be filled from the wait list in the order they were received.
For any questions or need of further information, please call Jeffrey C. Palmer at 856–983–1800, extension 5071.
