Tag: Title 1

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888
News Release

How to register for KPBSD Pre-Kindergarten Title I classes

Soldotna, August 8, 2017—Free pre-kindergarten classes at local schools for children who will be four years old by September 1, 2017, are open. To qualify, parents and guardians must contact their local area school, schedule a Pre-K assessment (dates below), and complete an application prior to the school screening appointment date.
Parent or guardian action steps

1. Contact local attendance area school for times and testing locations. (See list of schools offering Pre-K sessions*)
2. Complete a Pre-K Application—the school office in your attendance area will provide applications
3. Return the application to your neighborhood school office during school hours
4. Schedule your child’s assessment prior to the date for your neighborhood school screening. (Dates listed below)
5. Children must be age 4 by September 1, 2017
6. Title I KPBSD programs web link: Title 1 programs at KPBSD

* Screening dates for KPBSD Title I Elementary Schools offering Pre-K classes

Students qualify for Title I services based on academic need

• Central Peninsula Area, August 22, 2017, in the Borough Assembly Chambers, Soldotna
  • Mountain View Elementary, 283-8600
  • Nikiski North Star Elementary, 776-2600
  • Redoubt Elementary, 260-4300
  • Soldotna Elementary, 260-5100
  • Sterling Elementary, 262-4944
  • Tustumena Elementary, 260-1345

• Seward Elementary, 224-3356, August 23, 2017, at Seward Elementary

• Homer, Anchor Point, and Ninilchik: August 24, 2017, at Paul Banks Elementary
  • Chapman Elementary, 235-8671
  • Ninilchik School, 567-3301
  • Paul Banks Elementary, 226-1801
  • Voznesenka School, 235-8549

Title I programs are required to utilize effective, research based instruction, and must also provide evidence that students receiving Title I support are showing academic growth.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888
News Release

Pre-Kindergarten class information for August 2016

Soldotna, March 23, 2016—Children who will be four years old by September 1, 2016, have an opportunity to attend pre-kindergarten classes at their local area school in the fall. To qualify for the classes, parents and guardians must contact their local area school to schedule a Pre-K assessment, and complete an application prior to the school screening appointment date.
“The Title I funded Pre-K programs available at specific sites in the KPBSD provide an excellent opportunity for children who turn four by September 1, 2016, to get a jumpstart on success in school,” said Christine Ermold, director of elementary education. “KPBSD’s Pre-K teachers are all certified and have specialized training in early childhood education. As a result, the programs they offer are engaging and developmentally appropriate, with an emphasis on preparing children to be successful when they enter kindergarten. Pre-K the KPBSD way focuses on experiences that facilitate each child’s growth in the targeted areas of social and emotional development; approaches to learning; communication, language, and literacy; cognitive development, and; physical well-being.”

Parent or guardian action steps

1. Contact local attendance area school for times and testing locations. (See alphabetical list of schools offering Pre-K sessions*)
2. Complete a Pre-K Application—the school office in your attendance area will provide applications
3. Return the application to your neighborhood school office during school hours
4. Schedule your child’s assessment prior to the date for your neighborhood school. (Dates listed below)
5. Children must be age 4 by September 1, 2016
6. Title I KPBSD programs web link: Title 1 programs at KPBSD
   

 *KPBSD Title I elementary schools and screening dates

Students qualify for Title I services based on academic need

• Chapman Elementary, 235-8671, May 3, 2016
• Mountain View Elementary, 283-8600, April 21, 2016
• Nikiski North Star Elementary, 776-2600, April 13, 2016
• Ninilchik School, 567-3301, May 5, 2016
• Paul Banks Elementary, 226-1801, April 14, 2016
• Redoubt Elementary, 260-4300, April 28, 2016
• Seward Elementary, 224-3356,  April 26, 2016
• Soldotna Elementary, 260-5100, April 27, 2016
• Sterling Elementary, 262-4944, April 19, 2016
• Tustumena Elementary, 260-1345, April 12, 2016
• Voznesenka School,  235-8549 April 11, 2016

 
Title I programs are required to utilize effective, research based instruction, and must also provide evidence that students receiving Title I support are showing academic growth.
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Suggest or contribute a story online link: http://bit.ly/SuggestKPBSDstory