Washington Township Integrated Preschool Program
2024-2025
The Washington Township Board of Education will offer an integrated preschool experience for community residents between the ages of three and five years old. The program seeks to provide a positive and nurturing learning experience for children to play and learn. Special needs and typically developing children will be placed together in an integrated learning environment that utilizes a developmental approach. Children are immersed in various planned activities that promote readiness skills, language, and social/emotional growth. Research has consistently shown that all students benefit from being in this type of program.
The integrated preschool program will be held in all district elementary schools five days a week. The integrated preschool program at the Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School and Flocktown Kossmann schools will run from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and at Old Farmers Road School from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The daily schedule includes circle time, small and large group activities, centers, snack, story time and teacher facilitated play time. The class would also participate in specials that may include gym, music and library, as well as play outdoors when weather permits. Learning activities are based upon the New Jersey Department of Education’s Preschool and Teaching Learning Expectations as well as designing activities based upon the individual needs and abilities of each child.
The classes will be taught by a dual certified teacher in Special Education and P-3 General Education. A teaching assistant will provide additional instructional support.The integrated preschool program uses the Tools of the Mind Curriculum. This program provides activities sequenced in a developmental trajectory and scaffolds to support children based on their current levels of development. Focusing on self-regulation, the curriculum supports children's underlying cognitive skills, social-emotional school readiness, and foundational skills in literacy, mathematics, and science.
There will be tuition for non-classified students. A monthly fee of $950.00 per month. Parents are responsible for the transportation, snacks and lunch for the preschool students without special needs.
For additional information contact Dr. Denise Scairpon at (908) 876-3434 extension 2300, or email to dscairpon@wtschools.org.
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