Events - HPS Preschool Enrollment

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HPS Preschool Enrollment

Date & Time:

3/1/2010 8:00 AM

End:

3/5/2010 3:00 PM

Description:

Hickory Public Schools preschool programs at Jenkins, Longview, Oakwood, Southwest, and Viewmont elementary schools and Hickory High School will accept registration for the 2010-2011 school year on Monday, March 1st through Friday, March 5th, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Hickory Public Schools Preschool Office. The preschool office is located at Catawba Valley High School, 409 8th Avenue N. E., Hickory, at the end of the school building near the LRU athletic fields. Applications will also be taken at the Welcome Center for families needing a translator.

A limited number of spaces are available at each location. A lottery drawing will determine which children are given a preschool space. Parents will receive a letter telling them if their child has been accepted or not. Spaces are also available for children determined to be academically at risk at no cost. A developmental screening will determine the children who are eligible for these spaces. Acceptance/waiting list notifications will be mailed by April 20th. Teachers at each school will schedule a screening time for each applicant that has been accepted.

HPS preschools are developmental, inclusive classrooms taught by certified teachers. Each classroom maintains a 1:6 adult: child ratio. Hours at each site are from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Hickory High, Jenkins, and Viewmont offer limited slots for before and after school care (7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Preschools follow the regular Hickory Public School calendar.

The age requirement to attend the HPS preschools coincides with the North Carolina age requirements for children to begin kindergarten. Children must be 2 years old by August 31, 2010 to enroll in Hickory High and 3 years by August 31, 2010 to enroll in the other preschool programs. Please bring a copy of your child's birth certificate to register.

For additional information contact Kathy Giovannini, Preschool Program Director, at828-328-6738 ext 331.

Location:

Hickory Public Schools Preschool Office. The preschool office is located at Catawba Valley High School, 409 8th Avenue N. E., Hickory, at the end of the school building near the LRU athletic fields. Applications will also be taken at the Welcome Center f

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