The following information was shared with parents who were able to attend the Parent Information and Registration night for Southeast Polk.

The Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four-Year-Old Children was established May 10, 2007 when Governor Chet Culver signed House File 877 (HF 877) . The Preschool Program provides an opportunity for all young children in the State of Iowa to enter school ready to learn by expanding voluntary access to quality preschool curricula for all four-year-old children.

Altoona- 2 teacher, AM/PM (20 per section)

Centennial- 1 teacher, AM/PM (20 per section)

Clay- 2 teachers, AM/PM (15-20 per section)
-2 Special Education Integration Rooms
-Three year olds AM the four year olds in PM

Delaware-
1 teacher AM/PM (20 children per section)
1 teacher AM only (20 children per section)

Mitchellville- 1 teacher – PM only (20 children)

Willowbrook- 3 teachers
-2 Special Education Integration Rooms
-Three year olds attend AM the four year olds PM
All 3 offer AM/PM (15-20 per section)

The Little Rams Preschool Program grows by an average of one new section per year. We must have guidelines in place for strategic growth.

Our district Mission is: Learn.Lead.Live. Success for college, career and civic life. We always put students first as part of our Core Values.

This is always our first question....What is best for the child?

Our program follows the Iowa Quality Preschool Programming Standards. This requires 35 square feet/child/classroom.

The buildings were not constructed with housing preschoolers in mind. Since the program is voluntary, we need to be thoughtful about the growth process and where to have the preschool rooms located within the district.

We currently take 32 three-year-old children as typical peers that are integrated into our Early Childhood Special Education rooms . We are required by law to have these typical peers in the classrooms with children who have special needs.

Fiscal Integrity is a top priority at Southeast Polk.

We look forward to making decisions regarding our early childhood programming and increasing open slots as long as we are able to fund the new teachers, safe playgrounds and learning materials.

We are thankful that the federal and state governments have continued to fund and support early childhood education!

Registration paperwork is available at
http://www.southeastpolk.org

-Choose "Little Rams" under the "Schools" option
-Then choose "Application Process"

All paperwork must be turned in to Amy Kolln at The Teaching and Learning Center before each child is able to attend their first day of preschool.

The physical form can be downloaded from the following website:

http://www.southeastpolk.org/pages/uploaded_files/PhysicalForm.pdf

The immunization form can be downloaded from the following website:

http://www.southeastpolk.org/pages/uploaded_files/CertificateofImmunization...

Please send a copy of the birth certificate along with the physical and immunizations before July 25, 2014 to Amy Kolln at The Teaching and Learning Center, SEP Schools, Pleasant Hill.

We look forward to meeting your preschooler soon!

Classes begin the Tuesday after Labor Day 2014.