Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
An Akron Highlight Since 1999
Applications for the Akron Pre-kindergarten programs are available to all students who are 4-years old on or before December 1, 2012. The deadline for applications has been extended to Friday, May 18, 2012. Further information is available by calling Mrs. Roxanne Rebmann, District Registrar, at 542-5039. For an application please click HERE. The Akron Central School District offers pre-kindergarten programming at two sites: Rattles to Reading and Akron Holy Cross Head Start. Presently, Akron serves 53 UPK students. The program runs from September to June, generally on the same calendar as the K-12 program. All students are selected for the Universal Pre-K program by lottery. Our pre-kindergarten curriculum is well articulated and coordinated so that children in each program meet the same standards. Teachers at Rattles to Reading and Head Start have worked on the curriculum with Akron teachers and administrators since the program began in 1999 to ensure that the focus is always on students and their needs. Our learner-centered curriculum builds on English literacy, social and emotional development, and physical skills. Support services to both students and parents offer counseling and linkages to various social agencies. Parent involvement is central to our mission. Parent volunteer opportunities, parent meetings, newsletters, field trips and home visits are just some of the many ways that our pre-kindergarten teachers reach out to involve parents. On a quarterly basis Akron hosts a Pre-kindergarten Forum for all pre-kindergarten providers in the Akron area. In addition to ACS representatives, teachers and staff from Rattles to Reading, Head Start and the Akron Parents Association Preschool regularly participate. At these meetings teachers share best practices and discuss how best to structure their programs so that all students are well prepared for kindergarten.
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