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Pasadena ISD is offering a free Summer Preschool Program and pre-registration is open from Wednesday, May 21 to Friday, June 6. Students who may sign up for the program must be eligible for admission to kindergarten or first grade in August 2008 and must qualify as limited English proficient. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for parents to ensure a place in the program for their children. Late registration will be held at the summer school sites on the first day of class Tuesday, June 10. The four-week program will be offered at Bailey, Kruse, Matthys, Meador, Parks, Pomeroy, South Houston and Williams elementary schools. “This program is designed to provide an opportunity to limited English proficient students to receive special instruction that will prepare them to be successful in kindergarten and first grade,” said Pasadena ISD bilingual instructional specialist for pre-kindergarten to second grade Martha Andrade. “The instruction will focus on language development and essential knowledge and skills appropriate to the level of the student.” To register their students, parents need to present a birth certificate or adoption documents issued by the court stating the legal name of the child, immunization records, proof of residency, a social security number if the child has one, and records from a previous preschool in the state of Texas if the child attended one. All supplies and materials will be provided free of charge, but students must attend regularly and complete the work assigned by the teacher. Transportation must be provided by the parent as no busing will be provided by the school district. “This program will focus on literacy, mathematics and English oral language development,” said Andrade. “Students will be involved in hands-on interactive learning that will help maintain and enhance the skills they learned throughout the year.” For more information, please call the office of the child’s home school through June 6. After that date, call the summer school site. Campus phone numbers can be found on the district website at www.pasadenaisd.org. |