Kindergarten Supply List

Grade 1- 5 School Supply List

The Kent City School District is now accepting applications for enrollment in their preschool classes for the 2010-2011 school year.

The Kent City School district operates a fully licensed program for preschool children ages three and four, and those turning five after August 1. All programs are housed in a specially designed preschool wing at Davey Elementary School. Transportation is provided by school bus.

The Kent City Schools Preschool Program offers both half-day and full-day classes. Half-day classes meet Monday through Thursday, from 8:40 – 11:30 a.m. or 12:25 – 3:15 p.m. In addition, we offer two, full-day classes. One class meets five days a week from 8:40 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. according to the regular school calendar. This class operates on a tuition-only basis. The other full-day class meets Monday through Thursday and is for Preschoolers with a Disability who have autism or limited language. Additional programming options are also available for Preschoolers with Disabilities.

Both our full-day and half-day programs enroll typically developing preschoolers on a tuition basis. Our half-day programs also enroll preschoolers at no cost, whose families speak English as a Second Language, who are Head Start income-eligible, who qualify for free or reduced lunch, who are functioning one or more years below age level, or who are identified as Preschoolers with a Disability. An annual instructional fee is charged to every preschool student.

The tuition rate for typically developing preschoolers is: half-day $2,344.00 (Monday – Thursday) and full-day $5,859.00 (Monday – Friday).

The preschool curriculum is designed to meet the developmental needs of each child. We strive to facilitate, encourage and enhance learning experiences for all children and to expand their knowledge of themselves and the world around them.

Our preschool programs are designed to focus on the child’s need to explore, create, experience and socialize with other children. Each day is filled with creative experiences and activities to stimulate and challenge every child at his or her own developmental level.

All preschool teachers hold master’s degrees and all assistants have been certified by the Ohio Department of Education. All programs are licensed by the State of Ohio.

For more information about the preschool programs, contact the Preschool Office at Davey Elementary School (330) 676-7415 or the Kent City Schools at (330) 676-7600.

Beginning March 1st, a Parent Resource Center will be added to the Davey library. With funding through the Davey Elementary Ready Schools Grant, books, tapes, DVD’s and packets of information on a wide variety of topics geared to parents with children ages 1-10 will be available to parents. Parents will be able to check out the materials for a maximum of two weeks. Here are a few of the materials recently avaiable. Some materials are geared for children who have disabilities.
–Preschool Success, Amy James, Jossey Bass
–Read and Share: Parent’s Handbook, Myra Barrs
–Mommy, Teach Me!, Barbara Curtis
–Kindergarten Success, Amy James, Jossey Bass
–Everyday, Early Learning, Jeff A. Johnson
Daily Living Skills and Self Regulation-Tuned into Learning
–Families Change, Julie Nelson
–Ready for Preschool, Nancy Hertzog
–The Social Skills Picture Book, Jed Baker
Small Steps Forward, Sarah Newman
–Practical Wisdom for Parents, Nancy Schulman
–The New Language of Toys, Sue Schwartz

Six of our Davey fifth grade students were honored before the Benny Cogwill Memorial Football game at Roosevelt Stadium last Friday evening, October 9th. We are very proud of Marquis, Grier, Kae-Leigh Lytle, Nathan Smolk, Maliyah Stevens, Nick Spicer and Esther Wang. Kudos to these students!