New London Public Schools’

PARENT FORUM

District Needs:

• Increased enrollment of students at the elementary level

• Need to increase number of programs to expand services for students with disabilities across the district

• Align the district with the Governor Malloy’s initiative for increased Pre-K and early childhood programs across the state

PURPOSE

• To continue to provide a high-quality, early childhood program that offers unique experiences to support the first years within New London Public Schools

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WHO WILL ATTEND?

• New London Pre-Kindergarten students will attend

• New London Kindergarten students will attend from each of the three magnet elementary schools

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• Students already assigned to Jennings, Nathan Hale, or Winthrop will remain

members of their designated magnet school community and will be guaranteed

a first grade seat at their designated magnet school for the 2015-2016 school

year

• District will support newly registered families in lottery process

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BENEFITS

• State of the art technology

• Exposure to each of the district’s three, elementary magnet themes: multiculturalism, art and STEM

• Highly qualified teachers and staff knowledgeable in child development and early childhood education

• A free, healthy breakfast, snack and lunch will be served every day

• Onsite school nurse

• Newly landscaped playground and fields

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SAFETY

• Ensuring school safety by meeting all city and state health requirements– An outside agency will do a second testing upon

completion of renovation work

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TIMELINE

Open House/Early Childhood Fair

Thursday, August 21, at 6 p.m.

The first day of school for the Early Childhood

Center at Harbor School is August 25th

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

WWW.NEWLONDON.ORG

TWITTER: @NLPUBLICSCHOOLS

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NLPS.CT

Call 860-444-3184

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