The Special Needs Department operates two half-day Preschool programs at the Morris School for children who are three and four years old by September 1st. Both programs are integrated; that is, they serve both children who have been identified as having special needs as well as "typical" peer role models. Children identified as having special needs are guaranteed service; there are a limited number of openings available for typical peers each year.
Lenox Public Schools offers an annual Preschool Orientation and Screening in March for all Lenox residents. The evening Orientation session provides families of preschool aged children an overview of the program and specific information about the annual screening process. If a parent has a concern about their pre-school aged child, who may have substantial needs in speech/language, cognitive, emotional/social or physical development, they can be screened at any time.
LENOX PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OFFER PRESCHOOL SCREENING
The Lenox Public Schools offer preschool screening for three and four-year-old children who will not be entering kindergarten in September 2011. The purpose of the screening is to identify children who may have substantial needs in speech/language, cognitive, emotional/social or physical development.
The orientation will provide parents with an opportunity to meet the screening team who will give an overview of the screening process, and the integrated preschool program at Morris Elementary School. This year’s orientation will be held at Morris Elementary School on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
Screening will take place March 29 and 30, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Morris School. Appointments are required and can be made through the Student Services Office beginning March 7, 2011, at 413-637-5571.
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