CUSD Community Friends Preschool Program

Carlsbad CA

01 April, 2021

2:27 AM

Description

Press release from the Carlsbad Unified School District: March 29, 2021 Thank you for your interest in the Carlsbad Unified School District's Community Friends Preschool Program. Our program is currently accepting applications for participants to join the 2021-22 school year. A "community friend" or "reverse mainstreamer" is a child who displays developmentally appropriate skills, including self-help, behavior, speech/language and social skills, for the purpose of modeling skills for our students with special needs. Requirements for Community Friends:3-4 years oldAge-appropriate speech language skills (i.e., makes verbal greetings, participants in conversation by asking questions or making comments with adults and peers, speech is clear and understandable by an unfamiliar person)Age-appropriate play skills (i.e., initiates play, demonstrates pretend play, demonstrates partner play, and follows directions)Age-appropriate cognitive skills (i.e., independent self-help skills, follows a classroom routine with minimal prompting, able to help peers, follows through with a plan)Toilet trainedCurrent immunizations Program Hours: 3 year olds: 8:00-11:00 am4 year olds: 12:00-3:00 pmDays: Monday through Thursday Selection Process: Selection to participate in the program will be based entirely on a child's role model abilities (social interactions, language skills, and behavior). Potential candidates will be screened by our educational team during their scheduled Classroom-Based Trial (CBT) in order to determine mutual benefit. Selected candidates will be notified within a week following the trial. At this time, teacher assignment, and program time (morning or afternoon) will be provided. Applicants are not guaranteed a time of day, but requests will be considered. Please be aware that Community Friends participants are subject to a trial period to ensure continued mutual benefit. Students are required to register in the Carlsbad Unified School District and current immunizations upon enrollment in the program. Please complete the application below if you would like your child to be considered for a spot as a community friend for the 2021-2022 school year. Community Friend Application This press release was produced by the Carlsbad Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.