What is preschool (P)?
Preschool is an exciting step into the world of half-day Christian education. Through intriguing classroom activities, your child will gain knowledge, confidence, and an appreciation of God's sovereignty in all they learn Preschool lays the foundation for learning.
We offer a morning session and an afternoon session. The morning session meets from 8:20 - 11:30 AM and the afternoon session meets from 12:30 - 3:30 PM. Class is held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays.
A child must be 4 years old by September 15 to enroll in Preschool.
We hold a Preschool Open House / Registration in the spring. If you would like more information on this please email Kandi Van Oort (kandi.vanoort@rockvalleychristian.com) or call the school office (712-476-2615).
State Requirements:
School Requirements:
Optional forms: (if you choose to complete these, they will not be needed again for kindergarten)
Preschool Program Assessment Requirements:
Iowa code section 279.60 requires districts to assess all preschool children with the GOLD® online assessment and maintain local agreements with Teaching Strategies, LLC. under the GOLD State Service Umbrella Agreement. This includes any preschool-aged child enrolled by a parent in a district program.
The Iowa Department of Education (DE) has a statewide license for MyTeachingStrategiesTM through an umbrella agreement with Teaching Strategies, LLC. This agreement provides the GOLD® online assessment system and reduces the subscriber fees for all state and federally-funded early childhood programs and services, including Iowa school districts, their community partners, Shared Visions, as well as Head Start, Area Education Agencies, and other programs located in the state of Iowa. This web-based online system allows programs to assess child progress based on research-based widely held expectations from birth through third grade. Reports may be generated at the individual, group, and statewide levels.
