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School District of Prairie Farm

Pre – K Screening

The Prairie Farm School Administration will be responsible for designating the tasks of the Pre-Kindergarten Screening to appropriate staff members and volunteers, and over-seeing the screening process. The primary staff resources for the screening process will be the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten teachers, aides, and the school psychologist. This process will include, but may not be limited to screening the child in the following areas:

            Motor Skill Development

            Visual and Auditory Development (As requested by Parents/Guardians)

            Speech and Language Development

            Socialization (Interaction with other students)

Parent interaction with the teachers and volunteers will be part of the screening procedure. We encourage the parents to attend the screening process. Parents will be placed in a separate room until the staff has had the proper time needed to evaluate the students. The purpose of parent attendance is to obtain information relative to the child in the following areas:

                        Social/Emotional Behavior

                        Health History

                        Level of Independence/Dependence

                        General Information

The cut-off date for the Pre-Kindergarten students will be 4 years old before September 1 of that school year. The district will screen students that do not meet the age requirement as requested by the parents. The younger students will be tested on the same day as the Pre-Kindergarten students.