Universal Prekindergarten (UPK)

Program New York State

UPK GRANT FUNDS

Anticipated 2016-2017

3 Reasons Why the UPK Program is Anticipated

1. VC Board of Education must decide to move forward with the UPK Program for 2016-2017 (May)

2. UPK Grant Applications sent to NYS (June/July)

3. Grant Approval Notification Received (August)

New York State UPK Allotment• Valley Central School District

should receive current 2015-2016 funding amounts for the 2016-2017 school year

• 35 students for half-day UPK services

• 112 students for full-day UPK services

Student Eligibility for UPK

1. Age requirement: child must turn four (4) years old on or before December 1, 2016

2. Child must reside within the Valley Central School District

3. Completion of an application form and submission of all required documents

Student Selection Process Half-Day Program1. Random lottery selection

2. Each eligible application will be drawn and if needed a waiting list will be created

3. Selection is performed by the Board of Education or its designee in April 2016

Student Selection Process: Half-Day Program

Half-Day Lottery

All Eligible Half-Day

Applicants

First 35 Randomly Selected

Placed at Half-Day Provider

#36 - ??? Randomly Selected

Placed on Half-Day

Waiting List

Student Selection Process Full-Day Program1. Rubric/lottery selection process2. Priority will be given to high needs

students based on information submitted with the UPK application packet. Each eligible application will be drawn and if needed a waiting list will be created

3. Selection is performed by the Board of

Education or its designee in April 2016

Student Selection Process: Full-Day Program

Full-Day Lottery

All Eligible Full-Day

Applicants

If There Are More Than 112 Applicants

First 112 Selected Based on Priority

(see back for priority selection)

Placed at Full-Day Provider

#113 - ??? Selected Based

on Priority

Placed on Full-Day Waiting List

Less Applcants han Spots

If There Are Less Than 112 Applicants

All Applicants Selected Based

on Priority

Placed at Full-Day Provider

Remaining Unfilled Spots Offered to Half-Day Waiting

List

Placed at Full-Day Provider

Full-Day Priority Selection Process (More Than 112 Full-Day Applicants)

STARTEach eligible full-day

applicant assigned 0-5 points based on need

Separate all full-day applicants into six

groups based on # of points assigned: 5, 4,

3, 2, 1 or 0

Random lottery selection #1 for all

students with 5 points

Place each 5 point student on master list

in order they were selected

Random lottery selection #2 for all students with 4

points

Place each 4 point student on master list,

below 5 point students, in order

they were selected

Random lottery selection #3 for all students with 3

points

Place each 3 point student on master list,

below 4 point students, in order

they were selected

Random lottery selection #4 for all students with 2

points

Place each 2 point student on master list,

below 3 point students, in order they

were selected

Random lottery selection #5 for all students with 1

point

Place each 1 point student on master list,

below 2 point students, in order they

were selected

Place first 112 students on master

list at full-day providers

ENDRemaining students on master list placed on full-day waiting

list

Random lottery selection #6 for all students with 0

points

Place each 0 point student on master list,

below 1 point students, in order they

were selected

Email Notification of Lottery SelectionALL eligible applicants will receive an email indicating whether their child was selected and placed at one of the UPK Providers OR placed on the waiting list

Placement, Registration and Screening

• Placement at a UPK Provider will occur following the selection process

• Required full VCSD registration to take place in mid May 2016

• Required Health screening to take place in June 2016

Local UPK Providers (also called vendors, collaborating agencies and CBO’s – Community Based Organizations)

Must meet all NYS UPK requirements and Commissioner of Education regulations to provide services

The 2016-2017 Providers are:

• MISS CINDY’S NEIGHBORHOOD NURSERY SCHOOL

• MONTGOMERY NURSERY SCHOOL

• MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD SCHOOL

• MS. CLAIRE’S MONTESSORI SCHOOL • SCHOOL TIME CHILDREN’S CENTER

UPK ProviderOpen House Schedule

Please refer to the back of tonight’s agenda for dates, times and locations of each UPK Provider’s Open House

UPK Parents & Guardians

What is expected?• Transport your child to and from the UPK

Provider five days a week (Drop off and pick up your child at the appointed starting and ending times for your child’s class. If you regularly do not get your child to school on time or pick them up before class ends, it may jeopardize your child’s continued enrollment in UPK)

• Your child should be potty-trained before September

•Full-day UPK only: Send your child to school with lunch five days a week

Let’s Take a Look at the Application…• There is no award for being the

first to hand in your application – it does not improve your chances of being selected

• It is more important that you wait to hand in your application until you have ALL your required documents than to hand in an application that is incomplete

Use the CHECKLIST provided in the application packet to ensure all parts of the application packet that apply to you are completely and accurately filled out AND that ALL required documents are submitted WITH your application

• Prekindergarten Information Form• Provider Selection Sheet• Health Inventory Form (parent)• Student Health Examination Form

(Dr.)• Residency Requirements• Residency Questionnaire & Affidavit

of Residence (notarized)

Let’s Take A Closer Look…

Application Deadline April 15, 2016

Handing in Your Application:

MAIL: to UPK Office at ALC in Maybrook

DROP OFF: at ALC in Maybrook 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

ALC = Alternative Learning Center (Maybrook Elementary)

Please Note:• UPK staff are unable to answer

questions or personally accept your application if you choose to drop it off at the ALC

• If you have any questions about the application or required documents, please call or email the UPK Office BEFORE bringing your application to the ALC

–The UPK Office cannot make photocopies for you. You must provide your own copies.

Please visit each provider’s table tonight and attend the

Open Houses in order to determine which UPK

Provider you will list as your 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice, etc. on

the Provider Selection Sheet

Vendor Fair:

QUESTIONS?

Thank You for attending the

Parent Information Night & Vendor Fair! We’re glad you came.