Located at:
Lake Roosevelt
Elementary School
509-633-0730 ext. 404
Personnel
Karmen Cecil
Special Education/Preschool Teacher
Linda Goodin
Preschool Paraprofessional
April Oates/Cindy Parra
Preschool Paraprofessionals
Cathy Huston
Special Services Director
Holly Weston
School Psychologist
Sonja Barrera
Physical Therapist
Teresa Skinner
Occupational Therapist
Maurita Andrews
Speech Pathologist
Melissa Stanley
School Nurse
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Grand Coulee Dam Preschool
Registration Information
 Special Needs Students, School District Staff with preschool aged children and Residents
who reside within the Grand Coulee Dam School District boundaries will be given first
priority to register for open slots for the Lake Roosevelt Preschool.
 Open Slots for the Grand Coulee Dam Preschool are then filled on a first come first
served basis after receiving all registration information. Once slots are filled remaining
applicants will be placed on the waiting list in the order that registration forms /required
information have been received.
 Your child must be 3 years of age by August 31st to be eligible to register for the Lake
Roosevelt Preschool as part of the Grand Coulee Dam S.D.
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Tuition Information
Tuition- $100.00 a month for 4 day per week session enrollment MondayThursday.
Tuition- $25.00 a month for a one day only optional Friday morning session
for waiting list students.
*Tuition may be waived for students with disabilities as determined by their
IEP.
*Tuition may also be waived or reduced based on household income per
receiving completed forms with required information.
 Classes for 3 year olds are Monday-Thursday: 8:30 -11:00 am
 Classes for 4 & 5 year olds are Monday–Thursday: 12:00 -2:30 pm
 An optional Friday morning session may be offered for waiting list
students as openings allow: 8:30-11:00 am
Tuition information continued Tuition is due the first preschool day of the month-October through May.
Please staple your check to the payment statement for the appropriate
month. This will make it easier to place it in the mailbox on the wall just
inside the preschool door.
*Tuition is $100.00 per month unless one or more of the requirements for
reduction or waiver is met as stated above. Tuition is $25.00 per month for
the optional one day only Friday AM session.
PLEASE NOTIFY US IF YOU FACE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND TUITION
BECOMES A PROBLEM. IF THERE IS NO NOTIFICATION AND PAYMENT IS MORE
THAN 2 WEEKS LATE, YOUR CHILD MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM.
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GRAND COULEE DAM SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lake Roosevelt Preschool
Tuition & NSF Check Policy
Policy regarding payment of tuition for the Lake Roosevelt Preschool & NSF checks.
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The first month tuition is due by October 1st
You will be receiving a bill for tuition the first school day of each month.
Tuition is due paid in full on or before the 15th of each month.
If payment is not received by the 30th of the month your student will be unable to attend until:
o The tuition is paid in full for the prior month
o The tuition is paid in full for the current month.
If payment is not received by the 15th of the following month the next student on the waiting list
will fill your students slot in the preschool. If O/S balance is not paid, we will proceed with
collection proceedings after 30 days.
If your check is returned NSF there is a $10.00 fee charged to the school district by the bank for
your NSF check.
Payment will need to be IN CASH for each NSF check plus the $10.00 fee.
Payment for your NSF check plus $10.00 will need to be paid in full within two weeks.
If payment is not received your student will not be able to attend school until:
o The amount of your NSF check plus $10.00 paid in full, in cash or money order.
o Tuition paid up to date.
If we receive a 2nd NSF check from you – all payments paid to the preschool will need to be paid
in cash or money order.
If you have any questions please call Cathy Huston 509-633-1442 ext. 315.
Thank you
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Immunizations
Immunizations must be current and documented on a Washington State Department of Health
Certificate of Immunization Status Form with parent signature before your child can start
preschool. You will find a copy of this form in your preschool registration packet.
Absences
If your child is unable to attend preschool, please let us know.
For morning preschool, please call by 8:00 AM
For afternoon preschool, please call by 11:30 AM
If your child will be gone for an extended period of time (for long term vacations, etc…) please
notify your child’s teacher.
Preschool Phone Number: 509-633-0730 ext. 404
PRESCHOOL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENROLLMENT
 Must have Grand Coulee Dam School District residency
 Child must be three by August 31.
 Child must be completely potty trained, no pull-ups unless stated
otherwise in IEP.
 Immunizations must be completed and current
 Make sure your child has a back pack with a large pouch and a
large zipper, easy for them to zip. Please no backpacks with
wheels. We send home a lot of art work and they need a large bag
to carry the items.
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Mission Statement
The Lake Roosevelt Preschool provides a developmentally appropriate integrated program. It serves
typical and special needs students to gain needed skills in order to be successful in kindergarten and
beyond.
Program Philosophy
The Lake Roosevelt Preschool program offers a variety of learning experiences which provide for the
unique needs and abilities of our preschool and high school students. Our integrated program strives to
promote a positive image of self and others. Multi-sensory play activities allow the children to learn
about themselves and their environment at their own developmental level and within an appropriate
preschool climate.
The program philosophy consists of the following basic premises:
1. Young children learn by doing. Children learn about the physical and social worlds through playful
interaction with objects and people. Play requires students to engage in tasks that develop thinking,
language, small muscle, large muscle, problem-solving, social and pre-academic skills.
2. For children to understand and remember what they have learned the information must be meaningful
to the child. Children are provided concrete learning activities with materials and people relevant to their
own experiences.
3. The process, or how a child learns, is as important as the product, or what the child learns.
4. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and discovery. Children choose
many of their own activities from the variety of learning areas provided. Children are encouraged to
make choices and then act upon those choices, with the preschool workers facilitating their learning.
5. No two children are at exactly the same developmental level. Different levels of ability and
development are expected and accepted.
The curriculum taught is called Creative Curriculum. New this year in addition to Creative Curriculum,
is a reading curriculum called CKLA Preschool (Core Knowledge Language Arts). This is a
comprehensive English language arts curriculum designed to give preschool age children foundational
language and literacy skills. Engaging, developmentally appropriate lessons are taught daily integrating
instruction into activities that are common in quality preschool classrooms.
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Preschool Retention Policy
It is the belief of the Lake Roosevelt Preschool staff that students should start kindergarten when they
are eligible. Children benefit from being around peers with age appropriate communication, social, and
academic skills. The Preschool team would only consider having a child attend Lake Roosevelt
preschool an extra year in very specific circumstances.
Our Day At Preschool
Our classes follow thematic units using Creative Curriculum and CKLA.
Both classes have a center time where children are allowed to choose from various activities. Some of
the centers include home living, art, science, writing, blocks and sensory. They are free to move about
the room to explore materials, gather information, interact with peers and solve problems with staff
guidance and support. At the end of center time the children cooperatively clean up.
Children in each class have a large group experience where we teach curriculum, sing songs, listen to
stories, have show and tell, learn finger plays, work on turn taking and listening skills.
All classes have small group instruction applying fine motor skills and following directions.
Each class has gross motor activities where students have the opportunity to use large muscles, play
different games, learn to follow directions and just have fun.
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Lake Roosevelt Preschool Illness Policy
Guidelines for excluding children with illness
To ensure the health of our students and staff, it is Grand Coulee Dam S.D. Preschool's policy that children must
stay home if they exhibit the following symptoms or conditions. Children should be excluded from attending
preschool for the following reasons (this list covers the most common illnesses, but is not inclusive of all reasons
for exclusion):
1. Illness that prevents a child from participating comfortably in preschool activities.
2. Illness that results in a greater need for care than our staff can provide without compromising the health
and safety of other children.
3. Unusual behavior: a child is irritable or less active than usual; cries more than usual or just seems to not
be feeling well; exhibits loss of appetite or general discomfort.
4. Fever of 99.5 degrees and above.
5. Diarrhea: the child may return to Preschool after 24 hours of a firm stool.
6. Vomiting.
7. Excessive coughing.
8. Mouth sores.
9. Rash: unless a physician has determined it is not contagious.
10. Purulent conjunctivitis: (defined as pink or red conjunctiva with white or yellow eye discharge)
until the child has been on antibiotics for 24 hours.
11. Strep throat: until 24 hours after treatment has begun and the child is feeling well.
12. Head lice: until after treatment and nits are removed.
13. Scabies: until 24 hours after treatment has begun.
14. Chickenpox: until all lesions have dried and crusted (usually 6 days).
We will need to send children home (or call an emergency contact) when they exhibit any of the above symptoms.
Children must remain home for 24 hours without symptoms before returning to school. In the case of a suspected
contagious disease or continuing symptoms, a doctor's note is required before your child is permitted to return to
school. As soon as your doctor determines that your child has a communicable disease, please inform the
Preschool immediately.
Excluded children may return when:
1. They are free of fever, vomiting and diarrhea for a full 24 hours.
2. They have been treated with an antibiotic for 24 hours.
3. They are able to participate comfortably in all usual preschool activities,
including outdoor time.
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Pick-Up And Drop-Off Procedures
Preschool students enter the building through the main Lake Roosevelt
Elementary School entrance.
Children should not arrive at preschool more than 5 minutes before the start of
each session and need to be picked-up promptly at the end of each preschool
session. Please have only quiet voices in our school hallways.
If you wish to visit the preschool, please check in at the Lake Roosevelt
Elementary office.
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LAKE ROOSEVELT PRESCHOOL INFORMATION SHEET
 GENERAL
 The Lake Roosevelt Preschool is an integrated preschool allowing children of various needs and abilities to
participate in the program. Our staff strives to provide a beneficial preschool program.
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TIME AND DAYS PER WEEK
Morning Session: 8:30-11:00 am
Afternoon Session: 12:00-2:30pm
Preschool is held:
Monday – Thursday for all sessions
Friday morning session 8:30 – 11:00 one day session for wait list children
We will follow the Grand Coulee Dam School District calendar with preschool beginning approximately 1 week
after the start of each school year. During this time, developmental screening will take place by appointment
for students not already screened. No preschool will be held on school holidays.
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AGE
1. 3-5 years of age. Must be 3 by 8/31 of that same school year.
 Toilet-training is a prerequisite, unless otherwise noted in IEP
 TUITION
1. Tuition is $100.00 a month for a 4 day week and $25.00 for the Friday session only. Tuition is due on the
first day of every month (October-May) unless required criteria are met as explained on page .Tuition
becomes over due on the 15th on each month
Please make checks payable to Grand Coulee Dam School District.
 ABSENCES
1. Please call the preschool at 633-0730 ext. 404 by 8:00am or 11:30am if your child will not be attending
school that day.
 FIELD TRIPS
1. Throughout the school year field trips will be taken. We will use a school bus if needed for the trips. A
general permission form will be signed when you register. Notices will be sent home prior to any trips.
 BIRTHDAYS
1. All children may celebrate their birthdays at school. Please let us know if you wish to do so.
 SNACKS
1. One snack per preschool session will be provided. Snacks will be simple but nutritious. Occasionally,
such as for birthdays and holidays, snacks may be “sugary”. However, we will strive to keep this at a
minimum. Please advise our staff of any food allergies, sensitivities or special dietary needs your child may
have.
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