4-Year-Old Program at Jefferson Elementary
El Dorado Public Schools will offer the 4-Year-Old Preschool Program at Jefferson Elementary this fall to provide learning readiness activities to children who qualify for the program. Children must be four years of age on or before August 31, 2011 and meet one of the following criteria: 1) qualifies for free meals, 2) single parent families, 3) SRS referral (need letter), 4) teen parent or parents when child was born, 5) one parent lacking a high school diploma or GED, 6) qualifies for migrant status, 7) limited English proficiency, 8) developmentally or academically delayed based on validated assessment.

Applications for the program will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 4 at Jefferson Elementary, 1216 West Third, El Dorado (316-322-4840). Students must accompany parents to enrollment. Parents are asked to bring the child’s birth certificate and immunization record.

Early Childhood Special Education at Skelly
USD 490 also offers early childhood special education classes at Skelly Elementary to qualifying children ages three to five. The Butler County Special Education Cooperative holds Count Your Kid In Clinics, free developmental screenings for infants and preschool children, throughout the school year. The purpose of the clinic is to help parents identify potential learning problems and find help.

If your child has difficulty walking, talking, seeing, hearing or learning, please call the Special Education office at 1-316-775-6904 to schedule a free appointment.

Count Your Kid In Screening Dates/Locations (8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
August 12, 2011— Andover St. Vincent DePaul Church, 123 N. Andover Rd.
August 19, 2011 — El Dorado First Baptist Church, 315 W. Central
September 2, 2011  — Haverhill Christian Church, 10275 SW Haverhill Rd.
September 9, 2011 — El Dorado Headstart, 110 W. 3rd Street
September 16, 2011 — Towanda Baptist Church, 529 N. 11th Street
October 14, 2011 — Rose Hill Christian Church, 314 N. Rose Hill Rd.
November 4, 2011 — Douglass Church of Christ, 201 W. 1st Street
December 2, 2011—Andover St. Vincent DePaul Church, 123 N. Andover Rd.
January 6, 2012 — El Dorado First Baptist Church, 315 W. Central
January 13, 2012 — Augusta First Baptist Church, 1501 State Street
January 20, 2012—University Congregational Church, 9209 E. 29th. St. N. Wichita
February 17, 2012 — Haverhill Christian Church, 10275 SW Haverhill Rd.
March 30, 2012— El Dorado First Baptist Church, 315 W. Central
April 13, 2012 — Andover St. Vincent DePaul Church, 123 N. Andover Rd.