INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Kim McCorrison, School Readiness Coordinator, has announced the plans for the School District of Indian River County’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program (VPK) sign-ups for the 2012-2013 school year.
The VPK Program is a 540-hour instructional program that provides up to a full school day and a full school year of quality education and care at no cost to parents.
To be eligible for the School District of Indian River County’s VPK Program, a child must be 4 on or before September 1, 2012, and the family must reside in Indian River County.
Indian River County’s 2012-2013 VPK Program will be offered through a lottery system at: Dodgertown Elementary, Fellsmere Elementary, Pelican Island Elementary, and Vero Beach Elementary.
Families who reside in the Fellsmere Elementary home school zone are eligible to participate in the lottery for the slots at Fellsmere Elementary.
Families who reside in the Pelican Island Elementary, Sebastian Elementary, and Treasure Coast Elementary home school zones are eligible for the lottery for the slots at Pelican Island Elementary.
Families who reside in the Dodgertown Elementary home school zone are eligible to participate in the lottery for the slots available at Dodgertown Elementary.
Families who reside in the Beachland Elementary, Citrus Elementary, Highlands Elementary, Glendale Elementary, and Vero Beach Elementary home school zones are eligible to participate in the lottery for the slots available at Vero Beach Elementary.
To find out your home school zone, please call the Office of Student Assignment at (772) 564-3145.
If there are more families interested in the slots than there are slots available, the slots will be filled through a lottery process. During any of the scheduled times listed below, interested families will need to provide contact information and documentation of their child’s eligibility to Pre-K staff at the listed locations.
The documentation that is required for participation in the lottery selection process is:
Proof of the child’s age (ex: original birth certificate)
Proof of the family’s residency (ex: a bill for a service that you receive in your name at your current address)
Documentation that is requested, but not required, for participation in the lottery selection process is:
Child’s Social Security card (if available at the time)
Certificate of Eligibility from the Early Learning Coalition (only if parent has already obtained this document)
Dates, times, and locations for sign-ups are:
Wednesday, May 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at J. A. Thompson Lifelong Learning Center, 1110 – 18th Ave. SW, Vero Beach, FL 32962
Friday, May 25, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at J. A. Thompson Lifelong Learning Center, 1110 – 18th Ave. SW, Vero Beach, FL 32962
Tuesday, May 29, 2012, from 4–6 p.m. at Dodgertown Elementary, 4350 – 43rd Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32967
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, from 2–5 p.m. at Fellsmere Elementary, 50 N. Cypress St., Fellsmere, FL 32948
Thursday, May 31, 2012, from 2–5 p.m. at Dodgertown Elementary, 4350 – 43rd Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32967
Contact information and complete eligibility documentation must be received at the Pre-K Office at Dodgertown Elementary (4350 – 43rd Ave.) no later than 9 a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2012, to be included in the lottery selection process.
A computer generated, random selection process will be applied to the contact information. All families will be notified in writing of the outcome for their child, which will be either “accepted” or “wait listed”.
Letters will be mailed out the week of June 18-22, 2012.
Notification letters for parents of accepted children will include specific directions for completing the registration and enrollment process with the Pre-K Office.
If a child is not selected to participate in the VPK Program, notification letters will include information for families to access their child’s VPK services from either another eligible VPK provider during the school year or from the school district during the summer, prior to their entry into Kindergarten.
Additional information, regarding a complete listing of eligible VPK providers for Indian River County for the 2012-2013 school year, may be obtained from the Early Learning Coalition of Indian River, Martin, and Okeechobee Counties at (877) 220-1223, ext. 260.
Please contact Kim McCorrison, School Readiness Coordinator, in the Pre-K Office at (772) 564-4169 with any questions or for additional information.
