一本道app Promise K
Promise K is a听听program for 4-year-olds who do not have access to early learning experiences.听听
Children may enter Promise K based on ability and/or need, such as, social emotional or developmental needs.听
Promise K is one of many early learning programs in our community. For more information about community programs, please visit our听early learning community partners web page听or contact听Gladys Serrano.听听
Eligibility for Promise K
Eligibility includes:听
- The child must be 4 years old by August 31 of the school year for which they are registering and not yet 5 years old. (5-year-olds can register for traditional kindergarten, and this registration opens in late winter.)听
- The child resides听within the attendance boundaries of Bellingham Public Schools.听
- The child is听not听currently enrolled in an early learning program, such as: licensed childcare, preschool, co-op preschool, ECEAP, Head Start, etc. (full or part-time)
- The child demonstrates learning and/or social- emotional needs through a screening process
- Priority will be given to children most in need who have had little or no access to an early learning experience.
Program dates and times:听
Promise K is a full school year program, and the first full day is generally in early September, two or three days after the first day for grades 1-12. Family conferences will be scheduled prior to your child鈥檚 first day of Promise K. Promise K students attend the same daily schedule as our elementary schools and follow the school district calendar听for school days, early dismissals and holidays. Promise K does not continue during the summer.听听
Inquire here:听
If you believe your child may be eligible and you are interested in enrolling them into our Promise K program, .听We also invite you to share this information with friends and neighbors who may also have a child within Bellingham Public Schools boundaries who qualifies for Promise K.听
If you have any questions, please contact听Gladys Serrano听in the Department of Teaching and Learning or call 360-676-6488.听听听听