Learning Tree Inclusive Preschool Program
The Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District offers Inclusive Preschool Classroom Programs for children, ages 3-4 who require special education services, and those who do not. Inclusion in preschool refers to including children with disabilities in early childhood programs together with their community peers without disabilities, holding high expectations and intentionally promoting participation in all learning and social activities facilitated by individualized accommodations and using evidence-based services and supports to foster child development in the areas of cognition, language, communication, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional, as well as fostering friendships with peers, and an overall sense of belonging.
Instruction for all children is developmentally appropriate and aligned with the Massachusetts Guidelines for Preschool Early Learning Standards.
AWRSD has Inclusive Preschool Programming located at both the John R. Briggs Elementary School in Ashburnham and the Meetinghouse School in Westminster. Students attend preschool in their town of residence.
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Important End-Of-Year Information
The final day for preschool will be Thursday, June 6th for children who attend the two-day morning program and Friday, June 7th for all other children in preschool.
A Moving-On Ceremony will be held on Monday, June 10th for students who will be transitioning to kindergarten next school year.
- For students who attend John R. Briggs in Ashburnham, the ceremony will be held from 9 am-10 am in the cafeteria at J.R. Briggs.
- For students who attend Meetinghouse School in Westminster, the ceremony will be held from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm in the cafeteria at Meetinghouse School.
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Registration for Community Peers for the 2024-25 School Year
IS OPEN
Click Here for the Registration Portal
APPLICATION DIRECTIONS:
- To apply, click the portal link above
- If this is your first time utilizing the portal, you will need to create an account
- If you have registered children before through the portal, you will login using your credientials
- Once you have logged in, click “Add New Applicant”
- When the pop-up window appears, in the School selection box select John R. Briggs if you reside in Ashburnham or select Meetinghouse Elementary if you reside in Westminster
- In the Program selection box, select Preschool Registration
- The grade and the year will pre-populate
- Enter your child’s name and the fields that follow
- Click Next
On the screen that follows, you will be presented with the Preschool Application Form, which is where you will indicate the preschool program you wish to apply for.
Community peers must be age three as of September 1, 2024.
Community peers must reside in Ashburnham or Westminster.
There is no tuition for community peers for the 2024-25 school year.
Transportation is the responsibility of the family.
The application will close on Friday, April 26, 2024.
If there are more applicants than spots available for community peers in the preschool programs, a lottery drawing will be held.
PLEASE NOTE: Current community peers in the Learning Tree Inclusive Preschool who are eligible, based on age, to participate in the Learning Tree Preschool again next year do not need to apply. Continued enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will be granted if you are interested in having your child continue to participate in the program.
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Please direct questions about the preschool program to Lily Mendonca at
[email protected]
