Welcome
DeForest Area 4K Families

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

• 4K Enrollment for 2012-13 -- Contact Peg Reis at 842-6579 to enroll your child in the 4-year-old kindergarten program.  Enrollment is ongoing until August 1, 2012.  
• August 1 Registration (location TBD):  Provide immunization records, proof of residency, and pay $10 activity fee.  Individual student photos will be offered.  Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about riding a school bus, including talking with a bus driver and actually getting on/off a bus.  
  

Information & Forms for 2011-12 School Year
4K Handbook 2011-2012	Denial of Release Form
Legal Notices	Volunteer Background Check Form
Student Accident Insurance Plan Information

DASD 4K 2011-2012 Calendar

4K Information Brochure

Photos from Early Learning Fair/4K Registration

DASD News article about 4K program, beginning fall 2011

Get Together 4 Kids Newsletters

			Mar 19, 2012
Feb 17, 2012	Jan 19, 2012	Dec 19, 2011	Nov 18, 2011
Oct 21, 2011	Sept 20, 2011	Aug 16, 2011	June 6, 2011
Apr 29, 2011	Mar 25, 2011	Feb 28, 2011	Jan 20, 2010
Dec 21, 2010	Dec 7, 2010	Nov 23, 2010	Nov 8, 2010

History:

The DASD Board of Education approved implementation of the DeForest Area Community Based Four-Year-Old Kindergarten program at their December 13, 2010 meeting.  We are excited to use the 2010-2011 school year to plan for this program. How did we get here?

A task force, with representation from parents, school staff, and licensed child facilities, conducted an eight-month study in 2008 and 2009 to determine the feasibility of a four-year-old kindergarten program for DASD families.  In January 2010, the task force recommended the following:

• Implement a partial-day, community based four-year-old kindergarten program in the 2011-2012 school year.
• Design the program to be voluntary and tuition-free.
• Include a parent outreach component to include training sessions on various topics of interest, newsletters, guest speakers, parent/teacher conferences, etc.
• Locate classes primarily in community agencies and provide instruction through a community agency employed DPI licensed teacher with a community agency employed educational assistant.

Since then, extensive planning has been done for all aspects of the program.

On Monday, December 13 the DASD Board of Education considered the final proposal to implement the 4K program (called "Get Together 4 Kids", of GT4K for short) beginning with the 2011-12 school year.  The proposal was approved.

If you have questions contact: 

Judi Ramsett
4K Coordinator
DeForest Area School District
Holum Education Center
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(608) 842-6556

Ann Higgins (Director of Adminstrative Services) 842-6580
Peg Reis (Adminstrative Assistant) 842-6579

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