The Byron-Bergen School District anticipates offering a full-day Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program for the 2012-2013 school year. Classrooms will be located at the Byron-Bergen Elementary School, 6971 West Bergen Road, Bergen. The UPK program is a full-day program for students and transportation is provided by the district. In addition to the UPK program curriculum, students participate in physical education, music, art and library classes.
Students eligible for the program must turn four years of age by December 1, 2012. Parents who have a child born before December 1, 2008, and are interested in having him/her attend the UPK program, can send a letter of interest with the child’s name, parents’ names, address, phone number, and birth date to: Keith Wing, Elementary School Principal, 6971 West Bergen Road, Bergen, New York 14416, by Friday, March 16. If more than the allowed number apply, students will be selected using a lottery system. Parents that have already contacted the elementary school by phone will still need to send in a letter to be eligible for the UPK lottery.
An information evening about Byron-Bergen’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten program is scheduled for March 15 in the Elementary Cafetorium at 5:30 p.m. UPK teachers will be providing information about the curriculum, the program, and explain the developmentally appropriate, standards based, hands-on learning environment that is provided through this program.
