Kanawha county pre-k program

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You're on track to get doubled donations and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you. Keep up the great work! Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts. Establishing good attendance habits in pre-k is a predictor of positive attendance in later grades.

Additionally, it is much more difficult for educators and parents to track developmental and academic growth when children are frequently absent.

Even though pre-k enrollment is voluntary, once a child is enrolled state code addressing attendance must be followed. To support development of positive attendance habits, each county pre-k program must establish and maintain attendance procedures.

These attendance procedures must be implemented across all pre-k classrooms and include information for families on the benefits of regular attendance. An immunization plan for completion of vaccinations must also be in place. State law requires all medical providers report all immunizations to patients under the age of 18 in WVSIIS within two weeks from the date administered.

The HealthCheck Program promotes regular preventive medical care and the diagnosis and treatment of any health problem found during a screening. WVBE Policy has required a HealthCheck or comparable comprehensive physical examination for enrollment into Pre-K since to meet this statute. Limited largescale school screenings were removed from this policy in to align with federal Head Start requirements for children to receive an annual well child visit from their medical home and to prevent duplication of screening services.

The completed physical form is acceptable for the initial screening requirements in W. After a new enterer meets the enrollment criteria, all future screening will be based on school, teacher, parent, or medical provider referrals related to individual student needs, rather than largescale screenings. Once entering into the educational system, any potential educational and medical deficit s are assessed and identified on a daily basis within the classroom and school setting.

School systems must manage care with the medical community to ensure coordinated care with proper diagnosis and treatment. The use of the HealthCheck assists in efforts to utilize the time of teachers and Professional Support Personnel school nurses, audiologist, speech and language pathologist, etc.

These key professional support personnel should ensure teachers and early education personnel are aware of any missing HealthCheck screening components after follow-up with the medical home has proven unsuccessful.

The HealthCheck and school screens may be entered into this same area. Please do not enter dental examination data in this area. WVBE Policy requires a dental examination as part of the enrollment health requirements for all new enterers. These practices are in place to support development of the whole child to foster learning.

Separate from the oral screen completed by a medical provider described in the above section , a dental examination should be completed within one year prior to the data of enrollment. If a child has not completed a dental exam prior to enrollment, the exam should be conducted within 45 days after enrollment of the first day of school. Parents can work with school staff if assistance is needed to establish a dental home.

At this time, counties are asked to maintain the paper record and keep track of completion via spreadsheet or checklist. Each public school will be populated with directory data to allow access to school specific reports on missing data. The Dental Module should be piloted during spring , and opening is targeted for fall