Our goal is to increase inclusion opportunities for children with disabilities and to have typical peers serve as appropriate models in our special day class preschool classes. We are looking for peers  who are 3 and 4 years old not yet TK eligible with the following characteristics:

• Strong language and social skills
• Age-appropriate self-help skills
• Initiates play and conversation with other children
• Follows the classroom routine with minimal prompting

Benefits for Peer Students

• Develop positive/accepting attitudes about people with disabilities
• Social skill development
• Develop academic  readiness skills
• Learning how to be a student and participate in the classroom environment
• Exposure to a preschool curriculum aligned with Preschool Learning Foundations

RCSD Preschool special day classes are preschool classes for children with mild/moderate special education needs. The class is taught by a credentialed early childhood special education teacher. The student-to-staff ratio is approximately 5:1. The class utilizes the Frog Street Curriculum, which is also used in our transitional kindergarten class, and focuses on  the following skills:

• Communication Development
• Language & Literacy
• Academic Readiness Skills
• Fine and Gross Motor Development
• Self-Help Skills, 
• Self-Regulatory and Sensory Motor Skills
• Attending Skills
• Social Emotional Skills

Locations: Kaseberg & Stoneridge Preschools 

Monthly Fees:

• $150 monthly – 3 year old, Tuesday/Thursday (2 days/week) 
• $300 monthly – 4 year old, Tuesday through Friday (4 days/week) 

If you are interested in enrolling your child to be a peer in our RCSD Preschool Champs Peer Program, please contact the Educational Support Services office at (916) 771-1605 ext.50326.