Enroll In The Millburn Integrated Preschool Program By Feb. 4

MILLRUN, NJ — If you're wondering where your toddler will go to school next year, you might consider the Integrated Preschool Program in Millburn, which educates both "typically developing" students and those in need of special services.

The Millburn Township Public School district is accepting applications for the program through Feb. 4.

The Integrated Preschool Program began in September of 1993. Each year, it first accepts preschoolers who are have been state-approved for special services (for example, students who are speech delayed or need occupational or other therapies). Those students don't pay for the program, but once the classes are filled up, "regular-ed" students who apply can fill the remaining spots and also take advantage of the specialists on site. A general preschool curriculum is followed for all students.

For the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, the program will be located at the South Mountain Elementary School, 2 Southern Slope Drive.

According to the district, the preschool sessions consists of 2.5-hour days, Monday through Friday. The 3-year-old program runs from 8:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The 4-year-old program runs in afternoons, 12:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuition is $375 per month.

Regular education students must submit an application to be eligible for the lottery. Applicants must be three years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2020, and fully toilet trained as of the start of school in September. There are 16 openings this year at the 3-year-old level.

The 4-year-old program is automatically populated with returning students from the previous 3-year-old class. Applications for 4-year-olds are solely for placement on a wait list. The wait list opens if a student leaves the program.

Applications are available at the Millburn Education Center, 434 Millburn Ave., between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. through Feb. 4 (which is also the deadline), or on the Millburn School District’s website at www.millburn.org. If you access the application online, fax the completed form to 973-314-1091.

The lottery drawing will be held Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. It's not necessary to attend to be admitted. Lottery winners will be notified by mail, and others will be added to the wait list.

If selected to enroll, proof of residency in the township and an original birth certificate must be provided, as well as a $375 deposit check made out to the Millburn Board of Education, to be applied to the June tuition.

Tours are available by appointment. Contact the Special Services office at 973-376-3600 x40164.

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