Rogers
School District
The long-term vision of
Rogers Public Schools 21C program embraces
the belief that creating nurturing and
rigorous learning environments, which
empower home, school, and community in
the service of children birth to age ten
will ensure learning for all.
In order to accomplish this
vision, it is our intent to make a constellation
of services available to all families.
These services include a model for school-based
preschool, before/after-school care, and
family support services designed to promote
the optimal growth and development of
children including
home-based preschool through the Home
Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters
(HIPPY), and school based pre-k programs.
The Rogers School
of the 21st Century
Core Components includes:
- Guidance and support
for new parents: Using such models
as HIPPY, this family outreach
component educates parents of preschool children
in early cognitive,
social, linguistic and motor development
and provides regular opportunities for
parents to meet and learn about child
development. HIPPY is for parents with preschool children offering personalized
home visits, group meetings, periodic
developmental, hearing, and vision screenings,
and a network of resources to give preschoolers
the best possible start toward future
success in school.
HIPPY (in its 20th year)
is for parents of four and five year old
children. Using a developmentally appropriate
curriculum home-based educators work directly
with parents in their homes and at parent
group meetings showing them how to use
the HIPPY curriculum with their young
child to develop skills including: language
development and verbal expression; auditory
& visual discrimination; logical thinking
and problem solving; pre-mathematical
and spatial relations; memory; self-concept
and creativity; gross and fine motor development;
and eye-hand coordination.
- Preschool programs:
Providing high-quality, developmentally
appropriate, center-based, full-day programs
for four year old children at seven elementary
schools and one pre-k center with six additional classrooms, laying the groundwork for positive
interactions between schools and families
and children’s later success in
school.
- Before-school and after-school programs
for school-age children: All elementary
schools provide diverse, supervised activities
for children ages 5 – 10. These
programs enable children to learn, grow,
and socialize in a safe environment during
non-school hours while parents are working,
going to school, or otherwise engaged.
- Health education
and services: In collaboration with
community-based health care providers,
the program offers the following services
including: health and nutrition education,
developmental assessments, dental assessments,
immunizations, and preschool and kindergarten
physicals.
- Information and referral
services: Our 21C program informs
families about community options for childcare
as well as the criteria for high-quality
care. It also provides information about
health care and other community services
pertaining to the well being of children
and families.
Contact: Cathy Davis, Director/Early Childhood
cdavis@rogers.k12.ar.us
500 W. Walnut
Rogers, AR 72756
Phone (479) 636-3910 ext. 115
Fax (479) 631-3504
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