Huntsville City Schools Pre-K Application Process for 2016 - 2017 Helen Scott Director of School Readiness April 4, 2016

Pre-K Applications Will Only Be Accepted Online Open from April 4 – 8, 2016 Notified of acceptance via U.S. mail and email Child must be 4 on or before September 1st of application year If selected, applicants will be placed in their designated school zones FAQ located under forms on School Readiness Webpage http://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/Default.asp?PN=Forms&L=2&DivisionID=11142&DepartmentID=13973&LMID=582546&ToggleSideNav=

Thirty Million Word Gap Initiative Supported by the LENA Foundation Huntsville Speaks Up: One Baby at a Time

Smarter Happier Baby Has Had Two Cohort Graduations So Far Cohort 1 (graduated in December, 2015) 17 families participated 2 groups (1 English and 1 Spanish) Cohort 2 (graduated in February, 2016) 37 families participated 2 groups (1 English; 1 Spanish)

Smarter Happier Baby Is Making a Difference 84% of families saw gains in adult words 76% of families saw gains in conversational turns

Smarter Happier Baby Is Making a Difference Parents, on average, report reading twice as many minutes per day than when beginning the classes.

Smarter Happier Baby Cohort 3 Began on March 29, 2016 Currently there are 65 families registered English and Spanish families participating Larger than both Cohorts 1 & 2 combined (13 more families)