Anna Murray-Douglass Academy School No.12
School Information
999 South Avenue, 14620
(585) 461-3280
www.rcsdk12.org/12
Principal: Faith Hart
Class Hours: 7:30am - 1:30pm
Program for 3 & 4-year-olds
Program Features
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Wraparound Care Availability: No
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Transportation Availability: RTS bus pass
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Medical/Counseling Services Availability: On-site Nurse
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Parent Groups/Supports: Parent-Teacher Organization, Open House, Curriculum Night, parent conferences, multicultural nights, and parent-liaison workshops for building home-school connections.
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Parent Support Staff offers discussions that focus on bridging home and school, and classroom-based parent/child activities. Families are welcomed in the classroom.
Unique Features
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Full-day program.
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Offers a PreK program for 3 and 4-year-olds.
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RTS bus pass available for parents in need of transportation. Pass is for adult (child rides free).
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Interactive Whiteboard technology in the classroom, computers, and iPads.
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Our PreK program prepares students academically and socially for Kindergarten.
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Provides hearing and vision screening for all students
Two-Way Dual Language Program
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In RCSD, the Prekindergarten Two-Way Dual Language program model of 90/10, includes sequential and simultaneous programs. The teacher and paraprofessional provide instruction in Spanish (90%) and English (10%). The goal of this program is for students to develop:
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Oral language proficiency in Spanish and English
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Literacy in Spanish (immersion for simultaneous bilinguals)
In order to be bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.
Emergent (Sequential) Bilinguals:
Children who are exposed to a second language after the age of three.Simultaneous Bilinguals:
Children who are exposed to more than one language prior to the age of three. -