Welcome to PreK and ECSE at Highland Park Elementary

PreK students working throughout the day.
  • HPE is excited to offer Pre-Kindergarten classes to our families! We have three programs to fit the needs of all hopeful students. All classes meet five days a week and follow the SPPS school year calendar. 

    1. Early Childhood Special Education Self-Contained - Half Day
    Our first class is an Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) self-contained class for students after their 3rd birthday who have qualified for Special Education. It is a half-day, morning only class that meets daily from 7:30am until 10:00am. It has 8 students who have additional needs with 1 special education teacher and 2 special education teaching assistants. 

    2. Early Childhood Special Education Self-Contained - Full Day
    We also offer an Early Childhood Special Education self-contained class that is full-day for students who are 4 years old by September 1st who have qualified for Special Education. This class will meet daily from 7:30am until 2pm, has 8 students taught by 1 special education teacher and 2 special education teaching assistants.

    3. Full-Day Pre-K
    The two full-day classes meet daily from 7:30am until 2:00pm. They have a maximum of 20 students taught by 1 general education teacher and 1 general education teaching assistant. 

     

     

Important Dates

  • December 25th-29th
    NO SCHOOL
    Winter Break

    January 1st-5th
    NO SCHOOL
    Winter Break

    January 8th
    School Resumes

    January 15th
    NO SCHOOL
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    January 16th
    PreK Family Day
    7:30a

    HPE Open House
    5:00p - 7:00p

    January 23rd
    PTA Meeting
    6:30p

    January 26th
    NO SCHOOL
    Professional Development

    January 30th
    Community Night
    6:00p - 8:00p

Daily Schedule

  • Sample Full Day PreK
    7:30a
    Breakfast and 
    Ease into the Day

    7:50a
    Morning Meeting with
    Read Aloud

    8:00a
    Recess

    8:40a
    Active Learning
    Small Groups

    9:10a
    Specialists
    (PE, Art, Science,Spanish, Music)

    10:00a
    Lunch

    10:30a
    Bathroom Break

    10:40a
    Rest Time

    11:45p
    Independent Reading

    12:00p
    Active Learning
    Small Groups

    1:00p
    Regroup to Revisit
    2nd Read Aloud

    1:10p
    Snack
    Get ready to go

    1:20p
    Recess

    1:50p
    Dismissal