Preschool Integrated Program 
The district offers a tuition-based preschool integrated program with half-day classes for three and four-year olds at Rice Elementary. The goal of these inclusion programs are to bring together children with special needs with their typically developing peers in a collaborative classroom environment where students experience a variety of early reading and math concepts, language development, fine and gross motor skills, related arts and social skills. The curriculum used in these programs are state approved, developmentally appropriate, and based on best practice in early childhood education.
Registration opens annually for the following school year at the beginning of December. Applications are posted under Announcements as well as on this page. Please be aware as applicants are received, district personnel assign a tracking number to each child who submitted an application. Students are assigned to the Rice program on a first come, first served basis only. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available slots, students are placed on a wait list.
2023-2024 Tuition-Based Preschool Integrated Program
The application deadline for the 2023-2024 school year was Friday, February 17th. All families that applied were accepted into the program at Rice Elementary School. Acceptance letters were sent out on Friday, February 24th. Acceptance forms, along with an initial deposit, are due back no later than Friday March 10th. Once placement into the program is accepted by each family, the final step will be to register in the spring. Registration details were included in the acceptance letters.
There are still a limited number of spaces available; therefore, if interested click here for a general information letter and the actual application for the 2023-2024 program. A completed application and non-refundable application fee of $50.00 must be submitted to the Curriculum Office when applying to the program. If you have questions about the program or application process, please call 856-983-1800, ext. 5050 or email [email protected]
Special Note: For any parents whose child is currently enrolled in one of our tuition-based preschool classes at Rice, please utilize the separate application that was emailed to you as you are already in our system and therefore can pre-register if you are continuing in one of our programs. You must pre-register to hold your current space for next year in a tuition-based program.
2022-2023 Tuition-Based Preschool Integrated Program
The application deadline for the 2022-2023 school year was Friday, February 18th. All families that applied were accepted into the program at Rice Elementary School. Families have continued to register in the spring and summer months where space was available. As of July 2022, openings are very limited. If interested in the program, please call 856-983-1800, ext. 5050 to inquire if space is available. Click here for a general information letter and the application for the 2022-2023 program. Once placement into the program is accepted by each family via the Curriculum Department, the final step will be to register your child at Rice. Registration details are included in each acceptance letter.
Click here for 2022-2023 payment vouchers. Parents can choose to make payments in one, two, or three installments. As an alternate option, parents can use the MyPaymentsPlus system to make payments using a credit card. Click here for additional information about MyPaymentsPlus. For any family that the three installment schedule presents a financial hardship, please contact the Curriculum Office regarding a modified payment schedule.