The Miamisburg City School District 2022-23 Preschool and Kindergarten Registration Fullday Request Window will close on Friday, May 6th. Click on the links below for more information.

Miamisburg City Schools is pleased to announce the expansion of preschool services in partnership with Miami Valley Child Development Center and funded by Preschool Promise!

Throughout this school year, MCS has engaged in collaborative problem solving with other early childhood-focused agencies in the community. The focus of the work has been to analyze local data relative to preschool needs and consider preschool models that could address the needs of local families in a cost effective manner for the district.

According to Miamisburg City Schools’ Kindergarten Readiness Assessment data, on average 55% of kindergarten students in Miamisburg come to school demonstrating readiness for school. Results of survey data from Preschool Promise and the University of Dayton show approximately 40% of four year olds in Miamisburg have not had preschool opportunities.

Based on this district data and an understanding that children who attend preschool are more likely to start kindergarten on track and stay on track throughout school, the overall goal was to increase preschool enrollment by expanding the number of preschool classes and removing barriers for families to access the programs.

The result of this collaboration is that beginning with the 2022-23 school year Miamisburg City Schools will have preschool programs located in two schools, Maddux-Lang Primary and Medlar View Elementary and will offer both full day and half-day preschool programs.

• All classrooms will be staffed by licensed teachers who work with children on all areas of development: cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical. Teachers at Maddux-Lang will be intervention specialists.
• The programs in both schools are Five Star Step Up to Quality rated. This is the highest rating possible and means all classes have met quality program standards that exceed licensing health and safety regulations.
• Three, four, and five year olds are eligible.
• The district’s preschool program will continue to serve both typically-developing children and those who qualify for special education services.

Tuition* applies for typically developing preschool students. Program details are as follows:

*Parents/guardians can apply for reduced and free tuition based on federal poverty guidelines.

Tuition Payments are due as follows:

• July 15, 2022
• October 21, 2022
• January 13, 2023
• March 17, 2023

Preschool registration is Monday, March 7, 2022-April 8, 2022. Parents/guardians who are interested in registering their children for preschool in Miamisburg City Schools should go to the Preschool Program link on the district website for more information and to begin the enrollment process. Once the enrollment process is initiated, parents/guardians will receive a link to a form that will gather information for the preschool placement process. Notification of preschool class placement will begin the week of April 18, 2022.

Based on interest in our community and the success of the Full Day Kindergarten pilot during the 2021-22 school year, Miamisburg City Schools is pleased to announce the continuation of the Full Day Kindergarten Pilot program as an option for families in addition to traditional half-day kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year.

The Full Day Kindergarten Pilot program, like our half-day program, will be a whole child focused experience grounded in developmental research to ensure participating students receive strong foundational academic instruction.

Parents/guardians interested in registering a child in the full-day pilot program must ensure the child is enrolled in kindergarten. Once a child has been registered for kindergarten, the parent/guardian will receive an email with a link to the full day kindergarten pilot application. The full day kindergarten pilot application must be completed no later than Friday, May 6, 2022, at 4:00 PM.

The district will make every effort to place applicants in a full day kindergarten class. However, pending high interest in the program, we may utilize a lottery system to maintain teacher-student ratios. Confirmation letters will be sent to families in early June.

Applicants should be aware there is a tuition of $3,000 for the school year. A deposit of $750 will be required no later than Friday, July 15, 2022, and will be applied towards first quarter tuition. Subsequent quarterly tuition payments of $750 per quarter will be due as follows:

• October 21, 2022
• January 13, 2023
• March 17, 2023

For the convenience of parents/guardians, the deposit and subsequent payments can be made through Pay Schools Central beginning July 1, 2022. The deposit and tuition will be waived for students who qualify for free or reduced meals. To apply, parents/guardians will need to complete and submit the Free and Reduced Meal Application through Pay Schools Central beginning July 1, 2022.

We are excited to be able to continue the Full Day Kindergarten Pilot as an option to the families in our community. We believe that a full-day kindergarten will support long-term educational gains for our students by providing a solid, developmentally appropriate foundation of learning and support the academic, social, and emotional success of participating students.

For additional information or if you have any questions, you may contact Amy Dobson, Director of Elementary Education, at (937) 866-3381 or via e-mail at adobson@miamisburg.k12.oh.us.

As students entered today, they were greeted by Mrs. Gayler and Mr. Dean (her father). He has refurbished a 19th century player organ!

They also got to meet Mrs. Burke’s new pigs; Sam I Ham and Jimmy Dean! JCE students had a penny war with a goal of $650 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society prior to Spring Break. If students met the goal, the agreement was that Mr. Geyer would kiss a pig! Well, JCE students raised $2,102.44 for the cause!!!

Happy Earth Day!