Our newest early learning center, Park Crest, celebrated an official opening yesterday with a tour for ESD Cabinet and Board members, plus the Superintendent and Board members from Evergreen Public Schools. Jodi Wall and early learning educators at the center talked with ESD and EPS leadership about the different programs housed at the site and the blended model pilot. A huge thanks to all the staff who worked hard to launch the new center, including Cindy Perez and the entire Park Crest staff, Will Legg and the facilities team and Jodi Wall and her Early Care & Education team.

A little bit about Park Crest:

  • 25 staff – teachers, assistants, family support, directors, cooks; 2 Evergreen Dev PS Staff
  • 91 children
  • 8 infants
  • 18 toddlers
  • 76 Preschool/PK

The programs:

  • Early Head Start
  • Child Care
  • ECEAP
  • Developmental Preschool, offered through Evergreen SD

Evergreen Public Schools partnership:

  • We are piloting a blended, co-taught preschool classroom with Evergreen Special Ed this year
  • Each agency has a teacher in the classroom and these teachers work together to support all of the students in the room
  • 18 children funded by ECEAP only, 12 funded by Evergreen Spec Ed Only, 6 Dual enrolled