Preschool
Administration
Mr. Jayson Gutierrez, CPA Superintendent
Mrs. Sandy Vicale, Business Administrator
Mr. Mark Sernatinger, Principal
Preschool Teacher
Mrs. Lisa Moro Zemaitis, Preschool Teacher
Special Services
Mrs. Stacy Dilorenzo, Supervisor of Special Services/School Psychologist
Ms. Jennifer Corbett, LDTC
Ms. Kaitlyn Graf, School Social Worker
Mrs. Teresa D’Anna, School Counselor
Mrs. Cynthia Zilocchi Shah, Occupational Therapist
Mrs. Erika Langert, Speech/Language
Mrs. Susan Mittler, ESL Teacher
Mrs. Nadine Bailey, CST Secretary
Riverdale Public School is pleased to announce that the preschool program has been expanded to a full-day program, beginning in the 2023/2024 school year. The full-day program will be comprised of three and four-year-old children and will include breakfast and lunch. Riverdale Public School will offer a half day morning program for the 2023/2024 school year should spaces be available. Please note: Students who are registered for the full-day preschool program will receive priority acceptance should applications need to be selected via a “lottery.” Applications are now being accepted for Riverdale’s Integrated Preschool Programs.
General education students who would attend the full-day preschool program commencing September 2023 will be charged a tuition of $6,900. A $1,380 deposit is due upon application. To be eligible, a general education student must be three (3) years of age on or before October 1, 2023, and be toilet trained. Should your child be selected for the program, but you decide to withdraw your application, your deposit will be refunded less an administrative fee of one month's tuition.
General education students who would attend the half day morning preschool program commencing September 2023 will be charged a tuition of $3,500 which will include breakfast. A $700 deposit is required at the time of application. Should your child be selected for the program, but you decide to withdraw your application, your deposit will be refunded less an administrative fee of one month's tuition.
The tuition lottery-based program anticipates openings for preschool classes for the 2023/2024 school year. The “lottery” will be held on April 5, 2023. The deadline for applications, in order to be included in the “lottery,” must be submitted by April 1, 2023. Students who are registered for the full-day preschool program will receive priority acceptance should applications need to be selected via a “lottery.”
A birth certificate, copy of immunizations, and proof of residency along with the deposit will be required for those students applying for consideration to the programs.
Please register here. Please send a deposit check-in after submission that is made out to Riverdale BOE.
Preschool Program Highlights
- Favorable teacher to student ratio; with a teacher that holds a Master of Education degree in Early Childhood Education and NJ certified in Nursery School Instruction, Elementary Education, and Teacher of the Handicapped
- Instruction guided by The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, a state-approved curriculum that addresses the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development of young children
- Hands-on, play-based learning for all students in a safe and nurturing classroom environment
- Student participation in physical education, music, art, and library classes with instruction by highly qualified teachers
Program Overview
The Riverdale School District is offering the community tuition-based full-day or half day morning preschool programs for children who turn three or four years of age on or before October 1, 2023, and are toilet trained. The program is for typically developing children and children with special needs and will run in accordance with the school calendar, Monday through Friday.
The tuition lottery-based program anticipates openings for preschool classes for the 2023/2024 school year. The “lottery” will be held on April 5, 2023. The deadline for applications, in order to be included in the “lottery,” must be submitted by April 1, 2023. Students who are registered for the full-day preschool program will receive priority acceptance should applications need to be selected via a “lottery.”
The Riverdale Preschool Program uses the state-approved Creative Curriculum. Preschool students learn in a caring, safe, nurturing, creative, and positive classroom environment. The program will assist in transitioning from home to school while developing a positive self-image and building social skills. Each child is recognized as an individual, working from his or her own present developmental level and moving forward one step at a time, while engaging in play-based instruction.
Online Registration Link
https://www.oncourseconnect.com/registration/13241
Creative Curriculum