Los Alamitos district outlines preschool expansion and part‑time collaborative classroom at Lee Elementary

The Los Alamitos Unified School District announced plans to expand its early‑learning offerings, including a new part‑time collaborative preschool classroom at Lee Elementary beginning next year.

Superintendent Dr. Pulver described the district’s Child Development Center as serving children “just under 3 years old, 2 years and 9 months through 5 years old,” and said the district currently operates eight full‑day, parent‑paid preschool classrooms across its elementary sites plus three part‑day programs. Rossmore and LAE host state preschool slots, she said.

Dr. Pulver described the new Lee Elementary classroom as an inclusive co‑teach model pairing a general education teacher with a special education specialist, offering a three‑hour AM preschool option alongside tuition‑based and state‑funded seats for qualifying families. The expansion, she said, reflects the district’s “commitment to inclusion and meeting the growing community needs for additional part‑time preschool opportunities.”

The board also aired a short video about the Child Development Center that summarized the program’s alignment with the California Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations and the RULER social‑emotional curriculum; the video closed with an enrollment link (www.lowsal.org/cdc).

District officials said families may enroll or join a wait list now; administrators noted available openings at Hopkinson, LAE, Rossmore and Weaver and encouraged families to register because availability can change as families adjust plans.

Next steps: administrators will proceed with the Lee Elementary collaborative classroom for the coming school year and continue outreach for enrollment and state‑preschool eligibility.