14 | ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ANNUAL REPORT 2024–2025
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program (CHECP)
The Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program (CHECP) is A-B’s specialized preschool program that provides educational programming and mandated special education services in an in- clusive learning environment. CHECP staff help students with identified special education needs and those who are developing typically learn and grow at his or her own pace. One hundred forty eight students were enrolled in the program by the end of the school year. This included students who were supported with drive-in related services for speech-language therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy. Throughout the year CHECP staff also worked in collaboration with early intervention, parents, pediatricians, area preschools and childcare programs. CHECP provided 49 special education evaluations and over 50 observations, screenings and consultations to support students and families in the community.
• MOTOR MONDAY —Students participated in weekly fine motor and gross motor activities/explorations led by CHECP’s physical therapist and occupational therapists. • COLLABORATION —CHECP collaborated with staff and students from A-B’s Occupational Development Program (ODP) & Practical Academics and Community Education (PACE) to provide volunteer/intern experiences at CHECP to students from ODP & PACE. • CAPS FOR CONSISTENCY —The Douglas School grade 6 classes invited the preschool classes to attend their performance of The Lion King . • CELEBRATE THE ARTS —In collaboration with the Gates School, CHECP participated in Celebrate the Arts Exhibition and had student artwork displayed in the show. • PRESCHOOLERS —They continued to participate in specials (art, music, physical education, library) provided by the Gates Elementary School Specialists during the school year.
Some of the highlights of the year have been: • GUEST READERS —Classrooms invited parent volunteers to come read and/or share a special family event or tradition with the class. • PARENT/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT —CHECP hosted a family potluck in October. This provided an opportunity for CHECP families and staff to share a meal, get to know each other better and build a sense of community. This was the third consecutive year holding this event and has become a perennial favorite! • EARLY LITERACY —CHECP implemented Heggerty’s structured Early Literacy curriculum to help build children’s foundational literacy skills. The curriculum focuses primarily on phonemic awareness and other early literacy skills. • NEW IEP IMPLEMENTATION — Licensed staff engaged in ongoing training and professional learning to effectively implement the new IEP documents that were rolled out this fall as part of the IEP Improvement Project from DESE.
Joseph Gibowicz EARLY CHILDHOOD COORDINATOR
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