By Elean Gersack

The Douglas County School District (DCSD) Early Childhood Education Center will hold a lottery for the 2007-08 preschool year beginning Monday, March 12 and ending Friday, March 16, at 4 p.m.

The DCSD preschool program is designed for both typical and special needs three and four year old children. Generally, classrooms consist of fifteen children with three to four adults. This may include a teacher, teacher assistant and a rotating staff of occupational and speech therapists.

Registration and tuition agreements will be available online beginning in mid-February or can be picked up during the lottery registration week at the DCSD Early Childhood Education office in Lone Tree.

For more information about the DCSD preschool program, call the DCSD preschool information line at 303-387-0801 or visit www.dcsdk12.org and click on “Preschool” (listed under “Our Schools” on the top left side of the page.) The DCSD Early Childhood Education offices are located at 8200 E Park Meadows Drive, Suite 204, in Lone Tree.