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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Get New Playground - Central Coast News KION/KCBA
The Monterey County Office of Education and the Washington Union School District will open a much-needed playground for deaf and hard of hearing preschool students during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The playground will provide a safe place to play for students from across Monterey County in two MCOE Deaf and Hard of Hearing classes, and two Toro Park Elementary School kindergarten classes.
Approximately 60 educators and community members helped "raise" the playground structure on Nov. 5, including staff from the MCOE Deaf and Hard of Hearing program, parents from Toro Park, and members of the Corral de Tierra and Alisal Rotary Clubs, Church of the Good Shepherd, and Carmel Valley Community Chapel. Concrete was poured on Nov. 8 and wood chips spread on Nov. 10. The playground will be open for play immediately following the ribbon cutting.
Funding for this project came from multiple sources, including the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, the Salinas Host Lions Club, the Quota Club, the Corral de Tierra Rotary Club, the Alisal Rotary Club, a personal donation from the Barbara English family, and the MCOE Deaf and Hard of Hearing Trust Fund
"The opening of this playground is exciting. It provides an on-site structure that will support the physical and social development of our special needs students," said Dr. Nancy Kotowski, Superintendent, Monterey County Office of Education.
"Working collaboratively with the Monterey County Office of Education has been wonderful. The young students in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program and the young kindergarten students at Toro Park School will all reap the benefits of this great project," said Dee Baker, Superintendent, Washington Union School District.
The Toro Park Playground Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place at Toro Park Elementary School on Monday, November 14 at 10:30 am. It's located at 22500 Portola Drive in Salinas.
The Monterey County Office of Education and the Washington Union School District will open a much-needed playground for deaf and hard of hearing preschool students during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The playground will provide a safe place to play for students from across Monterey County in two MCOE Deaf and Hard of Hearing classes, and two Toro Park Elementary School kindergarten classes.
Approximately 60 educators and community members helped "raise" the playground structure on Nov. 5, including staff from the MCOE Deaf and Hard of Hearing program, parents from Toro Park, and members of the Corral de Tierra and Alisal Rotary Clubs, Church of the Good Shepherd, and Carmel Valley Community Chapel. Concrete was poured on Nov. 8 and wood chips spread on Nov. 10. The playground will be open for play immediately following the ribbon cutting.
Funding for this project came from multiple sources, including the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, the Salinas Host Lions Club, the Quota Club, the Corral de Tierra Rotary Club, the Alisal Rotary Club, a personal donation from the Barbara English family, and the MCOE Deaf and Hard of Hearing Trust Fund
"The opening of this playground is exciting. It provides an on-site structure that will support the physical and social development of our special needs students," said Dr. Nancy Kotowski, Superintendent, Monterey County Office of Education.
"Working collaboratively with the Monterey County Office of Education has been wonderful. The young students in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program and the young kindergarten students at Toro Park School will all reap the benefits of this great project," said Dee Baker, Superintendent, Washington Union School District.
The Toro Park Playground Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place at Toro Park Elementary School on Monday, November 14 at 10:30 am. It's located at 22500 Portola Drive in Salinas.