November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Upper Saddle River Board of education expected to approve Leo Club This week, the Upper Saddle River Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to establish a Leo Club for the sev- enth and eighth grade students at Cavallini School. (At press time, the school board’s vote was scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18.) The school club would be sponsored by the Lions Club, and the Cavallini chapter would be a companion organization to the Leo Club recently established at Northern Highlands Regional High School. Like Lions Clubs, Leo Clubs welcome male and female members. “We are most appreciative of the gener- ous donation from the Saddle River Valley Lions Club. We look forward to using the money to establish a Leo social service club in our middle school and hope to impact our greater community in a positive manner,” USR Superintendent of Schools Dr. Monica M. Browne told Villadom TIMES. Saddle River Valley Lions Club Presi- District has ‘14 openings in its Integrated Preschool The Upper Saddle River School District has announced openings in its general edu- cation three- and four-year-old Integrated Preschool Program. Applications are avail- able for the September 2014 program. Applications for general education students may be obtained on the district website at usrschoolsk8.com, or by calling the Reyn- olds School at (201) 961-6300. The Integrated Preschool Program is a nursery school program that incorporates the education of special education children with that of general education preschoolers. Special education youngsters are placed in the program through an evaluation process performed by the Special Services Depart- ment. Children in the program will attend class five half-days a week at Reynolds School. The four-year-old program meets from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Three-year-olds will attend from 12:15 to 2:45 p.m. Applicants will be screened in early December. Additional applicants will be placed on a waiting list. The openings will be offered by Dec. 20. Tuition for the 2013- 14 school year is $3,750; the tuition for the 2014-2015 school year will be determined in June 2014. To be eligible, a general education stu- dent must be three or four years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2014. A birth certificate, copy of immunization certificates, and four proofs of residency will be required of students admitted to the program. The deadline for applications is Dec. 2. For additional information, call (201) 961- 6500. dent Jerry Michota explained that the Lions would be providing a stipend for the teach- ers who run the proposed club. “We’re trying to get a sense of commu- nity with the kids so they understand the importance of collecting for charities such as Center for Food Action, or hosting other events to help the community,” Michota said. “We hope they will continue through the high school level, and when they get older, perhaps they will become Lions and continue that way.” Dr. David Verducci, Upper Saddle River School Board trustee-elect and chairman of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club’s Leo Committee, explained that the Lions’ effort The Leo Club logo at Northern Highlands was facilitated by Superintendent John Keenan. Verducci, the recently-retired superintendent in Glen establishment, teachers Bernice Reesbeck Rock, and Keenan worked out the details to and Kim Hayes stepped up to serve as lay the groundwork for the club. When the advisers. regional school board approved the group’s (continued on page 31)