Preschool & Community Partners

Please CLICK HERE to read a detailed letter regarding Morris School District Preschool reopening. Below is an overview of information covered in the letter:

• All preschool classes will operate on a four-hour instructional day.
• Preschool Special Education Classrooms with Multiple Disabilities at LLC will be 5 days. 
• The CABAS Preschool Classroom at Hillcrest will follow the K-2 schedule. 
• MSD Preschool Grant Classrooms at Alfred Vail, LLC, Hillcrest, and in our community partner sites will follow a hybrid model: in-person two days a week and remote three days a week.  
• Students with IEPs in our Preschool Inclusion Classrooms will receive services in person and through remote instruction.  
• School start and dismissal times will be announced shortly.
• An all-remote option will be available to those students who cannot attend in-person instruction.

Since lunch will not be served during the instructional day, "Grab & Go" meals will be available for students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch as well as for other students wishing to purchase a meal. For families that wish to purchase a meal, there will be no collection of meal charges for the first week of school while the District awaits revised guidance from the State Department of Agriculture.

Preschool Special Education
Students in school will be offered a daily “Grab & Go” meal containing 1 breakfast and 1 lunch. The meals will be distributed by food service staff to classrooms 15 minutes before dismissal. Food Service will provide individually wrapped snacks for students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch who cannot provide their own, to be consumed during the school day.  Preschool students can pick up meals according to the Virtual Students Meal Distribution schedule outlined below for the days they are attending virtual learning.

Students attending in-person instruction on Monday and Tuesday
Students will be offered a “Grab & Go” meal on Monday and Tuesday at dismissal,  containing 1 breakfast and 1 lunch. Meals for Wednesday through Friday can be picked up on Wednesday according to the Virtual Students Meal Distribution schedule outlined below. Food Service will provide individually wrapped snacks for students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch who cannot provide their own, to be consumed during the school day. 

Students attending in-person instruction on Wednesday and Thursday
Meals for Monday and Tuesday can be picked up on Monday according to the Virtual Students Meal Distribution schedule outlined below.  Students can receive a “Grab & Go” meal on Wednesday and Thursday, containing an extra meal to supply for Friday.  Wednesday meals will contain 2 breakfasts and 1 lunch, and Thursday meals will contain 1 breakfast and 2 lunches. Food Service will provide individually wrapped snacks for students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch who cannot provide their own, to be consumed during the school day. 

Virtual Students Meal Distribution 
Students who are attending virtual instruction can pick up “Grab & Go” meals Monday and Wednesday. Monday meals will contain 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches; Wednesday meals will contain 3 breakfasts and 3 lunches. There will be two locations for pickup: Morristown High School (50 Early Street) will distribute meals from 12:30 PM -1:00 PM in the back of the building near the flagpole; Lafayette Learning Center (31 Hazel Street) will distribute meals from 12:45 PM-1:15 PM from the auditorium doors.