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Kindergarten
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Program
Description
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Offers
full-day kindergarten at one school. |
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Length
of Time in Place
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Relatively
new program. |
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#
of Children Enrolled FDK
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20 |
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%
of Children Enrolled FDK
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20% |
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Eligibility
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Low-income
and special ed children. Beyond that, first-come, first-served.
Children needing extra support are preferred. About 25% of kids
in full-day kindergarten were chosen by a lottery system. |
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Funding
Source
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State
Basic Ed and federal Title IIA funding. |
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Program
Evaluation
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Yes. |
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Unmet
Demand
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Yes. |
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Early
Learning Program
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Yes,
using state Basic Ed funds. |
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Plans to Expand or Offer FDK
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Yes,
using federal Title IIA funds. Cost has been a limiting factor. |
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Pre-Kindergarten
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Program
Description
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Offers
a pre-k program for 3 to 5-year-olds at school district facilities. |
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Length
of Time in Place
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Long-standing
program. |
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#
of Children Participating
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20 |
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Eligibility
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Low-income,
non-native-English-speaking, or special education students.
Beyond that, other tuition-paying students are admitted on a
first-come, first-served basis. |
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Funding
Source
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Title
I, ECEAP, state Basic Ed, and local levy funds. Parent tution
is also charged ($40/month), but fee waiver, subsidy and scholarship
programs, and a sliding fee scale are in place. |
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Program
Evaluation
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Yes. |
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Unmet
Demand
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Yes. |
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Plans
to Expand Pre-K
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No,
due to lack of space and funding. |
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