Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten Grant Q & A

1. Full-Day Pre-KindergartenGrant Q & A Dansville Primary School February 3 – June 26, 2014

2. Purpose The purpose of the Priority Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten and Extended Half-Day Pre-Kindergarten Grant Program for High Need Students is to increase the availability of high quality pre-kindergarten placements for the highest need children and schools within New York State’s public school districts.

3. Purpose (continued) This pre-kindergarten grant program will provide additional resources to significantly enhance program quality by requiring grantees to adopt program quality standards including valid and reliable measures of environmental quality, the quality of teacher-student interactions, and student outcomes.

4. New NY Education Reform Commission Studies show that children who participate in high quality early education programs are far more likely to read at grade level and graduate from high school, and that quality full-day pre-kindergarten programs in particular are credited with producing significant increases in student performance in math and reading for participating students by the second grade as well as decreasing the rates of grade retention.

5. New NY Education Reform Commission Research indicates that as much as half of the achievement gap is already established before students enter the 1st grade. Investing in high-quality pre-kindergarten has been demonstrated to have a positive long-term impact on children’s life outcomes, narrow the achievement gap, and provide benefits to children and taxpayers that outweigh their cost.

6. Funding February-June 2014 (90 Days) = $132,479 2014-2015 (180 Days) = $259,763 2015-2016 (180 Days) = $259,763 Total Grant Funding = $652,005 1 of 27 districts to qualify & receive funding

7. Awardees' List

8. Program DetailsFull-Day Option Full-Day Option Anticipated Start Date: February 3, 2014 Time: 7:45am-2:10pm Monday-Friday Includes: Transportation To and From School, Breakfast, Lunch & Rest Time, Classroom Aide, Cafeteria Monitor Additions: Speech/Language Teacher, Gross & Fine Motor Block, Phonemic Awareness Focus, Language Development, and Kindergarten Readiness Concentration. Teachers: Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Coon & Mrs. Thompson Limitations: 18 Students per Classroom

9. Sample Full-Day Schedule(Draft Only) Full-Day Pre-K Class Schedule • 7:40-8:10 Arrival (breakfast) • 8:10-8:40 Morning Calendar • 8:40-9:40 Instructional Workshop (Includes read aloud, unit lessons, mini-lesson, independent reading, share, ABC/Word Work, and guided reading) • 9:40-10:00 Choice/play, bathroom break and prepare for lunch • 10:00- 10:30 Fine Motor Block (writing workshop, sorting, coloring, art, computer) • 10:30-11:00 Lunch • 11:00-11:45 Gross Motor Block (PE, Music movement, OT/PT) • 11:45-12:45 Instructional Workshop (includes read aloud, unit lessons, mini-lesson, independent practice/small groups) • 12:45-1:30 Rest time • 1:30-1:40 Snack • 1:40-2:00 Speech Language Block (phonemic awareness, rhyming, singing, sounds, poems) • 2:00-2:10 Clean up and prepare for dismissal

10. Program DetailsHalf-day Option Half-Day Option Anticipated Start Date: February 3, 2014 Time: 7:45am-10:45am Monday-Friday Includes: Transportation To and From School (Mid-Day Run), Breakfast, Classroom Aide Additions: Speech/Language Teacher, Phonemic Awareness Focus, Language Development and Kindergarten Readiness Concentration. Teachers: New Hire Limitations: Need Minimum of 6 Students to Run Half-Day Option

11. Questions Why are we doing this mid-year? In order to be eligible for the next two years of funding, we needed to apply and start the program this year and run it for a minimum of 90 days. Why is the full-day program running until 2:10 instead of earlier? (1)The latest our buses could transport Pre-K on their own buses would be 1:10 in order to return to provide transportation to K-6 students at 2:10 dismissal. (2) To provide lunch, rest time, and program additions. Will my child get the same teacher? Every effort will be made to maintain consistency during this transition, but there are limitations to the number of students that can be in each full-day classroom (18)

12. Decisions To Be MadeRegistration to be completed by Monday January 13th Pre-Kindergarten Registration Dansville Primary School February 2014-June 2014 Student’s Name ____________________________________    DOB ____/____/_____ Current Placement:  Mrs. Barber     Mrs. Coon      Mrs. Thompson Kid Start Head Start Other: ____________________ Program Information: Full-Day Session: Teachers Include: Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Coon & Mrs. Thompson Hours: 7:45am-2:10pm (Breakfast, Lunch & Rest Included) Transportation Provided: To & From School (With K-6 Students) Half-Day Session: Teacher: New Hire Hours: 7:45am-10:45am (Breakfast Included) Transportation Provided: To & From School (Mid-Day Transportation Only Pre-K Students) (Minimum of 6 students needed to register to run ½ day option) Since the school district has a limited number of openings for Full-Day Pre-K (18 per teacher), a lottery will be held to determine class placement and enrollment. I formally request: Full Day Session__________                  Half-Day Session__________ Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ______________    

13. Questions, Comments, and/or Concerns?