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Full Day Kindergarten

Full Day Kindergarten. Cheshire Public Schools Board of Education Curriculum Committee Meeting November 12, 2012. Kindergarten: The Need for Time . Kindergarten is a critical year for all children – a year of transition from preschool programs or home to their first formal schooling.

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Full Day Kindergarten

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  1. Full Day Kindergarten Cheshire Public Schools Board of Education Curriculum Committee Meeting November 12, 2012

  2. Kindergarten: The Need for Time • Kindergarten is a critical year for all children – a year of transition from preschool programs or home to their first formal schooling. • It marks the start of a child’s long-term K-12 experience in our schools. • It is our first opportunity to get to know each child and begin to build important foundations to facilitate learning skills that will last a lifetime.

  3. Proposal Full day kindergarten in the Cheshire Public Schools for all students

  4. Connecticut and Full Day Kindergarten • 73 school districts; 7 Charter Schools and 11 Magnet Schools provide full-day kindergarten to all children.* • 63% of Connecticut kindergartners are in full-time programs.* • 40% more districts offer full day K than five years ago.* • DRG B – Greenwich, West Hartford, Woodbridge, Glastonbury, (Madison) *October 11, 2011 SDE Kindergarten Enrollment

  5. Kindergarten Enrollment in cheshire 2013 - 2016 Anticipated Enrollment Class Size Budg#A.I.Total161820 2013 – 2014 = 228 + 25 = 253 Full Day Classrooms Needed = 16 14 13 2014 – 2015 = 261 + 25 = 286 Full Day Classrooms Needed = 18 16 15 2015 – 2016 = 253 + 25 = 278 Full Day Classrooms Needed = 18 16 14

  6. Classroom Space Availability 2013 - 2014 Darcey 9 existing classrooms Norton 2 reduce L.R./SPED spaces Doolittle 2 reduce L.R./SPED spaces Highland 3 reduce L.R./SPED spaces Chapman 3 2 open/reduce LST space Total 19

  7. Anticipated Savings (Estimated) • Reduction in transportation costs for a full day program compared to a half day program (2 runs instead of 4) $125,000

  8. Potential Funding Implications(Based on 16 Full Day Kindergarten Classrooms) • 8 Classroom Teachers $560,000 • 8 Instructional Assistants $116,000 • Furniture: Tables, Chairs, etc. $75,000 • Materials/Supplies $50,000 Total Cost $801,000 Cost Savings: Transportation -$125,000 TOTAL$676,000

  9. Next Steps… • Develop and Administer a Survey for Parents/Community • Complete a Detailed Feasibility Study

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