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Full Day Kindergarten A Critical Need for Woonsocket’s Youngest Students Giovanna Donoyan, PhD

Full Day Kindergarten A Critical Need for Woonsocket’s Youngest Students Giovanna Donoyan, PhD Superintendent Woonsocket Education Department May 14,2014. Presented multiple proposals over the past months to restore Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) in Woonsocket

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Full Day Kindergarten A Critical Need for Woonsocket’s Youngest Students Giovanna Donoyan, PhD

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  1. Full Day Kindergarten A Critical Need for Woonsocket’s Youngest Students Giovanna Donoyan, PhD Superintendent Woonsocket Education Department May 14,2014

  2. Presented multiple proposals over the past months to restore Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) in Woonsocket • Heard your concerns loud and clear about costs, capacity, and sustainability • Worked with the Mayor’s Office and RIDE to address concerns We listened to our City residents

  3. Tonight we present to the Woonsocket School Committee the most comprehensive FDK proposal that: • Does not use the Middle School space • Does not move to a 5/6 Academy model • Does not increase local taxes • Ensures a teacher assistant in each kindergarten classroom. We are 100% confident that we have designed a proposal that will be acceptable to all parties and provides the best educational opportunity to our children. Comprehensive proposal

  4. What we know - educationally • Too many of our children are falling behind • 67% of Woonsocket K students are not reading at grade level • 7-9% of Woonsocket First graders are being held back • Research shows FDK classes can produce long-term educational gains, especially for low-income and minority students

  5. No additional local tax funding is needed to support FDK in Woonsocket • FDK can help lower costly grade retention and remediation • FDK in Woonsocket will result in more state education aid What we know- economically

  6. Facilities issues • All children remain at elementary schools and safety issues addressed • Capacity analysis shows adequate room per NESDEC enrollment analysis Logistics • Bus and starting times not impacted • Breakfast / lunch programs are federally reimbursable Staffing • 11 new teachers, itinerants, and 11 new Paraprofessionals Budget Concerns addressed

  7. It’s Time To Bring Back FDK! Improve student learning Close achievement gaps Important new programming for our youngest students No additional local cost but great local benefit for Woonsocket's youngest learners

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