SAD 46 votes to explore prekindergarten program
Bangor Daily News, August 25, 2006
(excerpt)Recognizing the benefits of prekindergarten schooling, SAD 46 directors voted Wednesday to explore offering it.
An ad hoc advisory committee will be formed of parents, educators and residents to determine the public's interest in such a program and its development. The committee will be expected to report its findings to the board in December.
The discussion is timely because the district is proceeding forward on a plan to construct a new elementary-middle school, Superintendent Kevin Jordan said Thursday.
"I think prekindergarten is very important," Jordan said. "We have to begin these discussions now as we look forward to the new school."
Jordan said it is well known that most children who have been enrolled in a prekindergarten program, whether private or public, are better prepared for kindergarten than youngsters who have been in day care.
He guessed there could be about 30 children eligible for the non-mandatory program.
Bangor Daily News, August 25, 2006
(excerpt)Recognizing the benefits of prekindergarten schooling, SAD 46 directors voted Wednesday to explore offering it.
An ad hoc advisory committee will be formed of parents, educators and residents to determine the public's interest in such a program and its development. The committee will be expected to report its findings to the board in December.
The discussion is timely because the district is proceeding forward on a plan to construct a new elementary-middle school, Superintendent Kevin Jordan said Thursday.
"I think prekindergarten is very important," Jordan said. "We have to begin these discussions now as we look forward to the new school."
Jordan said it is well known that most children who have been enrolled in a prekindergarten program, whether private or public, are better prepared for kindergarten than youngsters who have been in day care.
He guessed there could be about 30 children eligible for the non-mandatory program.
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