Neenah to Add Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Program
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Children in the Neenah Joint School District will have the opportunity to attend a four-year-old kindergarten program beginning in the 2015-16 school year. The Board of Education approved the program at its Dec. 16 meeting.
The voluntary program will be five half-days with a morning and an afternoon session. Classes will be held at Washington Elementary School and other District buildings with available classrooms. A request for proposal will be put out to community facilities to host any additional classrooms needed. All staff will be hired and evaluated by the District.
Two community input sessions were held in November to gauge interest and gather feedback for the program, which aims to better prepare students academically and socially for kindergarten.
Registration for the program will begin in February and more details will be provided in a packet mailed to prospective families in January.
A curriculum will be developed through Wisconsin Department of Instruction standards and input from current District kindergarten teachers. Stacie Nelson, currently the part-time administrator at Washington, has been given a full-time contract to oversee the program.
Transportation will be offered by the District, however, details will not be determined until sites are established and registration is completed.
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