Transcript FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PILOT PROPOSAL A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY AND THE SURVEYS IN ORDER TO BUILD A PROPOSAL THAT BENEFITS THE.

FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN
PILOT PROPOSAL
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN
THE STUDY AND THE
SURVEYS IN ORDER TO
BUILD A PROPOSAL THAT
BENEFITS THE STUDENTS
AND COMMUNITIES OF
DIGHTON-REHOBOTH
WHAT FACTORS LED TO THE STUDY OF
FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN?
 STATE HAS INCREASED REQUIREMENTS OF
WHAT STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE IN
KINDERGARTEN
 WE HAVE AT-RISK READING SCORES IN
DISTRICT
 WE WANT MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON
BUILDING SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH
 APPROXIMATELY 90% OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
IN MASSACHUSETTS HAVE SOME FULL-DAY
KINDERGARTEN AND OUR STUDENTS ARE
HELD TO SAME STANDARDS AS THOSE WITH
THAT INCREASED TIME
PROCESS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS
FOLLOWED
 DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT
(TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS) OVER
THE PAST TWO YEARS WITH OUR
IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW LITERACY
PROGRAM, THE NEW STANDARDS-BASED
REPORT CARDS, AND A NEW MATH PROGRAM
 ADMINISTRATIVE DISCUSSION ON FULL-DAY
KINDERGARTEN BEING A POSSIBLE WAY TO
CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND SUPPORT
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL GROWTH
PROCESS AND TIMELINE THAT THE
DISTRICT HAS FOLLOWED
 COMMITTEE FORMED TO STUDY FEASIBILITY
 RESEARCH
STATE AND NATIONAL PUBLISHED
 COMMUNITY (BOTH LOCAL AND OTHER
DISTRICTS)
 SURVEY TO PARENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
 SURVEY TO OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
IMPLEMENTED FULL-DAY
KINDERGARTEN
 SURVEY TO OUR 1ST GRADE TEACHERS

BENEFITS (BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM
OTHER DISTRICTS IN MA AND RESEARCH)
MORE TIME ON LEARNING
FULL-DAY STUDENTS SCORE BETTER ON
ASSESSMENTS
BETTER ABILITY FOR EARLY
INTERVENTION ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT
PARTICULARLY WITH READING
INCREASED STAMINA IN FIRST GRADE AS
WELL AS BETTER INDOCTRINATION INTO
SCHOOL ROUTINES AND SCHOOL
COMMUNITY
BENEFITS (CONTINUED)
MORE DEPTH IN ALL AREAS
MORE ENRICHMENT
EASIER TO PLAN FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
AS TEACHER/STUDENT RATIO IS CUT IN
HALF
HAVE FULL-DAY TO COVER SAME
STANDARDS THAT WE CURRENTLY ONLY
HAVE HALF-DAY TO COVER
BENEFITS (CONTINUED)
LESS REFERRALS TO SPECIAL
EDUCATION
STRONGER SOCIAL SKILLS
STRONGER TRANSITIONAL
SKILLS
INCREASE IN INDEPENDENCE
AND MATURITY
MAIN CONCERNS
• DISPARITY BETWEEN FULL-DAY AND HALF-DAY
STUDENTS?
• RESEARCH FROM OTHER DISTRICTS FOUND THAT
THIS IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN BASED ON:
• ALREADY SEE DISPARITIES IN SKILLS IN
KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE BASED ON
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT, PRE-SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE (IF ATTENDED), AND/OR PRIVATE
KINDERGARTEN
• ALLOW STRONGER MODELS/SUPPORTS FOR ALL
STUDENTS BY 1ST GRADE
CONCERNS (CONTINUED)
 NOT ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO
ENROLL
• OUR RESEARCH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
SHOWS THAT OUR PARENTS WOULD LIKE
THE OPTION
• SOME ARE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF FULLDAY KINDERGARTEN
• SOME WOULD RATHER THEIR CHILDREN
NOT ATTEND FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN
RESEARCH FROM OUR COMMUNITY
 OVER 500 RESPONSES TO SURVEY
 OVER 370 WOULD LIKE TO ENROLL IN
FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN (over the next 3
years)
 OVER 200 RESPONDENTS SAID THEY
WOULD ENROLL AND PAY TUITION
 OVER 200 WOULD BE WILLING TO ATTEND
FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN OUTSIDE OF
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, BUT
WITHIN THE DISTRICT
RESEARCH FROM OUR COMMUNITY
(CONTINUED)
• TOPICS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT PARENTS
FROM WILLINGNESS TO ENROLL WOULD BE:
COST, DAY WOULD BE TOO LONG, AND DESIRE
TO WORK WITH THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME
• MOST STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PAY
TUITION THAT IS $2,500 OR LESS
• CURRENTLY PARENTS WHO PAY FOR DAY CARE
OR PRIVATE SCHOOL PAY UP TO $10,000 A
YEAR WITH MOST PAYING BETWEEN $3,500
AND $6,000
GUIDELINES FROM STATE REGARDING
FULL-DAY TUITION FOR KINDERGARTEN
 CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT
LOTTERY
 TOTAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED
$4,000
 USE A SLIDING SCALE FOR TUITION
BASED ON INCOME (LIKE WE DO
WITH FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH)
PROPOSAL
 IMPLEMENT PILOT FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAM AT BOTH DES AND PRES
 IN ORDER TO OFFER AS MANY SESSIONS AS
POSSIBLE, MOVE DISTRICT SPECIAL
EDUCATION PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM TO
PALMER RIVER
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COMPLIES WITH REGIONAL AGREEMENT, AS IT IS A
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVERAL SPECIAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS THAT CROSS TOWN LINES
PROGRAM PROPOSAL
 OFFER UP TO 3 FULL-DAY
KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS AT DES
BASED ON COMMUNITY INTEREST
 OFFER UP TO 4 FULL-DAY
KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS AT PRES
BASED ON COMMUNITY INTEREST
 CONTINUE TO RUN HALF-DAY
KINDERGARTEN AT EACH SITE
 FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN WOULD BE
$3,500 PER YEAR (less than $6 an hour)
EXAMPLE OF COSTS IF WE WERE TO GO TO 2 FULL-DAY
SESSIONS AND 2 HALF-DAY SESSIONS AT DES
CURRENT
PROPOSED
ADDITIONAL COSTS
2 FULL-TIME
KINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS
3 FULL-TIME KINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS (2 THAT TEACH FULLDAY SESSIONS AND 1 THAT TEACHES
2 HALF-DAY SESSIONS . THIS
WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 45
STUDENTS IN FULL-DAY AND 44
STUDENTS IN HALF-DAY)
1 ADDITIONAL TEACHER
SALARY ($46,000) AND 1
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
PACKAGE ($14,000)
2 FULL-TIME
KINDERGARTEN
ILAs
3 FULL-TIME ILAs (1 IN EACH OF THE
KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS)
1 ADDITIONAL ILA SALARY
($16,000)
1 ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
PACKAGE ($14,000)
ADDITIONAL
SUPPLIES
$9,000
TOTAL = $99,000 WHICH
TUITION WOULD COVER BASED
ON: APPROXIMATELY 75% FULL
TUITION, 10% FREE BASED ON
IEP, AND 15% REDUCED ON
SLIDING SCALE
EXAMPLE OF COSTS IF WE WERE TO GO TO 4 FULL-DAY
SESSIONS AND 3 HALF-DAY SESSIONS AT PRES
CURRENT
PROPOSED
ADDITIONAL COSTS
3.5 FULL-TIME
KINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS
5.5 FULL-TIME KINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS (4 THAT TEACH FULLDAY SESSIONS AND 1.5 THAT TEACH
HALF-DAY SESSIONS. THIS WOULD
BE APPROXIMATELY 82 STUDENTS
IN FULL-DAY AND APPROXIMATELY
44 THAT ATTEND HALF-DAY)
2 ADDITIONAL TEACHER
SALARIES ($92,000) AND 2
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
PACKAGES ($28,000)
3.5 FULL-TIME
KINDERGARTEN
ILAs
5.5 FULL-TIME ILAs (1 IN EACH OF
THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS)
2 ADDITIONAL ILA
SALARIES ($32,000)
2 ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
PACKAGES ($28,000)
ADDITIONAL
SUPPLIES
$18,000
TOTAL = $198,000 WHICH
TUITION WOULD COVER BASED
ON: APPROXIMATELY 75% FULL
TUITION, 10% FREE BASED ON
IEP, AND 15% REDUCED ON
SLIDING SCALE
PROPOSED TIMELINE (IF APPROVED)
APPLICATIONS OUT TO PARENTS IN
MARCH
DETERMINATION OF ROOMS
NEEDED BASED ON NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS RETURNED
PUBLIC LOTTERY IN APRIL
BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
BASED ON ENROLLMENT
ANALYSIS OF PILOT PROGRAM NEXT AFTER
IMPLEMENTATION
SURVEY PARENTS/COMMUNITY
SURVEY TEACHERS
SURVEY STUDENTS
ASSESSMENT DATA (DIBELS,
QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK, REPORT
CARDS, ETC.)
ANALYSIS OF ALL DATA AND PROPOSAL
FOR FUTURE YEARS