FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN Pilot Program Implementation Dr. Melissa - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Dr. Melissa Varley, Superintendent of Schools

Donna Felezzola, Business Administrator Annie Corley-Hand, Principal

FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN

Pilot Program Implementation

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ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DISCUSSIONS, FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN IS COMING TO BERKELEY HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Where We Are

• Presented the case for FDK last school year
• Received Board support for a pilot program to be

implemented in the 2020/21 school year

• Objectives for tonight:

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Present the details of the pilot program

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Where and how the program will be implemented

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Overview of the requirements to implement the program

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Options for Implementation

Option A - Pilot Program

• Offer two full classes of 18 students each
• Acceptance would be based on a lottery
• Tuition program paid by the family
• Identify where the program would be offered utilizing

current classroom spaces

• The costs would include classroom upgrades,

personnel, supplies

• The program costs would be part of the 2020/2021

budget

• Classes would begin September 2020

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Discussed at March 14, 2019 Board of Education Meeting

Benefits of Full Day Kindergarten

• Opportunities to address standards in a meaningful and

developmentally appropriate manner

○ Integration of content areas through investigations and

sustained projects

○ Uninterrupted Instructional Block

• More intentional and deliberate interactions with students
• Less class time lost due to delayed openings or early

dismissal

• Time to play, socialize, collaborate, and practice self-

regulatory skills

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Steps to Implementation

• Identify Classroom Space and Location

○ Woodruff School - Has capacity for 2 kindergarten

classrooms

○ Both classrooms have toilet rooms so facility

upgrades are not necessary

○ Would follow the Woodruff schedule, starting and

ending times

○ Scheduling changes would be made and the

specials would be taught primarily by the Woodruff staff

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Steps to Implementation

• Identify Classroom & School Needs

○ Classroom Furniture, Equipment & Supplies ○ Lunch Schedule ○ Playground equipment

• Identify Staffing Requirements

○ Two additional kindergarten teachers ○ One HELP teacher ○ Special education teacher, paraprofessionals and

• ther staff TBD based on student needs

• Transportation

○ Parents will be responsible for transporting their

children to and from school

• Tuition

○ The annual tuition rate will be $7,500 ○ Students who qualify for free/reduced lunch will be

handled on a case by case basis.

Steps to Implementation

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Steps to Implementation

• Lottery Process

○ Applications will be accepted between

December 9, 2019 and January 15, 2020

○ Lottery will take place on January 22, 2020 ○ Parents will be notified of acceptance by

January 31, 2020

○ A non-refundable deposit of 50% will be due by

March 15, 2020

○ Final payment will be due by July 1, 2020

8:25-8:40 Arrival 8:40 - 8:55 Morning Meeting/Read Aloud 8:55-10:10 Language Arts Literacy Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop 10:10-10:25 Snack, Cleanup, Sharing 10:25 - 11:25 Choice Time Ongoing Investigations Project Work 11:25 - 12:15 Lunch/Recess 12:15 - 1:20 Math Explorations 1:20 - 1:50 Social Studies/Science 1:50 - 2:30 Related Arts 2:30 - 2:50 Sharing Review

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Draft Schedule

Questions

“If kindergarten once was a cozy setting for cookies and naps, today we should know it as a curriculum-rich launching pad. There still may be cookies, but the bigger prize is giving all of our kids a clear shot at success.”

Arizona State University President, Michael Crow

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