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Parent urges full-day kindergarten at Abington Heights; superintendent says board is exploring options
Summary
A parent called on the Abington Heights School Board to adopt full-day kindergarten, proposing use of the Administration Building; Superintendent Dr. Shaffer said the board has tasked him to explore options but that conversion would carry significant facility and staffing costs and no formal decision has been made.
At a meeting of the Abington Heights School Board, a parent urged the board to commit to full‑day kindergarten and asked the district to consider using the Administration Building to house kindergarten classes so other schools could expand. The parent said the district’s current half‑day model places working families in a difficult position and that full‑day kindergarten is increasingly the local standard.
The parent told the board, “With a full day program, these outstanding educators would finally have the time and space to do what they do best,” and asked the board to “commit to a timeline for moving forward using the Administration Building space.”
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