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District expands before‑ and after‑school care to all elementaries; pre‑K at four sites enrolls 91 students
Summary
At a school board meeting, staff reported that the Friendship Company before/after‑school program now operates at all six elementary schools and serves 252 students; the district's full‑day Spartan Kids pre‑K program operates at four elementary schools and currently enrolls 91 students with classrooms capped at 24.
Fred Groff, a district staff presenter, told the SACS School Board the district has expanded its Friendship Company before‑ and after‑school childcare to all six elementary schools and is serving 252 students. “We’re actually 252 students as of today,” Groff said. He described the program as opening “as early as 06:30 in the morning” and running until 6:00 p.m., offering homework help and supervision for working families.
Groff said the Spartan Kids preschool pilot that began at Covington Elementary has been expanded to four schools — Covington,…
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