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Fayette County reports preschool enrollment rebound, mobile classroom growth and plans for expansion
Summary
Dr. Whitney Stevenson told the Equity Council Committee that state-funded preschool enrollment is recovering toward pre‑COVID levels, the district is expanding mobile preschool services and has added a paraeducator to every classroom; KDE reporting counts and a pending All STARS rating were described as drivers for funding and program planning.
Dr. Whitney Stevenson presented Fayette County Public Schools’ early childhood update to the Equity Council Committee on May 6, reporting rising enrollment in state-funded preschool, expanded mobile-classroom services and steps the district is taking to prepare for future funding and program growth.
Stevenson said December 1 counts—used by the Kentucky Department of Education to set per‑pupil rates—showed 1,142 students reported this cycle, comprised of about 612 income-based slots and about 530 students with disabilities (the latter category is what the state report isolates). She told the committee that the district’s December 1 count has increased from 1,058 the prior December and is approaching a…
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