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Council Rock moves toward full‑day kindergarten in 2025‑26; district shares schedule, staffing and registration details
Summary
The district confirmed plans for full‑day kindergarten beginning 2025–26, described a new elementary schedule increasing kindergarten instructional time to about six hours, and announced stakeholder meetings and open registration. Staffing offers have been made internally; administration reported five stakeholder meetings planned.
Council Rock School District told the board on March 20 that full‑day kindergarten remains on track to begin in the 2025–26 school year, with registration open and additional stakeholder meetings scheduled to support implementation.
Superintendent Dr. Senko and board members reported that administrators and building staff have been working on a new elementary schedule template to integrate full‑day kindergarten across district elementary schools. At the education committee, staff said the academic day for full‑day kindergarten will increase from about 2½ hours of current instructional time to about six hours, and will include the five specials (art, music, physical education, library and technology) for kindergarten students.
Why this matters: full‑day kindergarten is a substantive operational change that affects staffing, classroom schedules and budget planning for the next school year.
Staffing and implementation timeline
The district said staffing recruitment was first offered to current district teachers; the committee report stated that roughly two internal candidates were initially identified for roles. The next full‑day kindergarten stakeholder meeting is scheduled for March 25; administration said there will be five stakeholder meetings in total. Registration for the 2025‑26 school year is open and the district noted this is the inaugural year for full‑day kindergarten.
Administration also said communications materials and schedule samples were available during committee meetings; board members encouraged families to use the district website for up‑to‑date registration instructions. No vote was required at the March 20 meeting to authorize full‑day kindergarten; the item has been presented through the education committee and will proceed through the district’s normal staffing and budget processes.
What speakers said (selected)
• Dr. Senko (Superintendent): thanked staff and said ‘‘everything is on track’’ for an inaugural full‑day kindergarten in 2025‑26.
• Ms. Khan (Board member): thanked administration and noted the district had developed a schedule template over roughly six months to accommodate full‑day kindergarten and that staff engagement has been high.
Ending
The district will continue stakeholder meetings and finalize staffing and schedules as part of spring‑time planning; families were urged to register promptly through www.crsd.org.
