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EMS ISD expands pre‑K eligibility, starts tuition option and negotiates childcare partnership
Summary
District leaders told trustees they will enroll more children in pre‑K by expanding eligibility to teachers' children, starting a tuition‑based slot option for other families and pursuing a partnership with Endless Discoveries Child Care Center to increase seats and align early learning services.
Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD staff presented an expansion of the district’s pre‑kindergarten program and a proposed partnership with a private childcare provider during the July 28 meeting.
Key changes presented: Staff said the district will allow children of teachers to qualify for public pre‑K enrollment, consistent with legislative definitions of teacher eligibility. Superintendent and pre‑K staff also said the district has requested permission from the commissioner’s office to offer a tuition‑based pre‑K program that would permit the district to enroll additional students who do not meet the state’s free pre‑K eligibility criteria.
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