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Medford subcommittee outlines earlier, targeted outreach to boost kindergarten sign-ups
Summary
District staff told the Family and Community Engagement Subcommittee on June 11 that kindergarten outreach now begins in November, uses city census data and community liaisons, and has doubled early enrollment at one school; members discussed one‑page road maps, welcome packets and earlier data-sharing from preschools.
Medford Public Schools staff told the Family and Community Engagement Subcommittee on Wednesday that the district moved up its kindergarten registration timeline this year and is using targeted outreach — including census pulls and partnerships with city liaisons — to get families to enroll earlier.
District staff said the registration timeline now begins in November, with outreach to City Hall in December to request census contact data for children born in the eligible 12‑month window. Megan Fidlakari said district staff partnered with the Medford Department of Public Health, connectors and liaisons to push registration messages, including lawn signs and multilingual outreach, and that change helped some families sign up earlier than in prior years.
Committee member Erica Reinfeld framed the meeting’s charge at the start: "this is a meeting about not the content of what we say, but what the…
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