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District outlines early-learning capacity needs, seeks six-classroom modular addition at Early Learning Center
Summary
District staff said current early-learning capacity serves about 900 students across programs and warned the Fair Start for Kids Act’s move to full‑day ECAP could require roughly 11 additional classrooms; capital staff proposed a 6‑classroom standalone modular building estimated at $5–8 million as initial response.
District staff told the Clover Park School District board the early‑learning program currently serves about 900 students across ECAP, special‑education early learning and Head Start spaces, and described capital and programmatic steps needed to preserve capacity if state policy expands full‑day requirements.
Executive Director Jen Herbal and Director of Capital Projects Rick Ring presented capacity and a potential capital solution. Herbal said the district has capacity to serve about 900 students, with the largest concentration in the Early Learning Center and roughly 336 special‑education early-learning students. She said changes in the Fair Start for Kids Act could require half‑day ECAP classrooms to become…
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