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Board keeps Ready to Learn grant tied to pilot hybrid full‑day kindergarten after divided vote
Summary
After debate over class sizes and staffing, the board decided the previously approved plan stands: the Ready to Learn grant will fund three full‑day kindergarten sections in a one‑year hybrid pilot; a motion to repurpose the grant failed 4–3.
The Elizabethtown Area School District board clarified the district’s plan for full‑day kindergarten on April 22 after a divided, procedural vote.
At a previous meeting the board had approved a pilot that uses Ready to Learn grant funding to support three full‑day kindergarten sections. On April 22 some board members asked administrators to model an alternate staffing approach that would use existing teachers to expand full‑day offerings without hiring additional staff, potentially freeing grant dollars for other uses.
Board discussion on April 22…
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