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Levy County schools report sustained pre-K growth, new VPK accountability rules and funding pressures
Summary
District presenters told the school board the county's pre-K program has expanded since 2021, is largely funded by grants and faces new state VPK performance metrics and staffing pressures that could raise costs.
A district pre-K director told the Levy County School Board the district's pre-kindergarten program has expanded steadily since 2021 and now runs more full-day classrooms, but that state accountability changes and rising staff costs have tightened budgets.
The Pre-K director (name not specified) told the board the district offered 9 full classes and 5 additional classes with 205 students in 2021 and now operates 14 full classes and one half class serving about 255 students. "We provide a full day program even though we only get reimbursed from the state for half a day," the director said, outlining why general fund dollars are used largely for staff.
The presentation summarized classroom composition and funding: roughly half of pre-K seats are VPK (general education) students, while roughly 49% or fewer seats in any classroom are special education…
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