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School committee approves new preschool schedule and $8.50/hour extended‑day rate
Summary
After a staff-led design process, the committee approved extended preschool hours to align with K–1 schedules and set an $8.50/hour community‑service extension rate; the plan adds integrated seats and formalizes social‑learning and substantially separate models.
Tewksbury school administrators and preschool teachers presented a staff‑led proposal March 11 to restructure preschool scheduling, expand integrated seats and formalize a social‑learning model. The school committee voted to approve the schedule change and to set extended‑day tuition at $8.50 per hour.
The plan, developed by preschool teachers working with building principals and district administrators, aims to give four‑year‑old students a longer morning session (proposed three hours five days a week) to better prepare them for a full‑day kindergarten transition. Three‑year‑old students would attend two hours per day Monday–Thursday, with Friday set aside to balance staffing and family preferences. The restructured arrival and dismissal times also align preschool vans with K–1 arrival (approximately 8:50 a.m.) and dismissal (approximately 3:10 p.m.).
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