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Central Bucks outlines full‑day kindergarten minutes and middle‑school realignment plan including sixth‑grade move
Summary
The district presented proposed instructional minutes for full‑day kindergarten and a revised seven‑period middle‑school schedule to incorporate sixth graders, introduce a seminar course for study and executive‑function skills, and offer seventh‑grade world language.
Central Bucks School District officials presented Feb. 6 detailed proposals for full‑day kindergarten instructional minutes and for a revised middle‑school schedule that will bring sixth graders into middle schools as part of the district’s realignment pilot year.
The instructional‑minutes proposal for full‑day kindergarten increases reading, writing and math time, adds a purposeful‑play block that integrates science and social studies standards, and expands specials to mirror grades 1–6. Christine Adelberger, principal at Coates Elementary, said the district observed nearby full‑day kindergarten programs and adjusted minutes to ensure time for phonics, small‑group instruction and a 60‑minute lunch/recess block and a 15‑minute quiet time after lunch.
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