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Board to consider $25,000 feasibility study for full‑day kindergarten; Steps to Achieve presents proposal
Summary
A consultant who helped another district move from half‑day to full‑day kindergarten outlined a $25,000 feasibility study for Boyertown Area School District. The board agreed by show of hands to place the proposal on the agenda for the next legislative meeting for a formal vote.
Steps to Achieve proposed a districtwide feasibility study for implementing full‑day kindergarten and asked the Boyertown Area School District board to consider contracting the firm for a $25,000 all‑inclusive fee.
The consulting team framed the study as a three‑phase process: discovery and stakeholder engagement, quantitative analysis and modeling, and synthesis with an implementation roadmap and final report. Jane Coconair, who identified herself as an owner of Steps to Achieve and the proposed lead evaluator, said the firm would review district data (enrollment, facility blueprints, PIMS reports and federal/state funding sources), run enrollment and financial scenarios, conduct surveys and focus groups,…
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