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Downingtown reports rising full-day kindergarten enrollment, adds classrooms and teachers
Summary
District staff told the board they have 807 students enrolled in full-day kindergarten as of the prior Thursday, prompting in-house renovations at two elementary schools and plans to add roughly 12 teachers, with space and staffing monitored weekly.
District staff told the Downingtown Area SD board on July 9 that enrollment in full-day kindergarten has climbed since late June, prompting the district to add classrooms and line up additional teachers.
Dr. Chan said the district reported 807 full-day kindergarten enrollments as of last Thursday, up from 793 reported June 26. "We do these checks every Thursday or Friday of each week," Dr. Chan said. "From a staffing perspective, we're estimating as of today that we'll need to add 12…
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