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Senators press departments on readiness for universal TK, staffing and expanded-learning rollout
Summary
Committee members pressed the administration and CDE on whether districts have the workforce and facilities to implement universal transitional kindergarten and related expanded learning proposals, and CDE said about 91% of LEAs reported having enough fully qualified TK teachers.
Senators at the Budget Subcommittee No. 1 hearing probed whether the state is ready to implement universal transitional kindergarten (TK) at the scale assumed in the May Revision, focusing on teacher supply, facilities and the expanded learning opportunities program.
"My concern is whether the state is ready to move this forward," said Senator Ochoa Bogue as she described conversations with local school boards about classroom space and staffing in rural and mountain communities.
Department of Finance and CDE witnesses described the fiscal and operational assumptions supporting TK…
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