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Saint Cloud’s ‘Preschool for Success’ partnership wins committee backing; bill sent to Health and Human Services
Summary
Senate File 328, which would support a Saint Cloud public‑private preschool partnership known as Preschool for Success, passed the Education Finance Committee and was referred to the Health and Human Services Committee after testimony from Rotary volunteers, school leaders and local philanthropic partners.
Senate Education Finance Committee members on March 4 recommended Senate File 328, a bill supporting a public‑private preschool model in Saint Cloud called Preschool for Success, and referred the bill to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Sponsor Senator Eric Putnam told the committee the program began after members of the Saint Cloud Rotary Club partnered with Independent School District 742 to expand preschool seats; the Rotary and local donors covered half of classroom costs while the district provided classroom space and transportation. “We realized that we had over 200 kids waiting on a wait list for preschool,” Putnam said. The program’s backers asked the state to…
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