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Norwich expands preschool with Smart Start endowment classrooms and new hires as enrollment climbs
Summary
Pre‑K principal Corey Beckwith told the board the district has added two Smart Start endowment classrooms (now 17 total) and hired three preschool special‑education substitutes; enrollment stood at 247 with additional recent enrollments and a waiting list, with projections near 280 as the district prepares for new buildings.
Corey Beckwith, Norwich Public Schools’ pre‑K principal, told the board on Nov. 18 that preschool enrollment is rising and the district has expanded classroom capacity using Smart Start endowment funding.
“We’re at 247 students enrolled in preschool,” Beckwith said in his board presentation, adding that 15 more enrolled after the report was written and another 15 were on a waiting list, moving the projected total toward about 280 students. He said the…
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