Nicole Crawford, director of elementary education, updated the committee on the district's inaugural full-day kindergarten rollout and PlayLab early-learning units, reporting positive teacher feedback from the first marking period.

Crawford said teachers reported that students are adapting well to longer instructional days, that increased core instructional time and a dedicated daily intervention block ("win time") are beneficial, and that PlayLab activities (units on apples/pumpkins and community) are producing high engagement in classrooms.

"Students were showing progress and adapting well to full day kindergarten," Crawford said, describing classroom observations, play-based learning, and consistent materials purchased with educational-initiative funds that the district provided to all 10 elementary schools.

Administrators noted challenges typical of a rollout: scheduling variations across buildings, transition logistics and ensuring consistent implementation. The district has scheduled ongoing collaboration, in-service days and building visits for curriculum coaches and principals to support classroom teams and shared practices.

Crawford and the committee said PlayLab lessons will continue to be refined and documented; the administration will report follow-up observations and any needed scheduling adjustments at future education committee meetings.