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Amherst UPK: district outlines expansion, partnerships and plan to end UPK transportation
Summary
The Amherst Central School District presented plans to maintain 144 UPK seats while consolidating sites and expanding Windermere to four full‑day classrooms; partners will provide coaching and special‑education therapies, and the district plans to discontinue UPK transportation in 2026–27 citing grant restrictions and $227,000 in current costs.
Amy Stager, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction, told the board the Universal Pre‑K program will continue to serve 144 children but be reorganized across three sites in 2026–27 while Windermere will expand to four full‑day classrooms. "I'm excited to be able to share an update of our universal pre k program here at Amherst," Stager said, outlining family engagement nights, curriculum alignment and site plans.
Stager described family engagement efforts that included a UPK night at the Explore & More Children’s Museum attended by more than 70 families, meet‑the‑teacher visits and a planned spring “UPK Picasso” art show. She said those events and an end‑of‑year program survey informed outreach choices and helped address…
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