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Bolivar R‑I spotlights early‑childhood programs as attendance and targeted supports show early success
Summary
Principal Sarah Cooper told the school board that the Early Childhood Learning Center serves roughly 166 students, reports 95.87% average daily attendance so far, and has deployed PTA‑funded nine‑step calming centers in each classroom to support social‑emotional learning.
Principal Sarah Cooper told the Bolivar R‑I Board of Education that the district’s Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) serves roughly 166 children across multiple pre‑K and early‑education programs and is showing strong early attendance.
“ECLC is home to a 118 half day pre k students…a total of a 166 students,” Cooper said, and she reported an average daily attendance thus far at 95.87%. Cooper said about 63% of those students use school‑provided transportation and the site serves approximately 75 breakfasts and about 60 lunches daily.
The presentation highlighted a PTA‑funded “nine steps of active calming center” installed in…
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