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Waunakee budget committee recommends reallocating three K–4 sections to in‑building 4K; board to set open‑enrollment slots next week
Summary
Budget committee recommended moving three existing kindergarten–4 FTE into AM/PM in‑building 4K rooms to address capacity after two partner sites paused participation; the committee voted to forward the recommendation for board action next Monday and asked staff to survey current families to set open‑enrollment numbers.
The Waunakee Community School District budget committee voted on Jan. 5 to recommend that the school board reallocate three existing kindergarten–four FTE into in‑building 4K classrooms, a step staff says would help replace capacity lost when two partner sites declined to continue.
Steve, the committee’s lead presenter, said the recommendation would reassign “three FTE that are currently between grades K through 4 to a 4Ks option in each of our buildings” as AM/PM rooms, prioritizing partner sites that contracted with the district. Miranda, the district’s 4K administrator, explained licensing requirements and staffing logistics: “For 4Ks, you have to have an early childhood [license],” she said, noting many elementary teachers…
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