Parent urges Eureka Union to adopt full‑day traditional kindergarten at Green Hills
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Summary
Parent Angela Datta told the board that Green Hills kindergarten students receive fewer instructional minutes than peers at other sites and urged a definitive vote to extend traditional kindergarten to full day for 2026–27, citing equity concerns for vulnerable students.
Angela Datta, a parent and educator, used the public comment period to press the Eureka Union Board of Trustees to extend the regular traditional kindergarten day at Green Hills for the 2026–27 school year.
Datta said Green Hills students "receive significantly fewer instructional minutes than a student at Maidu," calling the difference "a clear equity gap" that disproportionately affects low‑income students, multilingual learners and students with special needs. She told trustees she previously raised the issue and cited a parent survey: "Over 70% of our parents agreed...I think that percentage would change...closer to 90% of the parents wanting that extended day," she said.
Datta asked the board to stop postponing a decision and "take a definitive vote for full day regular traditional kindergarten for our upcoming school year." The board did not take action on the request at this meeting; President Holt suggested staff and trustees continue conversation with Datta and follow up.
Context: Datta distinguished traditional kindergarten from multi‑age or transitional kindergarten options and urged the board not to delay action on the traditional schedule. She framed the change as an instructional‑time and equity issue rather than a staffing or scheduling experiment.
Next steps: No vote or direction to change the kindergarten schedule was recorded during the meeting. Datta’s request will require agenda placement and any related staff analysis before the board can act.
