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Board approves reduced half-day preschool tuition, expands full-day seats and raises vacation-station fees slightly
Summary
The board approved lowering half-day preschool tuition from $70 to $10 by leveraging state reimbursement, keeping full-day rates flat, expanding full-day classrooms at several elementary schools, and a 3% increase to vacation-station fees to bring programs toward financial sustainability.
The Francis Howell School District on Jan. 15 approved changes to early-childhood tuition and fees designed to make tuition-based preschool more affordable while creating a more sustainable program structure.
Dr. Amy Saint John, the district's finance and operations leader, said the district will realign program structures and tap state reimbursement so it can reduce the half-day tuition rate substantially. "We are moving from a $70 rate to a $10 rate," she said,…
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