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Rio Rancho board hears mid‑process pre‑K review as committee weighs center vs. school‑site options
Summary
The district's pre‑K committee presented survey results, site visits and staffing/facility constraints, recommending further study toward a January recommendation; officials warned a state move to full‑day pre‑K could halve seats unless a second center or other capacity is added.
Jan Chenault, the district's elementary school improvement officer, and committee co‑chair Jerry Reeder gave the Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education a mid‑process review of the district’s pre‑K planning on Oct. 28. The committee, which Chenault said includes about 30 parents, teachers and department leaders, has surveyed families, toured facilities and developed a list of options for expanding access.
The committee reported that current half‑day programming at Shining Stars serves "a little over 400 children" but that converting to full‑day at that single site would, in the district’s estimate, reduce service to about 210 students unless additional space is provided. "If the state forces us to go full day, we will go down to 210 students served,"…
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