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Preschool program growth and language-development work highlighted at Othello School Board meeting
Summary
Early childhood staff described expansion of the district preschool from ~75 to just over 200 students, staff growth from 14 to 31, use of WA Kids and WIDA standards, and a district-created assessment showing about 103 preschoolers meeting a 'ready for kindergarten' benchmark in January (~60%).
Early childhood staff and the district’s preschool team presented program growth, instructional strategies and assessment data at the board meeting, telling trustees the program has expanded in enrollment and staffing and is using play-based, language-rich approaches aligned to WA Kids and WIDA standards.
The early childhood director (speaker 18) said the district grew from about 75 general-education preschool students to roughly 176 in TK-style classes and, including special-education classrooms, now serves just over 200 preschoolers. Staff increased from…
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