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Board approves pre-K contracts; contract sets minimum of 80 enrolled and a 140-child capacity
Summary
The board approved pre-K contracts that require at least one hour of daily outdoor gross-motor activity (with weather-based concessions) and identify a minimum enrollment of 80 children and a maximum capacity of 140 (seven classrooms of 20).
The board reviewed and approved pre-K contracts (Attachment 13) that specify curriculum and enrollment minimums and maximums for the West Virginia pre-K program.
Staff explained that state preschool contract language requires a daily minimum of one hour of gross-motor activity; staff clarified that weather conditions guide when children are brought outside: "If it's bad weather, they don't take them out; they do alternate activities," a presenter said. Board members asked whether the contract should explicitly mention weather-based concessions; staff replied that the contract follows state models and the practical concessions are applied locally.
On enrollment, the contract sets a minimum of 80 children eligible for the West Virginia pre-K program; staff explained that with seven classrooms of 20 children each the district’s practical maximum is 140. Board members discussed whether to increase the stated minimum to reach more children and were told the committee had deliberately kept the 80 minimum as a conservative baseline.
Why it matters: pre-K contract terms determine classroom staffing needs, capacity, and program operations, including expectations for outdoor activity and how weather is handled.
Board action and next steps: the board approved the pre-K contract language as presented; staff said they will share committee deliberations with the board if members are interested in revisiting the minimum-enrollment figure.
