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Board pauses full‑day kindergarten expansion while weighing Ready to Learn grant uses
Summary
Board discussion centered on whether to continue a full‑day kindergarten pilot or redirect Ready to Learn grant funds to offset district operating costs; members emphasized the program’s benefits but expressed concern about affordability and building project priorities.
The Elizabethtown Area School District board discussed options for the Ready to Learn grant at its February meeting, with several members saying they would pause the district’s full‑day kindergarten pilot while staff identify other allowable uses for the funding.
Education planning chair Mister Lindemuth opened the discussion, noting that the grant funds had helped the four‑day kindergarten pilot and that the district expects a larger allocation this year. He said the board was not…
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