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Crete Monee highlights early-learning alignment as state shifts to play-based kindergarten instruction
Summary
District presenters told the board Crete Monee has piloted pre-K–K alignment and play-based instruction for years, earned a state investment of $85,000 for "spotlight" kindergarten classrooms, and said measurable gains from implementation typically appear over three to five years.
Crete Monee School District 201U officials on March 16 told the board the district is positioned ahead of a coming Illinois mandate requiring developmentally appropriate, play-based kindergarten instruction.
Dr Perkins introduced Sandra Ehret of the Illinois State Board of Education, who credited the district's pre-K–kindergarten alignment and earlier adoption of the state's KIDS assessment. "You are the talk of the state," Ehret said, praising district leadership for hosting peer visits and presenting at a state summit. Dr Perkins and Ehret said the district started the work years before the state moved…
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