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Agency officials propose waiver to let NEK Choice students attend public pre-K in New Hampshire
Summary
Agency officials told the House Education Committee a waiver in S.214 would let NEK Choice School District students attend public pre-K in neighboring New Hampshire communities, citing small cohort sizes (about seven children per cohort) and recommending waiver flexibility to avoid complex new reporting or funding rules.
Janet McLaughlin, deputy commissioner in the Department for Children and Families, told the House Education Committee on April 8 that S.214 would create a targeted waiver to allow Vermont children in NEK Choice School Districts to attend public pre-K programs in New Hampshire communities where they will later attend kindergarten.
McLaughlin said the agencies considered multiple approaches and settled on a waiver because New Hampshire lacks a universal public…
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