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Independence School District approves weekly tuition increases for early childhood programs
Summary
The board approved a flat $20 weekly increase across infant/toddler and preschool tuition to help close program deficits; Director Phong Nguyen said infant/toddler programs ran a $2.5 million loss and preschool a $1.7 million loss last year and outlined family-level impacts and reimbursement coverage.
The Independence School District board voted to increase weekly tuition for early childhood programs by a flat $20 across infant/toddler and preschool slots, raising the preschool weekly fee cited from $210 to $230 and moving the district'wide base rates toward market comparators.
Phong Nguyen (S12), director of early education and Head Start, presented a…
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