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Superintendent says cuts to transitional kindergarten funding will shrink TK slots nearly in half
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Maloney told the Evergreen board that state funding for transitional kindergarten (TK) slots will drop from 82.6 FTE to 43.76 FTE next year (a reported reduction of 38.84 slots), forcing the district to lose funding for four of seven TK classrooms; she said she is working to keep one classroom open and described staffing and equity-department realignments as part of budget reductions.
Dr. Maloney told the board the district received notice over spring break that state funding for transitional kindergarten (TK) will drop from 82.6 FTE slots to 43.76 FTE next year, a reduction she described as approximately 38.84 slots (about 47% of current funded slots). She said four of the district's seven current TK…
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