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Allentown City SD superintendent urges families to register for kindergarten, highlights dual-language and STREAM options
Summary
Allentown City SD Superintendent Dr. Carol Burks told Community Connection listeners the district is enrolling children for kindergarten, outlined program options including a Sonia Sotomayor dual-language academy and a STREAM partnership with the Da Vinci Science Center, and encouraged early registration to qualify for a summer kindergarten academy.
Dr. Carol Burks, superintendent and CEO of Allentown City SD, urged families during a Community Connection interview to register eligible children for kindergarten now and described the district’s early childhood offerings.
"We are welcoming all families to kindergarten within the Allentown School District right now," Burks said, noting that children who will turn 5 years old no later than Feb. 1, 2027, are eligible for kindergarten. She also discussed prekindergarten for 4-year-olds but the exact date she spoke for that cutoff was unclear in the recording.
Burks described two dedicated kindergarten centers and early learning centers where teachers focus on academics and…
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