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Scituate panel pauses proposed kindergarten entrance-age expansion after principals, teachers raise concerns
Summary
After receiving feedback from principals and teachers that a proposed screening tool is not designed to determine kindergarten readiness, the policy subcommittee recommended pausing the district's proposed entrance-age expansion and waiver language to gather more data and avoid widening age-range disparities.
The Scituate School Committee's policy subcommittee on March 2 recommended pausing a proposed change to the district's kindergarten entrance-age policy after principals and teachers expressed concerns that the screening tool proposed to support waivers is not designed to determine kindergarten readiness.
Subcommittee members told the full committee that educators characterized the screening instrument as an early-identification tool for intervention needs and special…
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