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Muscogee board highlights intergenerational pre-K and ECC literacy gains, flags math and attendance as areas for focus
Summary
Board presenters described an intergenerational pre-K at The Springs and an ECC effectiveness report showing literacy improvements, 330 ECC enrollments (213 pre-K at ECC, 38 at The Springs), and attendance below the district target; math benchmarks need targeted work next year.
The Muscogee Public Schools board heard a presentation on an intergenerational prekindergarten program and a review of Early Childhood Center performance that emphasized literacy gains and flagged math and attendance for further work.
Miss Baker described the intergenerational program at The Springs rehabilitation center, saying the partnership pairs young learners with senior residents to reduce isolation and improve cognitive health. Presenters reported 38 students participate at The Springs and showed examples of joint activities such as outdoor play, art projects and holiday events. The presenter read comments from residents; one resident, Karen Knight, is quoted as saying, “I do love the kids and the kids are amazing.”
Jennifer Schuler delivered the ECC effectiveness report. She reported ECC enrollments of 330 students: 213 prekindergarten students at ECC, 38 prekindergarten students at The Springs site and 79 kindergarten students, supported by roughly 50 staff and 20 instructional teachers. Schuler outlined site goals focused on early literacy, early mathematics, daily attendance and character development and said the school used the Early Learning Inventory and the district’s Literacy First framework for benchmarks.
On literacy measures the ECC exceeded many schoolwide goals; Schuler said the school met or exceeded benchmarks such as phonological awareness and certain reading milestones, though letter-case recognition fell short of targets. She identified mathematics as an area of declining benchmark scores across testing windows and said the ECC will target math instruction in the coming year. Schuler also said the site’s average daily attendance was roughly 90 percent, under the district daily attendance goal of 95 percent.
The presentation included examples of the ECC’s specialized learning spaces (light lab, action-based learning lab, STEM seed lab and art studio) and described community partnerships that support programming. The board praised the staff recognitions and the programs’ reported impact on both students and senior residents.
The board did not take action on program funding at this meeting; presenters described classroom and staffing goals and recommended focused instructional strategies for math and attendance interventions next year.
