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Udall school board adopts Savvas '3 Cheers for Pre-K' curriculum, allows short therapy-dog observation exception
Summary
Udall USD 463 approved Savvas 3 Cheers for Pre-K for its three-year-old preschool program and granted a temporary exception to the district's therapy dog policy to allow observations at the November meeting; a final decision on the policy will be made in December.
The Udall Unified School District 463 Board of Education voted Oct. 21 to adopt the Savvas "3 Cheers for Pre-K" curriculum for its three-year-old preschool program and to allow a limited exception to the district's therapy dog policy for observations in November.
Lydia Bumgarner, who led the district's preschool curriculum review, told the board she piloted three options (FrogStreet, SAVVAS: 3 Cheers for Pre-K and The Creative Curriculum) and recommended Savvas 3 Cheers for Pre-K because it best aligned to the district's standards. Andrea Ahlerich moved to approve the recommendation; Clayton Bishop seconded and the motion passed 5-0.
Superintendent Heidi Perkins told the board the curriculum kit is expected to last several years (the transcript references a quote but does not list a dollar amount) and said the program's family engagement materials are available electronically or printable for parents. The approval enables the district to move forward with classroom implementation and family outreach under the chosen curriculum.
Separately, the board approved an exception to the district's current therapy dog policy to permit observations at the November board meeting; the board set a final decision on any permanent change for the December meeting because the October meeting schedule moved. Clayton Bishop made the motion, Adrianne King seconded, and the board approved the exception 5-0.
The board did not specify costs for the curriculum kit in the meeting record. Next procedural steps noted during the meeting include staff scheduling and the December meeting when the therapy-dog policy will be revisited.
