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Penn-Harris-Madison launches kindergarten showcases to help families tour schools
Summary
District staff described a new kindergarten showcase program that lets families visit multiple schools, meet principals and staff, and learn about the district's screening process to better match incoming children with teachers.
A staff member (S1) said the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp launched "our kindergarten showcases" this year to give families a chance to visit multiple schools and meet principals, staff and PTO members. "It gave parents an opportunity to perhaps visit multiple schools so that they they could get a feel for what they were looking for, and meet principals, school staff, PTO members," the staff member said.
The district described the showcases as a strategic outreach effort aimed at increasing early enrollment and helping families understand the kindergarten screening process. District staff said the events are intended to make families familiar with schools and the screening procedure before their children start kindergarten, which officials tied to longer-term student retention.
