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County funds 12 pre-K classrooms, board celebrates expanded slots
Summary
Staff told the board New Hanover County will fund 12 pre-K classrooms serving 216 students with roughly $1.95 million; board members noted increased slots and celebrated the expansion.
Board members reviewed the New Hanover County pre-K MOU renewal and celebrated an expansion of slots and county support.
A staff presentation reported that the county will fund 12 classrooms serving 216 students with a funding total discussed as about $1,950,000. "That's something to celebrate," one board member said, and staff noted that the district recovered additional slots from a private site to increase available seats this year.
Members asked staff to confirm exact slot counts and funding details for the formal consent agenda next week; staff indicated they would provide the precise numbers during the consent vote.
