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School board plans community engagement task force, raises kindergarten readiness concerns
Summary
Anchorage School Board representative Nancy Lynne Walters said the Board will form a Community Engagement Task Force to meet quarterly and will promote a kindergarten readiness checklist through local partners after finding many incoming kindergarteners lack expected skills.
Nancy Lynne Walters, representing the Anchorage School Board, told the council the Board is creating a Community Engagement Task Force that will meet quarterly to increase participation by residents who do not have children in the district. The task force will work with local businesses, camps and Sunday school programs to encourage community volunteers and partners to use a kindergarten readiness checklist.
Walters said a significant portion of incoming kindergarten students lack expected skills; the Board will promote partnerships to help caregivers and community programs incorporate the checklist into activities. No funding amounts or specific program start dates were provided in the meeting minutes.
