Free Full-Day Kindergarten to Start Next Year
The Mehlville School Board met Thursday night and approved making the full-day program the norm in the district.
The Mehlville School District Board of Education Thursday approved free full-day kindergarten for the 2013-14 school year. The motion passed 7-0. Superintendent Dr. Eric Knost told the school board he believed that the benefits of full-day kindergarten would pay off exponentially. He noted the increasing rigor of Missouri's Common Core state standards as one reason full-day kindergarten would be a benefit to students. "These kids are going to be required to meet standards that kids meet now in third or fourth grade," he said. District officials went over the proposal from a curricular, facility and financial standpoint. They pointed to the benefits of increased instructional time, the fact that the district could change the kindergarten …
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PaulRevere
5:22 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Memo to Jannette-- You are "so excited", "can't wait", "it's about time". Now you must tell us WHY? I can't wait to hear your reasons."It's about time"? you say. Does that mean YOU actually expected this from the "STATE"? "the people" Ohh! I hate the use of that word "FREE". Are Free Lunch's included? What about Free Transportation? What took so long. Seriously, I am For a public - K, but it … more ›