Hey Nancy,
My son is supposed to start pre-k in August at Chesnut. I know that the Board approved the 2013 budget last week and that 2.7 million was cut from pre-k. However, there seems to be lots of confusion (including in the media) as to what this actually means in terms of this coming school year’s pre-k classes.
- Will the Pre-k programs in the public elementary schools only be funded with the state amount?
- What does this mean for the school year?
- What does this mean in terms of the current pre-k teachers?
- Will they have to change to uncertified teachers?
- Will the program have a shorter day?
- More students?
- Will there still be a paraprofessional in the class?
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What’s up with that?
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Nancy Jester, DeKalb County Board Of Education says on June 25, 2012 at 1:55 pm Edit
I have asked the Superintendent to communicate with the incoming Pre-K families and explain what impact the budget is going to have on their class for the upcoming school year. I have posed many of the same questions you have and I await a response from the school district’s administration.
I encourage you to contact your school’s principal and the county office and ask them for more details on how the Pre-K program in DCSD will work for the 2012-13 school year.
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When I receive updated information about the pre-k program, I will certainly communicate it.