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	The Manchester Enterprise A Heritage Newspaper Weekly Publication

District to hold kindergarten talks

PUBLISHED: January 3, 2008

The Manchester Community School District will host a series of meetings titled "Conversations about Kindergarten," at 7 p.m. on Jan. 15 and at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 17.

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The meetings, which will all follow the same outline, will last roughly one hour and will be held in the Board of Education Room of the Nellie Ackerson Building.

"We want to engage the community, particularly parents of pre-school children, in a conversation about kindergarten," superintendent Shawn Lewis-Lakin, said. "The state has set high expectations for the academic content to be delivered in the kindergarten year and we want to talk with parents and other community members about what this means for our district's kindergarten program.

"While we are successfully meeting the needs of students with our current kindergarten program, we want to talk with families about what alternative kindergarten delivery models, including a full-time program, might mean for them."

Lewis-Lakin acknowledged that any move from a half-time toward a full-time kindergarten program would be difficult, given the budget challenges facing the district. "In our planning, we need to look at all of our costs, and all of our programs, and even at programs we may not presently offer," he said. "As we make budget decisions, we are establishing priorities. Deciding to make a greater investment in our youngest students may mean we need to look at other ways of doing something else. We need to consider all of our options.

"I hope that families will make an effort to attend one of the planned 'Conversations about Kindergarten.' If they are not able to do so, I hope they will contact me, or any of our district's kindergarten teachers, to learn more about kindergarten and how the Manchester Community School District can meet the learning needs of their children."

For more information, contact Lewis-Lakin at 428-9711.