Full-day K tops board’s agenda

By January Wetzel
First Posted: March 12, 2013 - 1:09 am
Last Updated: March 12, 2013 - 1:11 am

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Tribune photo by Aaron Piper/ Cortland Elementary School kindergarten teacher Suzi Fallis asks students questions Thursday morning. Some students who attend kindergarten in Jackson County may not be as prepared for it as they would be had they attended preschool.

The future of full-day kindergarten will be discussed by Seymour Community Schools officials tonight.

This fall marked the first time Seymour has offered full-day kindergarten, thanks to an increase in state funding for the program. A total of 364 students were enrolled this year.

According to a cost analysis, 15 kindergarten teachers will be needed for the 2013-14 school year at a cost of just more than $1 million in salaries and benefits.

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