J-M board approves early education program
JEFFERSON -The Jefferson-Morgan School Board gave approval Monday for the district to work with Head Start officials to bring a pre-kindergarten program to the elementary school. Head Start is a state-funded education program for children ages 3 to 5 who live in households that meet certain financial requirements.
Superintendent Donna Furnier said the early education program, titled Pre-K Today, will benefit children living in Washington and Greene counties.
Furnier said the district is also looking into beginning a separate pre-kindergarten program titled Pre-K Continued that would be open to 4-year-old children who would start school the following year.
In other matters, the school board gave approval to begin implementing a new kindergarten report card, at no cost to the district.
The report card will be implemented the third nine weeks grading period.
The school board also conducted the following business:
– Renewed the Classroom.com contract for the 2007-2008 school year at a total cost of $4,910.
– Approved the 2007-2008 school calendar for the Jefferson-Morgan School District.
– Entered into a contract with the Intermediate Unit for English as a Second Language services for the 2007-2008 school year at an estimated cost of $27,204. The school board previously budgeted to spend the money on that service.
– Gave permission for a district employee and 17 Art Club students to take an educational field trip to Fallingwater on May 3 at a cost of $537, as budgeted.
– Gave permission for a teacher and seven students to complete for a place in the Pennsylvania High School Computer Fair at the Intermediate Unit on April 3 at a cost of $750, as budgeted. The students, if successful, will compete May 22 at Dickinson College in Carlisle.