School board continues look at preschool for fall

    Board members and administration at Chase County Schools continue to consider adding a preschool this fall.
    While the added preschool hinges on whether they receive a possible $130,000 from the NE Department of Education, Supt. Larry Lambert said at the Feb. 11 board meeting, “I’m definitely pushing a preschool.”
    He presented a Buffett Early Childhood Institute article titled, “Early childhood education can build future,” which touts the benefits of preschool. It states that 90% of a child’s brain is formed by age six.
    Lambert said the institute also awards start-up grant funds for preschools, which is being researched, as well.
    At January’s meeting, board member Sheila Stromberger asked what the preschool expenses would be once the grant money, if received, ran out.       
    Lambert had some of those answers last week.
    He noted the staff costs for a preschool would be around $90,000 for the teacher and one para. Special education and Title I funds could be earmarked toward that cost, he said.
    He also corrected information given last month on seat belts on busses. They would not be required for preschoolers as he believed.
  

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