There are three studies [x] of
district level pre-K programs that have received considerable attention, one of Tulsa, another of the Abbott Districts in New Jersey, and another in Boston.
Not exact matches
Per - pupil funding
levels should be adequate across all programs and settings — both school
districts and community based organizations — in order to support high - quality
pre-k for 3 - and 4 - year - olds, and the state should establish a timeline for ensuring adequate resources while expanding access to all eligible children, particularly in high - need communities.
In 2011 - 12, 15 percent of the children entering the
district's Universal
Pre-k program were ready to enter kindergarten at or above their age
level.
But based on the amount of student improvement, Hartford Public Schools administrators placed the
pre-K - to - grade -6-school into the category of defined autonomy at the
district level.
In my experience, curriculum coaches, grade -
level representatives, and
district staff development led curriculum alignment efforts and shared the results with the
pre-K — 3 staff.
Union City, New Jersey has implemented high - quality
pre-K for all for over a decade and illustrates the long - term potential: though 90 percent of students are economically disadvantaged, the
district scores one - third of a grade
level above the national average in reading and math (looking at scores from grades 3 to 8).
About Expeditionary Learning (EL) EL partners with school
districts to open new schools and transform existing schools at all
levels,
pre-K — 12, and in all settings - urban, rural, and suburban.
The most common practical barriers include low funding
levels, small
pre-K programs, barriers to kindergarten enrollment, and local
district monopolies on
pre-K funds.
To determine the quality and availability of state - funded preschool, «The State of Preschool 2016» looked at access to public
pre-K, enrollment, and quality benchmarks such as the educational
level required of preschool teachers, class size and learning standards for every state, the
District of Columbia and Guam.
Residencies work from their partner school's vision for success early on by preparing candidates to fill
district's human capital needs in
pre-K, elementary, and secondary grade
levels, or hard - to - fill areas like special education and STEM.
In addition to utilizing NIEER's data on state - funded enrollment, FEBP explores
district - and state -
level enrollment and spending in
pre-K, special education, and K - 12.
What's the best way to scale up small
pre-k programs to a school -
district or state - wide
level?