Worth County R-III Patrons,
The Worth County R-III Board of Education voted to begin a pre-kindergarten classroom in January 2024. The goal of the program will support the early development of students in the Worth County R-III School District.
The start date of January 9, 2024 is a quick turnaround and here is some information on why and how this came about without much information being gathered or given to the community.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the requirements for the Missouri Quality Prekindergarten start-up grants on August 3, 2023. This grant would help fund classrooms for eligible students who are age four as of July 31, 2023. The school applied for the grant before the grant deadline of August 11, 2023, with the option to decline grant funds if awarded. The district was awarded the grant funds on September 1, 2023.
During the process of starting discussion with administration and the board of education about a possible preschool, the school district was also awarded a grant of $175,000 from the Patterson Family Foundation to go toward funding a preschool. After receiving notification of this grant award on September 8, 2023, it was decided that there would be sufficient funding to begin and sustain a preschool.
To go along with the grant funding, early childhood education is expanding across Missouri and will continue to be important in the development of students. Enrollment will be free for eligible and accepted students and the calendar will follow the same schedule as the rest of the school district. There are limits and criteria to the number of students that we may enroll.
Included with this letter is some general information and a survey for prospective families of eligible students.
Enrollment applications are open now, until October 27, 2023. There will be an informational parent meeting in the elementary activity center on October 4, 2023 at 6:30 PM.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the school by calling 660-564-3389 or emailing chealy@wc.k12.mo.us.
Sincerely,
Chris Healy
Superintendent
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