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Meeting Date:
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8/8/2023 - 5:00 PM
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Category:
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BOARD POLICIES, FIRST READING
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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10.4 Consider First Reading, Board Policy 6170.1 Transitional Kindergarten
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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BP 6170.1 Transitional Kinder Comparison Chart
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Policy updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 130, 2021) which (1) gradually revises the timespans for mandatory transitional kindergarten (TK) admittance such that, by the 2025-26 school year, children who turn four by September 1 will be eligible for TK, (2) establishes the California Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant Program as an early learning initiative with the goal of expanding access to classroom-based prekindergarten programs at districts, including but not limited to TK programs, and which requires districts to develop a plan for how all children in the attendance area of the district will have access to full-day learning programs the year before kindergarten, (3) establishes the California Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, and Full-Day Kindergarten Facilities Grant Program to provide one-time grants to school districts to construct new school facilities or retrofit existing school facilities including for the purpose of providing TK classrooms, (4) prohibits TK eligibility from impacting family eligibility for a preschool or childcare program, and (5) requires districts to maintain an average TK class enrollment of not more than 24 students for each school site and which, commencing with the 2022–23 school year, requires districts to maintain an average of at least one adult for every 12 students for TK classrooms and, contingent upon an appropriation of funding, maintain an average of at least one adult for every 10 students commencing with the 2023-24 school year. Policy also updated to reflect requirements for programs that commingle preschool-age and TK students.
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Funding:
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Governing Board of Trustees approve the first reading of Board Policy 6170.1 Transitional Kindergarten.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jeff Youskievicz - Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Marc Lacey - Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services
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Signed By:
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Jesse M. Najera - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Lynn McKee Moved, Member Heather Reid seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Governing Board of Trustees approve the first reading of Board Policy 6170.1 Transitional Kindergarten.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 3 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 3 - 0 |
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