30 Students Approved for KCES Preschool Program

 
 

The Knox Community School Board members received an update on the Title 1 preschool screening process at their meeting this week.

Instructor Jana Hazelton explains the process.

“We did a two-day screening for preschool where families brought in their little one in. The screening consisted of language, math concepts and gross and fine motor concepts. We had a testing team consisting of three teachers and we did the evaluation of the results based on readiness for our program,” explained Hazelton.

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Preschool to be Offered at Knox Elementary School

Superintendent A.J. Gappa
Superintendent A.J. Gappa
The Knox Elementary School will house a new preschool program beginning in April. Superintendent A.J. Gappa said the program is aimed at four and five year old children to need help before they enter kindergarten.

“It’s funded by our Title 1 funds, which is a federal grant program for schools that have a high percentage of free and reduced lunch students,” explained Gappa. “We’re presently screening students so if parents have children that they think might fit the program they can contact Jana Hazelton at the Knox Elementary School and set up a screening appointment.”

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Knox School Board Hires Teacher for New Program at Elementary School

Superintendent A.J. Gappa
Superintendent A.J. Gappa
A new teaching position is being created at the Knox Community Elementary School and Superintendent A.J. Gappa said the school board hired a teacher for that position Monday night.

“We’re creating a Title One Preschool program at the Knox Elementary School, so the board did approve the transfer of kindergarten teacher, Jana Hazelton, to become the preschool teacher. They also approved the hire of Robyn Griffith to be the preschool paraprofessional in that classroom. Marla Krulik was hired to be the kindergarten teacher to replace Jana Hazelton for the rest of the current school year,” stated Gappa.

We’ll have more on the upcoming preschool program in a future newscast.