Woodbury Sen. Susan Kent: Bill Would Improve Kindergarten Spending Flexibility for Schools
The bill “gives schools the ability to appropriately balance the needs, wants and resources of their district,” Kent said in a statement.
Woodbury Sen. Susan Kent has introduced a bill that she says will provide spending flexibility for school districts offering all-day kindergarten. The text of the bill, SF162, can be found on the Legislature’s website. Below is a release from her office: State Senator Susan Kent (DFL–Woodbury) introduced her first bill for the 2013 Legislative Session. Sen. Kent’s bill, which provides spending flexibility for school districts offering all-day kindergarten, received a hearing in the Education Finance committee on January 31st. The legislation would allow schools to spend the additional per pupil funding appropriated in the all-day kindergarten bill to meet the needs of three and four year olds in the district. “The bill gives schools the …
Frederick Hess
8:59 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
I read it that the funding is already in place and this bill allows the school districts flexibility in allocating the funds they receive to both Kindergarteners and those in preschool programs. The district has the option to decide on what children need to be ready for school. It is no way critical of educators. If anything it might reflect on parents that may not be doing enough to prepare … more ›