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Another strike at Transitional Kindergarten | 05.16.2012
Thoughts on Public Education
“It’s robbing Peter to pay Paul,” said Deborah Kong of Preschool California, adding that the Department of Finance savings estimates are “very questionable.” Preschool California posted an interactive map on its website showing that even though about three dozen districts are holding off on implementation of TK for now, more than 200, including Los Angeles Unified, the state’s largest district, have indicated that they’re moving forward. more
Gov. Jerry Brown says voters face 'day of reckoning' to avoid budget pain | 05.15.2012
InsideBayArea.com
Calling it "our day of reckoning," Gov. Jerry Brown rolled out a revised budget proposal Monday that relies on increased income and sales taxes from a proposed November ballot measure to avoid deep cuts to K-12 and higher education. more
On Deadline: Will transitional-kindergarten survive state budget revise? | 05.04.2012
Palo Alto Online
The transitional-kindergarten plan would keep those kids in school, either in separate classes or "combo" classes with regular-kindergarteners. Hence no budget hit for the districts, about half of which already face declining enrollments. It would be "unconscionable" to drop the transitional-kindergarten component, Simitian says. It was a key feature that won legislative approval of the plan, after all earlier attempts. So tune in May 14. more
School districts in San Jose gear up for transitional kindergarten | 05.03.2012
San Jose Mercury News
State legislators took transitional kindergarten out of limbo in mid-April, rejecting Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to cut the program in light of state budget woes. Now Cambrian, San Jose Unified and Union school districts are putting their planning into practice and starting their TK programs this August. more
Cupertino, Sunnyvale school district make plans for transitional kindergarten program. | 05.03.2012
San Jose Mercury News
Local school districts are forging ahead with plans to introduce a new school program for soon-to-be kindergartners. With budget unrest continuing in Sacramento, districts are left to proceed on their own to implement the new transitional kindergarten program for children who otherwise would not be quite old enough to start school. more
LASD settles plan for transitional kindergarten | 05.02.2012
Los Altos Town Crier
Despite receiving mixed messages from the state regarding requirements for transitional kindergarten in the 2012-2013 school year, Los Altos School District officials plan to forge ahead and provide the program. more
East Contra Costa schools plan for transitional kindergarten next year | 05.02.2012
Contra Costa Times
Brentwood Union School District will implement a transitional kindergarten program next academic year. more
District to launch Transitional Kindergarten | 05.02.2012
The Reedley Exponent
Transitional kindergarten, a pre-kindergarten class for kids just shy of the birthday cutoff to begin kindergarten, will be offered for the first time at Parlier Unified starting this fall. more
SRVUSD continues transitional kindergarten program | 04.29.2012
San Ramon Express
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is moving ahead with plans to continue its transitional kindergarten (TK) program, despite budget cuts that could eliminate funding.
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The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is moving ahead with plans to continue its transitional kindergarten (TK) program, despite budget cuts that could eliminate funding.
The district ran a pilot program this year. The idea is to send older, more mature children to regular kindergarten and send younger ones to the transitional program, which includes what's described as "structured play" as well as elements from traditional kindergarten.
Current California law allows students who turn five years old between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2 this year to participate in the program. It begins in September with other schools.
"We believe that, despite the confusion that exists around the program in the Legislature, it is in the best interest of our students and our district to continue to offer the program next year," said Christine Williams, assistant superintendent of educational services. "The current law is still in place and mandates this program, and we don't feel it is fair to our students or parents to wait to make a decision." ...Districts are being told that since both the State Assembly and Senate budget committees have rejected the Governor's proposal for eliminating TK, and since the proposal is strongly opposed in both houses, the current TK law will most likely remain in place for the 2012-13 school year. more
Kids get a jump start on school with transitional kindergarten | 04.28.2012
The Press Tribune
Roseville City School District, Eureka Union School District and Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District already had transitional kindergarten programs in place and are now accepting students for next year, including inter-district transfers. more
East Whittier City School District prepares transitional kindergarten program | 04.28.2012
Whittier Daily News
The district - like most in the state - no longer will be offering kindergarten classes to youngsters born from Nov. 1-30. But there will be a three-hour class, called transitional kindergarten, that will be offered at every school.
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School districts prepare new transitional kindergartens | 04.26.2012
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The 5-year-olds played with a farm, while others read their colorfully crayoned farm booklets aloud. They certainly knew their horses from their cows, laughing when someone got them reversed. And the tykes bubbled with energy as recess grew near. Welcome to the transitional kindergarten at Yorbita Elementary School. The pilot program is helping Rowland Unified gear up for the new classes expanding to every elementary school next year. more
LAUSD to keep transitional kindergarten in wake of threatened budget cuts | 04.23.2012
89.3 KPCC
Supporters of early childhood education are praising a decision by Los Angeles Unified School District to keep a special kindergarten program for four-year-olds – even after Governor Brown had threatened to cut off the funding. more
Lodi Unified moves ahead with transitional program | 04.21.2012
Recordnet.com
The district will open two classes each at Lawrence Elementary School in Lodi and Podesta Ranch Elementary School in north Stockton. more
Senate Vote Shows Continued Support for Transitional Kindergarten | 04.16.2012
San Bruno Patch
The San Bruno Park School District is planning a program in the fall for children whose birthday falls just short of the new cutoff date for kindergarten. more
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