The article states it is an old resolution from 2007, but the document link from the agenda is dated 2012. Page 2 section understanding the project states making the Plc a k-5 school, and the timeline through the rest of the document shows 2012-2013 dates. Can someone clarify if this is a rumor, typo, or truth? http://mms.brickschools.org/Portals/1/MEETINGS/2012-09-20/BA/Ross%20Haber%20Assoc%20Proposal.pdf

Time to dump the incumbents-Suter and Campbell must go........enough of the lying from the two of them-Dont forget what Suter tried to do to the Drum Point School principal-very sad.

You are so misinformed..... PLC was a great place to start school they provide a preschool handicapped for young students Occupational therapy, speech & programs & support for the hearing impaired . Not to mention the support of Early detection of learning disabilities, the sooner the better ... My Children ( WHO ARE ALL BORN HERE IN THE US ,WHITE LEGAL CITIZENS ) as many of their peers all started there NOW in M.S & H.S all went there, & it was a great start for all of them... Please be correctly informed before making such a ridiculous statement They have a great staff, that really care about each Child that walks thru those doors

& BTW they Needed Full time K 5 years ago when both parents were working in the household... Now with NJ unemployment near 10% a possibility a neighbor or one of the parents are not working ... So the need of know where your child is is NOT as imperative, as it use to be...

Full day kindergarten should be the standard. Not an optional price add on.

ConcernedMom are u part of the republican club trying to take over the BOE? maybe youwork at btmua with mrs lau or mr pannucci? I am sure the BA putting out wrong info to the public has NOTHING to do with his wife being a vice-prez with Acacia Financial that the R's put in at the town, right? and only a coincidence that former council prez BD running the R's campaign for school board? LOTS more money for friends and family for the R's at the school than t-council. empty your pockets to pay ur taxes if the R's tkae over

Isn't it illegal for BOE candidates to be funded by a political party?

The incumbents have my support in November for School Board. Politics does not belong on our school board.

definitely need full day kindergarten...my son's preschool right now is longer than a day at kindergarten

Candidate night is on Monday October 22 - Hope you are all attending.

Brick Surf- How DARE THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF COACH wOLF-DUMP ALL INCUMBENTS NOW

@Wendy and icanoe2...I am baffled at how you could possibly think half day k is better than full day. I teach first grade in brick and I can assure you that the majority of my students would be much more ready for the curriculum in first if the k teachers had more time with them. You say that children that age are not ready for a full day of school and that is simply not true. The school day is not 8-10 hours as you said. Bottom line, half day k does not allow for adequate instructional time in modern day curriculum. Kindergarten is far more academic based now than generations ago. They are not just playing and building with blocks. What they are expected to do in first grade requires much more prep than can be offered in a 2 1/2 day of kindergarten.

*2 1/2 hour day

The BOE shouldn't be political really what was it called when Wolf was on it...? And he made it his way or the highway...

I Didn't say it was BETTER. You may need to brush up on your reading comprehension work. I Said it has pros & cons But having a 4-5 yr expected to actually be learning after 3-4 hrs is ridiculous... The middle school & Even High School try to schedule Academics in the am when ever possible because anyone knowledgeable of the maturity & ability of a young minds KNOWS after a period of time they are not learning any longer... Unless of course your teaching JUST to pass your standardized test.?. personally as a mother, I wouldn't want my child at that age, in a classroom that long.. they should be having fun & getting to enjoy being a child. & we should treasure those few tiny years with them.

Your hostility is quite odd. You say a 4 and 5 year old is too young for full day? 4 year olds are not in k. With the cutoff date where it is, most k students are 5 and some are turning 6 in k. Have you ever spoken to someone who has a child in a full day k program? Believe me, they are more than able to handle a full day. And full day incorporates more than academics. They are afforded related arts and are able to have lunch and recess time with their peers, which at that age provide valuable life skill lessons and experiences. The sad thing is the mindset of parents who 'baby' their children at this age because they themselves don't want them to grow up. You say you would rather them have half day so they can have fun and enjoy being a child? Most of these kids are in non-academic daycarec programs for the balance of their day because their parents work...that is a more productive use of their time?

Due to the declining enrollment.... either an elementary school needs to close or the PLC in the near future. You are better off closing the PLC and selling it.... it has more value than Osbornville or Herbertsville which are the targeted schools to close.
If they want full day kindergarten, it can be done at the elementary schools.

I absolutely agree with Kath ! My son will be 6 when he attends Kindergarten, which will be a private, full day, that I will have to pay about $5000 for !!! Half day kindergarten is a joke, and ' current unemployment rates " aside, i know most parents do NOT look at full day K., as a babysitting service but as an educational experience. I am a stay at home Mom by choice, and the "imperative " need to know where my child is has NOTHING to do with wanting him to have the ability to meet the expectations of him that will come in first grade. As wendy stated, it has been a while since her children attended... she is obviously out of touch with the current rigors of education. Her white, legal citizen children probably got a lot out of the 2 hours they spent at the PLC. They may even be able to speak Spanish & Italian at the same level that my WHITE multi-cultural, multi-lingual 2 year old can !

It is sad that people don't see the difference between the slates of candidates running for BOE this year. I can't say enough positive things about Sue Suter and Walter Campbell. Just look at what is FINALLY getting done in our school district. The facilities are finally being addressed and the failing curriculum is changing to prepare the students for their future. You want to say negative things about Sue Suter, you sound ignorant. You must be a supporter of the political party that lost control of the town council and now wants to take control of the BOE. Unlike the grassroots candidates, Pannucci, Calderone, Conti and Lau are politicians that owe huge favors to all the vendors who contributed to their lavish fund raisers run by John Catalano, former R councilman who was voted out along with Brian DeLuca who raised our taxes 24%!!!!! If you want to go back to the old Woska days with deteriorated facilities, outdated curriculum and vendors making money instead of it going into the classroom, vote for the political Pannucci team. You get what you deserve!

say what you want 4-6 yr old should not have a 8-10 hr day, & if you HAVE to count on school being your " babysitter" because you HAVE to work a 10 hr day, dont put that on young children,,, get a pet NOT a Child, ( alhough most people with pets wouldnt leave them all day either)

Again, 4 year olds are not enrolled in kindergarten. And, again, a school day is not 8-10 hours. Having a child in full day kindergarten has nothing to do with needing a babysitter. It has to do with preparing them for the academic road ahead of them. Most full day programs are from around 9:00am to 3pm, give or take. Out of those six hours you deduct time for unpacking in the am and packing up to go home, then deduct bathroom and drink time, then take away lunch/recess/related arts time. You know what you are left with.....about 4 hours of actual learning time broken up between the previously stated other parts of the day. Anyone who thinks that a 5/6 year old is not capable of learning new things for 4 hours out of the day has very little insight into the mental capacity of a child this age. They are sponges. They are constantly learning. What instructional time do you think they are getting out of a 2 1/2 hour half day....maybe an hour and a half. It puts them at a great disadvantage. And comparing school to a babysitter is a comment only someone with very little knowledge of school practices and curriculum and little regard for teachers would make.

My Dear kath,
You are missing the point.Young children should not be in a school environment from 9-3 most needing before & after care if you're working parents... ( making the day from 730 am to 6pm) That's a extremely long day. 4 thru 6 year olds should be enjoy their youth not be in a instuction all day. I'm a grandmother of 12 a retired teacher & mother of 5 ... the point is parents need to learn to live e without certain things or if at ALL possible one of the parents be home with your child at a young age. Do away with your extra car, & spend the time raising your children. NOt sure really what difference it makes by the time these young children are teenagers or young adults they will not have 1 single original thought in their heads or know how to figure out anything on there own.... BUT they will all have smart phones ( hint give up your cell phone dependency & teach your children how to communications with good old fashion face time & dictionaries) ohhh & let me not forget, I guess the plus is to prep them as early as possible to know how to pass all the state test ...

Wow, seriously? You are certainly showing your age by your comment. And I believe you are missing the point. Your philosophy of young children needing less time in school.so they can enjoy their youth is why American children are so far behind other countries in educational achievements. If a child is learning for around four hours a day as I have explained already, how do they not have enough time to still be children and play? The original convo here was about 1/2 day k vs full day. It has nothing to do with individual families and their working schedules, so your tirade about how selfish working parents are is quite unrelated to the issue being discussed here. BTW, most parents who work and have their kids in daycare do so because they have to, not because they want to. Children from families with working parents or those with a stay at home parent BOTH benefit from full day k regardless of where they go after school hours, ie. daycare or home. And as to the comment about state testing....I can assure you that teachers are not the ones who choose to require state testing. Teachers teach what they are told to teach and test what they are told to test, or they are fired.

@ KAth WOW seriously, You're just rude. IF you're an example of our teachers in Brick that explains a lot .Even more reason why I keep my children out of brick schools.
you're so blind sided to anyone elses opinion. As previous comments there are pros & cons to full day k. & just for the record I working in local daycare center for years , MANY parents dropped off their 2 1/2 to 5 yrs olds early am ( some by 7am & NOT picking them up to after 630pm) YES in some cases that is the only possible place for the kids to go, I hold heartily agree, nothing is better than being home & spending that valued time with your children ... totally agree with Grany yes she might be older But MUCH wiser than you, YOu may want to open your mind alittle & understand that no matter how old you are ( I'm guessing fairly young still by your comments) you're never too old to learn something new.
Working with children in daycare (with full time K in our center) I can tell you Form personal experience, Its a very long day for the kids & your right it really breaks down to MAYBE 4 hrs.... ( so why have them there all day..? glorified babysitters )

The argument is about FIVE YEAR OLD TO SIX YEAR OLD cildren attending full day Kindergarten. Not about after care, or before care, or a judgement of NON stay at home parents !!!! I am a stay at home Mom...and I want my son to go to full day Kindergarten. Please keep in mind, Kath IS a TEACHER. She is an educated, certified professional, probably with a Masters Degree ( as %60 of our teachers in Brick ARE !!!!!) Not a day care worker, or a glorified babysitter. Her unique perspective regarding the ability to actually educate a FIVE TO SIX YEAR OLD CHILD , is worth listening to !!!!!! I agree with her, and do not consider it rude to explain to people of a different generation that the academic demands on children are vastly different from even those of 5 years ago.
Our town needs full day Kindergarten, and a better cirriculum overall. Please keep in mind, as our schools rankings increase, so does our property value. Many " Granny's " of a different generation are also the demographic that vote down the increased school budget every year for the last NINE YEARS. Simply because their children are no longer attending Brick schools.

Ladies.., SO was Grany10 she was a mother & a retired teacher ( & grandmother... sorry that outranks a teacher long before any of you where most likely alive you may want to listen to the wise old owl. & BTW the poor spelling grammar etc...is what happens when its not taught in our schools, it's just about how well you all do on the standardized testing to see who will be getting Extra money for your school & your pockets(( & doesn't that all seem a backwards to you, ? wouldn't think that the ones having a harder time getting high scores should get MORE funding not less??) & As a father of 4 of 2 of our children NEEDED to be in 1/2 day K with after care needed Bcz my wife & I both had to work a lot during our younger years, but buy the time we had the 2nd 2 my wife worked part time around the kids so some could be home with them & Agee, its the hardest job, But if a parent can be home... be home with them ... my vote is always to raise your own kids NOT have someone else do it.

Lisa Lau Rich Lau's wife works at BTMUA witrh Frank Pannucci politically appointed by Republicans? John Catalano former town councilman who was voted out of office for raising our taxes 24% and Frank pannucci is municipal chairperson for ocean county republicans> Brian DeLuca and Kathy Lindenbaum running the campaign with Al Cartine?