Saturday, February 23, 2013
Kindergarten students will return to their local elementary schools; PLC will be repurposed
Starting in September, Brick Township kindergartners will go to school for a full day in their local elementary schools. The Board of Education unanimously adopted a full day kindergarten program on Thursday night, paving the way for kindergarten students to attend their local elementary schools and for the Primary Learning Center to be "repurposed." For many years, kindergarten students have attended a half-day program at the PLC, a kindergarten-only school built in a former shopping center on Chambers Bridge Road. The board approved a plan devised by a Milltown, Middlesex County-based demographer, Ross Haber, that will transition students back to their local schools. The plan, Haber said, will allow students to be closer to home, allow …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Potential full-day kindergarten plan may be revealed
The results of a demographics study aimed at determining how to implement a full day kindergarten program in the Brick Township school district will be revealed at Thursday night's school board meeting. The study was conducted by Ross Haber Associates, based in Milltown, Middlesex County. The firm has completed similar studies around the state, officials have said. "He's done all of his research, and he's now ready to present it to the public," said Board President Sharon Cantillo. "We wanted to share everything with the public, and we want them to be included from the get-go." In past discussions, school board members have said they favored transitioning the district to a full-day kindergarten program. Brick presently has 25 half-day …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Full-day kindergarten program will also be studied
The township's school district will conduct an enrollment study required by the state, and look into the feasibility of providing full-day kindergarten classes. The district will pay $20,000 for Ross Haber Associates, based in Milltown, Middlesex County, to conduct the study. Superintendent Dr. Walter Uszenski said the state requires the study be conducted every five years. An added bonus of conducting the study now, school officials said, means the data can also be used to determine the feasibility and cost of providing full-day kindergarten classes in Brick. Now, the district offers a half-day kindergarten program at the Primary Learning Center on Chambers Bridge Road. Classes are split between morning sessions and afternoon sessions. "…
Monday, March 19, 2012
Cost calculated, but is it worth the extra money?
It's no secret that many parents in Brick would prefer the township offer full day kindergarten classes. It might save on day care or after-care costs, but it would come at a cost of higher tax bills. There are no easy answers, but school officials have calculated just how much it would cost for the district to offer full day classes. In order to offer full day kindergarten, the district would have to hire 14 new teachers, plus a part-time teacher at a cost of $983,000 in salaries and benefits, when calculating the new hires according to current union contracts. A total of 32 teachers would be needed in order to have enough staff to adhere to state rules on class sizes – essentially, 21 students per class. Savings could come, however, if …
Anthony
9:23 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
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