Schools
Woonsocket School Committee Approves Full-Day Kindergarten
A move to cut the program in 2010 to save money backfired.
Full-day kindergarten in Woonsocket is set to return in the fall.
The School Committee approved the program Wednesday, the Woonsocket Call reported.
Woonsocket previously offered full-day kindergarten up until 2010, when officials voted to cut it to half-day to save money. The move backfired, as there were corresponding cuts in state and federal funding, according to Superintendent Giovanna Donoyan.
Woonsocket’s legislative delegation last year secured $500,000 to fund full-day kindergarten.
The money will help pay for 11 new teachers, aides, and a bus, according to the Woonsocket Call.
The city's Budget Commission could vote on the plan Monday.
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