[Winona Online Democracy] As the parent of a Kindergartener I agree with all day everyday, but I think something may be rotten in Whoville. You see, at "12 on Tuesday" we were told that the state has always funded half day Kindergarten (we knew that)--and WAPS has always footed the bill for the "other" half of the day. However, EVERY parent had the right to remove their child at the end of the half day-------meaning core curriculum could only be taught in the mornings. WAPS may have been "sneaking" a little more of that in here and there, but overall--according to the state, curriculum was only funded in the morning.
So really, right now I am paying for all day everyday Kindergarten, but I do not kid myself---the curriculum has merely changed to Tuesday/Thursday...and not half days. It is the same curriculum that was offered last year on state funded half days. Nothing in the curriculum has changed. I too encourage people to vote--it is the fairest way to determine the publics' opinion. I just hope the district will release hard core numbers in black and white sometime soon (what they have, what they need, and where the $ will go)---and doing it before November would be advantageous. Tania M. Schmidt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Brooks Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:17 PM To: WOD Subject: [Winona] all day kindergarten [Winona Online Democracy] for those interested -- here is a report from Ohio on all day versus half day Kindergarten. http://www.ohschools.k12.oh.us/assets/multimedia/p6_12.pdf I got this from one of the parents working on the referendum education effort. Craig Brooks <(©¿©)> _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
