Pre-Kindergarten 2010-2011

 The Jefferson-Morgan School District has made a commitment to continue Pre-K as we begin our second year.  We continue to have two Pre-K classrooms—one operated by the district and the other classroom managed by Community Action Southwest.  Many of last year’s Pre-K parents have commented how happy they were with both Pre-K classrooms and how well their children are functioning in Kindergarten.  The parents’ comments mirror Dr. Robertson’s statistics--students who went to Pre-K last year are doing as well as or better in Kindergarten this year than those who did not attend any form of Pre-K. 

Both Pre-K classrooms service approximately 50-60 % of the four year old population in our district, are located at the Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School and use the Creative Curriculum for Preschool.   Mrs. Anita Mullen and Mrs. Grimes are the Pre-K teachers. 

History

Planning for the 2007-2008 Pre-K program was a combined effort that included Community Action Southwest, Greene County Child Care Information Services, United Way of Westmoreland County, Greene County Community Engagement, Intermediate Unit #1, First Student Transportation, The Jefferson-Morgan School District Board of Directors, District Administration, and The Jefferson Morgan Education Association

The 2007-2008 program was a successful and collaborative agreement between the Jefferson-Morgan School District and Community Action Southwest through the Pre-K Counts grant (private/public partnership) for one district operated Pre-K classroom servicing 17 Jefferson-Morgan four year olds. This grant money was used for classroom materials, supplies & classroom furniture along with staff development trainings, and partial funding for a facilitator/coordinator.  Also for 2007-2008, J-M housed another Pre-K classroom--Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Classroom (A Gov. Rendell Initiative). This classroom was operated by Community Action Southwest additionally servicing approximately 17 four year olds.