Planning for the 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, Laidlaw Transportation, The Jefferson-Morgan School District Board of Directors, District Administration, The Jefferson Morgan Education Association, and District Faculty Members.

T his program was a 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 is used for classroom materials, supplies & classroom furniture along with staff development trainings, and partial funding for a facilitator/coordinator. Our district has made a commitment to fund the Pre-K teacher & classroom aide. Although this program is district operated, participation is entirely voluntary.

Also, we have a Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Classroom (A Gov. Rendell Initiative). This classroom is operated by Community Action Southwest additionally servicing approximately 17 four year olds from the district.

Both of these 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.