Kindergarten Expansion Grants
This Report to the Legislature on Kindergarten Expansion Grants pursuant to Chapter
68 of the Acts of 2011 line item 7030-1002 provides information on full-day
kindergarten programs across the Commonwealth. The information contained in the
report also addresses the progress made on a number of aspects of the Kindergarten
Expansion Grant Program. Data included in this report have been gathered from a
number of sources including the Department’s Student Information Management
System (SIMS) data and Quality Full-Day Kindergarten grant data.
September 2012
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members
Ms. Maura Banta, Chair, Melrose
Ms. Beverly Holmes, Vice Chair, Springfield
Dr. Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, Milton
Ms. Harneen Chernow, Jamaica Plain
Mr. Gerald Chertavian, Cambridge
Mr. Matthew Gifford, Chair, Student Advisory Council, Brookline
Dr. Jeff Howard, Reading
Ms. Ruth Kaplan, Brookline
Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, Bridgewater
Mr. Paul Reville, Secretary of Education, Worcester
Mr. David Roach, Sutton
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner and Secretary to the Board
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Phone 781-338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 800-439-2370
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Massachusetts Department of
Elementary & Secondary Education
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Telephone: (781) 338-3000
TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370
September 2012
Dear Members of the General Court:
I am pleased to submit this Report to the Legislature: Kindergarten Expansion Grants, pursuant
to Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011 line item 7030-1002.
Between fiscal year 2000 and 2012, the percentage of public school kindergarten children
statewide attending full-day programs grew from 29 to 83 percent. This increase in full-day
kindergarten enrollment, despite the difficult economic times, demonstrates districts’
commitment to ensuring that students have the strongest foundation from which to build their
learning. Although several factors contributed to the growth of full-day programs, support
provided by the state’s kindergarten grants and districts’ commitment to expand their early
education programs are primary among them.
In fiscal year 2012 (FY12), 162 funded entities receive Quality Full-Day Kindergarten grants. Of
these, 147 have universal full-day programs. The number of students in full-day kindergarten
across the state increased by more than 2,000, from a total of 54,216 in FY11 to 56,264 in FY12.
Overall, 83 percent of kindergarten students are in full-day programs, up from 80 percent in
FY11. During this time period, the percent of students paying tuition for full-day classes stayed
the same at 16 percent in all districts, and 11 percent in grant-funded districts.
In January 2012, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) released
the Transition to Full-Day Kindergarten Grant Request for Proposals (RFP). The purpose of
these grants is to encourage the voluntary expansion of high-quality, full-day kindergarten
classrooms across Massachusetts. The grants assist districts with the preparation needed during
FY12 to be able to implement full-day kindergarten in FY13. Through this competitive process,
11 districts received Transition to Full-Day Kindergarten grants. These districts are expected to
open 62 new full-day kindergarten classrooms at the start of the 2012-2013 school year. This will
provide an estimated 1,200 additional students with access to full-day kindergarten.
Universal, voluntary full-day kindergarten is a key component of an early care and education
system for children from birth to third grade, and of the Commonwealth’s efforts to address
grade 3 proficiency in English language arts and mathematics. Kindergarten is the threshold year
in children’s lives and education, merging home, non-public, and public early education and care
and preschool programs into the public education system. Funding for the Kindergarten Grant
Program in the last thirteen fiscal years (FY00-FY12) has supported school districts’ voluntary
transition from half-day to full-day kindergarten, and the ongoing quality enhancement of
existing full-day programs.
The benefits of full-day kindergarten contribute to cost savings and improve educational
outcomes, if the elements of quality are in place from preschool through third grade with strong
leadership at every level. The Department is committed to full-day kindergarten programs, even
during fiscally strained times. In light of extensive research that documents the greater impact for
students from lower versus higher income families, the Department is considering restructuring
funding and targeting grant awards in future years to high need districts. The Department also
supports Chapter 70 reimbursement policies that promote free full-day kindergarten and create
disincentives for eliminating existing full-day kindergarten programs.
I am available if you have questions or would like to discuss this further. You may also contact
Associate Commissioner John L.G. Bynoe, III at jbynoe@doe.mass.edu or 781-338-6300.
Sincerely,
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6
Grants Program Overview ............................................................................................ 6
District Kindergarten Programs ................................................................................... 8
Uses of Quality Full-Day Kindergarten Grant Funds.................................................. 9
Uses of Transition to Full-Day Kindergarten Grant Funds ...................................... 10
Appendix A: Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012 Full-Day Kindergarten Development
Grant Recipients.......................................................................................................... 12
Appendix B: Map and Table of Full-Day Kindergarten Programs ........................... 18
Appendix C: Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, Line 7030-1002 ................................. 29
Introduction
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education respectfully submits this Report to the
Legislature: Kindergarten Expansion Grants pursuant to Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, line
item 7030-1002:
“…provided further, that not later than January 17, 2012, the department shall report to
the house and senate committees on ways and means on the total number of grants
requested and awarded; provided further, that the report shall detail common factors
associated with both successful and unsuccessful applications and shall include the total
number of full-day and half-day kindergarten classrooms projected to be in operation in
public schools in fiscal year 2013…”
Grants Program Overview
A high quality education system for children from preschool (pre-K) through third grade
includes universal, full-day kindergarten. Kindergarten is a pivotal year in children’s lives and
education, bridging home or preschool programs provided in diverse settings—family child care,
Head Start, private early education and care, or public preschool—and the public elementary
education system. Kindergarten is the first experience of formal schooling for many children;
22 percent of children who enter kindergarten in grant districts come without preschool
experience. Since FY00, the legislature and the governor have approved funding for the
Kindergarten Expansion Grant Program as an ongoing program to accomplish two primary
goals:
1. Increase the number of districts with high-quality full-day kindergarten by supporting
selected districts’ preparations for implementing full-day kindergarten through the
Transition Planning for Full-Day Kindergarten Grant; and
2. Support elements of high quality programs that provide children with optimal learning
experiences in their first formal year of public education with the Quality Full-Day
Kindergarten Grant.
Districts with kindergarten-age students must provide part-time kindergarten sessions for at least
425 hours per school year (603 CMR 27.03(5)). Districts are encouraged to offer full-day
kindergarten programs. Funding guidelines define full-day programs as 5 hours per day and 5
days per week, or a minimum of 850 hours per school year.
Between FY00 and FY12 the percentage of public school kindergarten children statewide
attending full-day programs grew from 29 to 83 percent. Although several factors contributed to
the growth of full-day programs, support provided by the state’s Kindergarten Expansion Grants
and the commitment by districts to expand their early education programs are primary among
them.
Table 1 summarizes the program results and funding history of the Kindergarten Grant Program
and its Quality and Transition components. Funding has fluctuated with fiscal conditions. In
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some years the Quality grant line item was only sufficient to support districts with continuing
programs, and no new districts were added. In half the years since FY00, the Transition grant
line item was not funded. The amount of funding per classroom ($11,252 for classrooms with at
least a half-time instructional assistant; $5,626 for classrooms without a half-time instructional
assistant) has fluctuated as well, but has been trending downward since the highest funding
amount in FY08 ($14,900 and $7,500, respectively). The per classroom eligibility amount is
driven not only by the appropriation level and the number of grantees, but by the opening of
additional classrooms in continuing districts. Over the whole period during which the grant has
been funded, however, the number of grantees, full-day classrooms, and full-day students has
increased significantly.
Table 1: History of Full-Day Kindergarten Grants (FY00-12)
Fiscal Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012*
Grants
119
145
132
119
130
128
132
158
178
162
162
164
162
--Quality
81
105
118
119
130
128
128
130
149
162
162
164
162
--Transition
38
40
14
0
0
0
4
28
30
0
0
0
11
Classrooms
1,434
1,671
1,746
1,624
1,743
1,797
1,913
2,103
2,306
2,246
2,254
2,264
2,285
--Quality
1,260
1,470
1,651
1,624
1,743
1,797
1,837
1,966
2,134
2,246
2,254
2,264
2,223
--Transition
174
201
95
0
0
0
76
137
172
0
0
0
62
Full-Day
enrollment
23,588
26,460
31,369
29,232
32,246
33,245
31,650
35,710
39,520
42,975
42,826
43,730
44,427
Funding
(in millions)
$14.0
$27.0
$28.0
$28.2
$22.8
$22.8
$24.8
$26.8
$33.8
$30.5
$25.7
$22.9
$22.9
--Quality
$11.2
$23.5
$26.5
$28.2
$22.8
$22.8
$23.8
$24.8
$27.8
$30.5
$25.7
$22.9
$22.3
--Transition
$2.8
$3.5
$1.5
$0
$0
$0
$1.0
$2.0
$6.0
$0
$0
$0
$0.6
Sources: Massachusetts Department of Elementary Education Student Information Management System (SIMS);
Kindergarten Expansion Grant Program.
* FY12 student data is based on the October 1, 2011 SIMS data collection. FY12 data for Transition grants are
based on approved grant application information.
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District Kindergarten Programs
Full-day programs are optional, and districts have different budget issues and priorities so they
offer full-day kindergarten in a variety of configurations. Districts have the option of offering a
full-day program that has the capacity to serve all or some of their kindergarten-age children, and
districts may charge tuition for the hours beyond the mandated part-time program. If a district
offers a limited number of full-day classes, it may place children by lottery or parent request, or
offer full-day classes in particular neighborhood schools. In FY12, 306 districts serve
kindergarten students, of which 283 provide at least some full-day classes.
One hundred and sixty-four (164) funded entities, of which 6 are charter schools, received
Quality Full-Day Kindergarten grants in FY11, and 162 funded entities are receiving grants in
FY12. Of the 56,264 students in full-day kindergarten across the Commonwealth presently,
44,496 (79 percent) are in grant-supported classrooms. The average per classroom cost of
operating full-day kindergarten in grant-funded districts is $119,255.1 On average, the grant
funding ($11,252 per classroom) supports approximately 9 percent of the cost of a full-day
kindergarten classroom.
In FY12, 77 districts across the state charge tuition for their full-day kindergarten program. Of
these districts, 35 are grantees and their full tuition rate ranges from $1,075 to $4,000 per child
with an average2 full tuition of $2,970 per program. Two grantees eliminated tuition starting in
FY12 and now offer free full-day kindergarten programs: Berkley Public Schools and Berlin
Public Schools. The other 42 districts that charge tuition are not grantees, and the average3 full
tuition in these 42 districts is $3,373. In FY12, two non-grant districts eliminated tuition and now
offer free full-day kindergarten programs: Auburn Public Schools and Hopedale Public Schools.
The average full tuition for full-day kindergarten is $3,189 statewide, up slightly from the
average full tuition of $3,110 in FY11.
If a district charges tuition for a full-day kindergarten program supported by the Department’s
Kindergarten Grant funds, grant guidelines require a sliding fee scale4 for families making less
than 100 percent of the state median income. As a part of the sliding scale, districts may not
charge any tuition for children of families earning less than 25 percent of the state median
income, or for children on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) requiring a full-day
program. The Department does not collect information about how many non-grantee districts
that charge tuition also implement a sliding fee scale for families.
Table 2 on the next page summarizes FY11 and FY12 data about districts’ programs, students,
and classrooms for grantees and for all districts.
1
Data on the cost of operating full-day kindergarten classrooms are collected through the FY12 Quality Full-Day Kindergarten
Grant application.
2 The average full tuition for grantees is calculated based on data submitted by grantees. It is the average of the maximum annual
amount charged per student in each program (not including any sliding scale reductions).
3 The average full tuition of non-grant districts is based on data collected through phone calls or website information regarding
annual tuition for the district’s full-day kindergarten program. It is the average of the maximum annual amount charged per
student in each program (not including any sliding scale reductions).
4 The FY12 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's scale for full-day kindergarten grantees is based on the
Department of Early Education and Care’s FY11 scale.
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Table 2: FY11 and FY12 Kindergarten Program Statistics
Districts
Tuition
Classes
Students
All Districts
FY11
FY12
Grant Districts
FY11
FY12
With kindergarten students
306
306
164
162
With some full-day kindergarten classes
84
73
37
27
With district-wide full-day kindergarten
192
210
127
149
Tuition for full-day kindergarten
80
77
38
34
Full-day kindergarten classes
2,853
2,813
2,267
2,223
Part-time kindergarten classes
737
650
138
105
Students enrolled in kindergarten
67,496
67,956
45,956
46,387
Students in full-day classes
54,216
56,264
43,730
44,496
Students in part-time kindergarten
13,280
11,692
2,226
1,891
Percent in full-day classes
80%
83%
95%
96%
Percent paying tuition for full-day classes
16%
16%
11%
11%
Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Student Information Management System
(SIMS).
Uses of Quality Full-Day Kindergarten Grant Funds
Quality Full-Day Kindergarten (Quality) grants support the ongoing improvement of full-day
programs and in most years have been continuation grants, meaning that eligible districts receive
funding if they are in compliance with program requirements. In FY12, approximately $22
million has been awarded to 162 funded entities through the Quality grants (see Appendix A for
the list of grantees). Most Quality grant dollars (94 percent) fund staff positions, primarily
paraprofessionals or assistant teachers. Grant funds supplement local funds and tuition. Funding
priorities and activities include:
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
Developing/implementing a full-day curriculum using the Department's Kindergarten
Learning Experiences (April 2008), based on the revised Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks, for planning curriculum;

Seeking accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC) or an alternative to accreditation approved by the Department;5

Supporting paraprofessionals in each classroom to maintain appropriate adult-child ratios
and appropriate class sizes (average class size is 20 students and adult-child ratio is 1:10);

Offering effective professional development for administrators, teachers, and
paraprofessionals;
Approximately thirty-five (35) districts are approved to use one of the alternatives to accreditation, which include: the
Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS); Ready School Assessment (High/Scope); New England Association of
Schools and Colleges Accreditation; Work Sampling System (Pearson Learning); and the Tools of the Mind Curriculum
(Bodrova and Leong).
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
Working on continuity of curriculum and assessment, from preschool to grade three;

Promoting family involvement and improving the transition of children and their families
from preschool into kindergarten, and from kindergarten into first grade;

Increasing the number of children with disabilities included in the general education
classroom, improving the quality of inclusion, and improving the quality of classes and
services for children with disabilities (81 percent of funded classrooms are inclusive); and

Improving the education of English language learners.
All districts with Quality grants maintain ongoing School Readiness and Early Childhood/Early
Elementary Curriculum committees that may operate separately, jointly, or as a subcommittee to
another council (such as Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Councils). Required
members include representatives of private preschools and kindergartens; Head Start; teachers
from public preschools, kindergartens, grades 1 to 3, and special education; school
administrators and curriculum coordinators; after-school programs and other relevant programs;
parents; and interested community members.
The primary tasks of the committees are to: improve the readiness of children and the readiness
of schools; assist with developing and aligning an interdisciplinary and inclusive full-day
curriculum addressing all domains of development, using the aforementioned Kindergarten
Learning Experiences; align assessments from preschool to grades 2-3; and improve transitions
for children and families from preschool into kindergarten and from kindergarten into first grade.
Uses of Transition to Full-Day Kindergarten Grant Funds
Transition to Full-Day Kindergarten (Transition) grants assist districts converting part-time
sessions to full-day programs. During years the Transition grant program has been funded,
requests from eligible high-need districts were given priority, but grants have also been awarded
to all types of communities. The Transition grants, along with the potential for Quality grants in
succeeding years to help support a full-day program, provide a significant incentive for districts
to adopt and expand full-day kindergarten.
In January, the Department released the Request for Proposals for the competitive Transition to
Full-Day Kindergarten grant program. The purpose of these grants is to encourage the voluntary
expansion of high-quality, full-day kindergarten classrooms across Massachusetts. The grants
assist districts with the preparation needed during FY12, so that they will be able to implement
new full-day kindergarten classes in FY13. Through this competitive process, 11 districts
received Transition grants. These districts are expected to open 62 new full-day kindergarten
classrooms at the start of the 2012-2013 school year. This will provide an estimated 1,200 more
students with access to full-day kindergarten.
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As noted early in this report, FY12 is the thirteenth year that the state funded Kindergarten Grant
Program has supported school districts’ voluntary transition from half-day to full-day
kindergarten, and the ongoing quality enhancement of existing full-day programs.
The state’s commitment to this program stems from the benefits of full-day kindergarten, which
include improved educational outcomes if the elements of quality are in place from preschool
through third grade with strong leadership at every level. Research has shown that full-day
kindergarten programs help to improve attendance, reduce student retention (repeating the year),
and reduce the need for special education and Title 1 services, thus contributing to cost savings
for school districts.
Department leadership and staff understand the value of full-day kindergarten programs and will
continue to look for ways to promote free full-day kindergarten and create disincentives for
eliminating existing full-day kindergarten programs.
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Appendix A: Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012 Full-Day
Kindergarten Development Grant Recipients
FY11 Kindergarten Classes
District Name
Acushnet
Adams-Cheshire
Agawam
Amesbury
Amherst
(Pelham)
Arlington
Total
classes
6
Fullday
classes Students
Fullwith
enrolled
day
Part-day
grant
in fullclasses sessions funding
day
4
2
4
74
% Fullday
classes
67%
FY12
Classes
Fullday
classes
with
grant
funding
4
6
15
9
6
15
9
0
0
0
6
12
9
99
287
177
100%
100%
100%
6
12
9
8
22
8
22
0
0
8
22
150
442
100%
100%
8
22
AshburnhamWestminster
Ashland
8
10
8
6
0
4
8
6
169
120
100%
60%
7
6
Athol-Royalston
Attleboro
Avon
Ayer-Shirley
Barnstable
Belchertown
Belmont
Berkley
7
24
3
8
20
10
15
4
7
14
1
8
20
10
15
2
0
10
2
0
0
0
0
2
6
14
1
6
19
9
15
2
116
0
16
177
378
112
298
47
100%
58%
33%
100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
5
14
1
9
19
9
15
2
Berkshire Hills
Berlin
Beverly
BlackstoneMillville
Boston
5
1
16
5
1
11
0
0
5
5
1
11
83
35
225
100%
100%
69%
5
1
11
7
234
7
234
0
0
7
231
142
4248
100%
100%
6
231
Boylston
Brockton
Brookline
Cambridge
Canton
3
59
28
45
10
2
59
28
45
6
1
0
0
0
4
2
54
28
43
6
30
1278
545
529
100
67%
100%
100%
100%
60%
2
54
28
43
6
12
FY11 Kindergarten Classes
District Name
Total
classes
Fullday
classes Students
Fullwith
enrolled
day
Part-day
grant
in fullclasses sessions funding
day
% Fullday
classes
FY12
Classes
Fullday
classes
with
grant
funding
Carver
6
6
0
6
131
100%
6
Central Berkshire
Chatham
Chicopee
Clinton
Cohasset
Community Day
Charter
Danvers
6
3
25
8
7
6
3
25
8
6
0
0
0
0
1
7
3
25
8
6
108
34
525
181
88
100%
100%
100%
100%
86%
7
3
25
8
5
3
15
3
15
0
0
2
15
57
284
100%
100%
2
14
Dennis-Yarmouth
Douglas
Dracut
11
6
10
11
6
7
0
3
11
6
7
208
110
299
100%
100%
70%
11
6
7
Dudley-Charlton
East
Longmeadow
Erving
Fairhaven
Fall River
Falmouth
14
14
0
14
302
100%
12
10
1
8
43
17
6
1
8
43
17
4
0
0
0
0
6
1
8
43
17
121
12
176
858
326
60%
100%
100%
100%
100%
5
1
7
43
16
Farmington River
Fitchburg
1
17
1
17
0
0
1
17
20
433
100%
100%
1
17
Foxborough
Framingham
Franklin
Frontier
Gardner
Georgetown
10
36
19
6
9
6
7
31
19
6
9
6
3
5
0
0
0
0
7
27
19
6
9
6
134
584
426
123
180
90
70%
86%
100%
100%
100%
100%
7
27
19
6
9
5
Gill-Montague
Gloucester
Greenfield
Hadley
HampdenWilbraham
5
12
9
2
5
12
9
2
0
0
0
0
5
12
9
2
105
241
149
43
100%
100%
100%
100%
5
12
9
2
10
10
0
10
203
100%
9
13
FY11 Kindergarten Classes
District Name
Hampshire
Harvard
Harwich
Hawlemont
Holyoke
Hull
Ipswich
Lawrence
Lee
Leicester
Leominster
Leverett
Lexington
Lincoln
Lowell
Lunenburg
Lynn
Malden
Manchester
Essex
Marblehead
Marlborough
Martha's Vineyard
Charter
Total
classes
8
4
6
1
20
4
6
48
3
5
24
1
23
6
73
5
55
29
Fullday
classes Students
Fullwith
enrolled
day
Part-day
grant
in fullclasses sessions funding
day
8
0
8
128
3
1
3
45
6
0
6
113
1
0
1
6
20
0
20
410
3
1
3
70
6
0
6
124
48
0
48
1010
3
0
3
45
5
0
5
107
24
0
24
438
1
0
1
17
23
0
23
419
6
0
6
107
51
22
51
1111
5
0
5
112
55
0
55
1128
29
0
34
510
% Fullday
classes
100%
75%
100%
100%
100%
75%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
70%
100%
100%
100%
FY12
Classes
Fullday
classes
with
grant
funding
8
3
6
1
20
3
6
46
3
5
24
1
21
6
51
5
55
30
2
12
21
2
12
14
0
0
7
2
12
13
47
240
260
100%
100%
67%
2
12
13
1
1
0
1
16
100%
1
Martha's Vineyard
Mashpee
Mattapoisett
Maynard
Medford
Melrose
Methuen
10
7
4
6
23
12
24
10
7
3
6
23
11
24
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
10
7
3
6
19
11
24
152
148
55
121
427
221
0
100%
100%
75%
100%
100%
92%
100%
10
7
3
6
19
11
24
Middleborough
Milford
Millbury
Millis
Milton
12
15
6
6
16
12
15
6
4
15
0
0
2
1
12
15
6
4
15
272
367
125
76
307
100%
100%
100%
67%
94%
12
15
6
4
14
Mohawk Trail
4
4
0
4
55
100%
4
14
FY11 Kindergarten Classes
Fullday
classes Students
Fullwith
enrolled
day
Part-day
grant
in fullclasses sessions funding
day
4
0
4
75
1
0
1
21
5
0
5
90
7
6
7
146
19
0
19
400
10
0
10
154
% Fullday
classes
100%
100%
100%
54%
100%
100%
FY12
Classes
Fullday
classes
with
grant
funding
4
1
5
7
19
9
District Name
Monson
Nahant
Narragansett
Nashoba
Natick
Nauset
Total
classes
4
1
5
13
19
10
Neighborhood
House Charter
New Bedford
2
61
2
61
0
0
2
61
43
1228
100%
100%
2
61
New
Salem/Wendell
Newburyport
Newton
Norfolk
North Adams
North Andover
1
10
40
6
8
28
1
7
40
5
8
14
0
3
0
1
0
14
1
7
40
5
8
14
20
126
888
103
126
303
100%
70%
100%
83%
100%
50%
1
7
40
5
8
14
North Brookfield
2
2
0
2
49
100%
2
North Middlesex
Northampton
Northborough
Northbridge
Norton
Norwood
Orange
Peabody
Pembroke
12
9
9
10
10
14
5
23
11
12
9
8
10
5
14
5
23
5
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
6
12
10
8
10
5
14
5
23
5
187
197
171
206
104
273
80
475
86
100%
100%
89%
100%
50%
100%
100%
100%
45%
12
10
8
9
5
14
3
23
5
Pioneer Valley
Pittsfield
Plainville
Quabbin
Quincy
Randolph
River Valley
Charter
Rochester
5
28
6
10
35
9
5
28
6
10
35
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
28
6
11
35
9
60
478
100
185
744
193
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
5
28
6
10
35
9
2
5
2
4
0
1
2
3
33
57
100%
80%
2
3
15
FY11 Kindergarten Classes
District Name
Rockport
Rowe
Salem
Scituate
Seven Hills
Charter
Shrewsbury
Shutesbury
Silver Lake
Somerset
Somerville
South Hadley
South Shore
Charter
Southborough
Southbridge
Southern
Berkshire
SouthwickTolland
Spencer-East
Brookfield
Springfield
Stoughton
Sutton
Swampscott
Taunton
Triton
Truro
Ware
Wareham
Watertown
Webster
West Springfield
Westfield
Weston
Westport
Westwood
Total
classes
3
1
27
Fullday
classes Students
Fullwith
enrolled
day
Part-day
grant
in fullclasses sessions funding
day
3
0
3
59
1
0
1
7
27
0
27
381
% Fullday
classes
100%
100%
100%
FY12
Classes
Fullday
classes
with
grant
funding
3
1
27
9
7
2
6
200
78%
6
3
16
1
13
10
24
7
3
8
1
13
10
24
7
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
1
13
10
24
7
77
170
12
245
201
381
143
100%
50%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
3
8
1
13
10
24
7
2
6
9
2
5
9
0
1
0
2
5
9
40
97
188
100%
83%
100%
2
5
9
6
6
0
6
64
100%
5
6
6
0
6
103
100%
5
8
127
14
6
8
33
6
1
5
11
11
7
8
127
14
6
8
33
6
1
5
8
11
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
8
127
14
6
9
33
6
1
5
8
11
7
178
2042
1
123
148
643
144
20
105
156
230
137
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
73%
100%
100%
8
127
14
5
9
32
6
1
5
8
11
7
13
26
8
6
11
13
26
8
6
11
0
0
0
0
0
13
26
7
6
11
21
381
138
119
219
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
13
24
7
6
11
16
FY11 Kindergarten Classes
District Name
Williamstown
Wilmington
Winchendon
Winthrop
Woburn
Worcester
Total
classes
3
13
6
7
21
92
Fullday
classes Students
Fullwith
enrolled
day
Part-day
grant
in fullclasses sessions funding
day
3
0
3
59
13
0
13
269
6
0
6
109
7
0
7
139
21
0
21
377
92
0
92
2089
% Fullday
classes
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
FY12
Classes
Fullday
classes
with
grant
funding
3
13
6
7
21
92
Source: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Student Information Management System;
FY12 Quality Full-Day Kindergarten Grants.
17
Appendix B: Map and Table of FY12 Full-Day Kindergarten
Programs
Note: The table below lists towns rather than districts, so each town in a regional district is listed
separately. Charter schools do not appear on the map, but are included in the table.
DISTRICT
Abington
Acton
Acushnet
Adams
Agawam
Alford
Amesbury
Amherst
Andover
Aquinnah
FullDay
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Availability
district-wide
partial
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
701
Grant
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
Tuition
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
Tuition
Amount
$4,300
$2,000
0
0
0
0
0
$4,400
0
18
DISTRICT
Arlington
Ashburnham
Ashby
Ashfield
Ashland
Athol
Attleboro
Auburn
Avon
Ayer
Barnstable
Barre
Becket
Bedford
Belchertown
Bellingham
Belmont
Berkley
Berlin
Bernardston
Beverly
Billerica
Blackstone
Blanford
Bolton
Boston
Bourne
Boxborough
Boxford
Boylston
Braintree
Brewster
Bridgewater
Brimfield
Brockton
Brookfield
Brookline
Buckland
Burlington
Cambridge
Canton
Carlisle
Carver
FullDay
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
Availability
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
none
partial
partial
partial
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
none
district-wide
701
Grant
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
n/a
yes
Tuition
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
n/a
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
n/a
no
Tuition
Amount
$3,000
0
0
0
$3,800
0
0
0
$2,500
0
0
0
0
0
0
$3,250
$2,900
0
0
0
$4,000
$3,000
0
0
$2,960
0
0
$3,500
$3,528
$3,064
0
0
$3,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$3,500
0
0
19
DISTRICT
Charlemont
Charlton
Chatham
Chelmsford
Chelsea
Cheshire
Chester
Chesterfield
Chicopee
Chilmark
Clarksburg
Clinton
Cohasset
Colrain
Concord
Conway
Cummington
Dalton
Danvers
Dartmouth
Dedham
Deerfield
Dennis
Dighton
Douglas
Dover
Dracut
Dudley
Dunstable
Duxbury
East Bridgewater
East Brookfield
East Longmeadow
Eastham
Easthampton
Easton
Edgartown
Egremont
Erving
Essex
Everett
Fairhaven
Fall River
FullDay
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Availability
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
none
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
none
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
none
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
none
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
701
Grant
yes
yes
yes
n/a
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
yes
n/a
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
n/a
no
yes
yes
yes
no
n/a
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
Tuition
no
no
no
n/a
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
n/a
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
n/a
yes
no
yes
no
no
n/a
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Tuition
Amount
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$2,600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$3,500
0
0
$3,500
0
0
0
0
$4,730
0
$2,700
0
$2,650
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
DISTRICT
Falmouth
Fitchburg
Florida
Foxborough
Framingham
Franklin
Freetown
Gardner
Georgetown
Gill
Gloucester
Goshen
Grafton
Granby
Granville
Great Barrington
Greenfield
Groton
Groveland
Hadley
Halifax
Hamilton
Hampden
Hancock
Hanover
Hanson
Hardwick
Harvard
Harwich
Hatfield
Haverhill
Hawley
Heath
Hingham
Hinsdale
Holbrook
Holden
Holland
Holliston
Holyoke
Hopedale
Hopkinton
Hubbardston
FullDay
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Availability
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
none
none
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
none
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
none
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
701
Grant
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
n/a
n/a
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
n/a
no
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
Tuition
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
n/a
n/a
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
n/a
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
n/a
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
Tuition
Amount
0
0
0
$2,850
$3,400
0
$2,750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$4,730
$3,800
0
0
$4,000
0
0
0
$3,200
0
$3,750
0
0
$4,200
0
0
0
0
0
$3,250
0
$3,475
0
0
$3,700
0
21
DISTRICT
Hudson
Hull
Huntington
Ipswich
Kingston
Lakeville
Lancaster
Lanesborough
Lawrence
Lee
Leicester
Lenox
Leominster
Leverett
Lexington
Leyden
Lincoln
Littleton
Longmeadow
Lowell
Ludlow
Lunenburg
Lynn
Lynnfield
Malden
Manchester
Mansfield
Marblehead
Marion
Marlborough
Marshfield
Mashpee
Mattapoisett
Maynard
Medfield
Medford
Medway
Melrose
Mendon
Merrimac
Methuen
Middleborough
Middlefield
FullDay
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
Availability
none
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
none
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
none
district-wide
partial
partial
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
none
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
701
Grant
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
n/a
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
n/a
no
yes
yes
no
Tuition
n/a
yes
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
n/a
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
n/a
yes
no
no
no
Tuition
Amount
0
$3,000
0
0
0
$2,750
$2,960
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$1,075
0
0
0
$4,150
0
0
0
0
$2,600
0
0
0
$2,600
$2,173
$2,700
0
0
$1,400
0
$4,500
0
$3,375
$2,500
0
$3,800
0
0
0
22
DISTRICT
Middleton
Milford
Millbury
Millis
Millville
Milton
Monson
Montague
Monterey
Montgomery
Nahant
Nantucket
Natick
Needham
New Bedford
New Braintree
New Marlborough
New Salem
Newbury
Newburyport
Newton
Norfolk
North Adams
North Andover
North
Attleborough
North Brookfield
North Reading
Northampton
Northborough
Northbridge
Northfield
Norton
Norwell
Norwood
Oak Bluffs
Oakham
Orange
Orleans
Otis
Oxford
Palmer
Paxton
FullDay
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Availability
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
none
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
701
Grant
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Tuition
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
n/a
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
none
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
none
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
n/a
no
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
n/a
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
Tuition
Amount
0
0
0
$3,150
0
$3,400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$2,950
$3,500
0
$3,500
0
$3,500
0
0
$4,250
0
$2,750
0
0
$3,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$3,250
23
DISTRICT
Peabody
Pelham
Pembroke
Pepperell
Peru
Petersham
Phillipston
Pittsfield
Plainfield
Plainville
Plymouth
Plympton
Princeton
Provincetown
Quincy
Randolph
Raynham
Reading
Rehoboth
Revere
Richmond
Rochester
Rockland
Rockport
Rowe
Rowley
Royalston
Russell
Rutland
Salem
Salisbury
Sandisfield
Sandwich
Saugus
Savoy
Scituate
Seekonk
Sharon
Sheffield
Shelburne
Sherborn
Shirley
Shrewsbury
FullDay
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Availability
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
partial
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
none
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
partial
none
partial
none
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
701
Grant
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
no
yes
n/a
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
yes
no
no
n/a
yes
n/a
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
Tuition
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
n/a
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
n/a
yes
n/a
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
Tuition
Amount
0
0
$3,500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$4,000
0
$3,250
0
0
0
$3,000
$4,200
$3,500
0
0
$2,173
0
0
0
$2,950
0
0
$3,250
0
$2,950
0
$2,750
$1,800
0
$3,000
0
$3,885
0
0
0
0
$2,800
24
DISTRICT
Shutesbury
Somerset
Somerville
South Hadley
Southampton
Southborough
Southbridge
Southwick
Spencer
Springfield
Sterling
Stockbridge
Stoneham
Stoughton
Stow
Sturbridge
Sudbury
Sunderland
Sutton
Swampscott
Swansea
Taunton
Templeton
Tewksbury
Tisbury
Tolland
Topsfield
Townsend
Truro
Tyngsborough
Upton
Uxbridge
Wakefield
Wales
Walpole
Waltham
Ware
Wareham
Warren
Warwick
Washington
Watertown
Wayland
FullDay
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
Availability
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
none
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
none
partial
partial
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
partial
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
district-wide
none
701
Grant
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
n/a
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
no
n/a
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
n/a
Tuition
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
n/a
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
n/a
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
n/a
Tuition
Amount
0
0
0
0
0
$2,750
0
0
0
0
$3,250
0
$3,000
0
$2,960
0
$3,250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
$2,800
0
0
$3,400
0
$2,800
0
0
$3,500
0
0
$3,250
0
0
0
0
0
25
DISTRICT
Webster
Wellesley
Wellfleet
Wendell
Wenham
West Boylston
West Bridgewater
West Brookfield
West Newbury
West Springfield
West Stockbridge
West Tisbury
Westborough
Westfield
Westford
Westhampton
Westminster
Weston
Westport
Westwood
Weymouth
Whately
Whitman
Wilbraham
Williamsburg
Williamstown
Wilmington
Winchendon
Winchester
Windsor
Winthrop
Woburn
Worcester
Worthington
Wrentham
Yarmouth
Abby Kelley
Foster Charter
Public (District)
Alma del Mar
Charter School
(District)
Full701
Day
Availability Grant
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
no
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
partial
no
no
none
n/a
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
no
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
no
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
yes
yes
district-wide
no
yes
partial
no
yes
district-wide
yes
Charter Public Schools
Tuition
no
no
no
no
yes
n/a
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
Tuition
Amount
0
0
0
0
$4,000
0
$3,000
0
$3,800
0
0
0
$3,400
0
$3,500
0
0
0
0
$1,800
$3,500
0
$3,200
0
0
0
0
0
$1,030
0
0
0
0
0
$3,000
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
26
DISTRICT
Atlantis Charter
(District)
Barnstable
Community
Horace Mann
Charter Public
Benjamin
Banneker Charter
Public (District)
Benjamin Franklin
Classical Charter
Public (District)
Boston
Renaissance
Charter Public
(District)
Bridge Boston
Charter School
(District)
Community Day
Charter Public
(District)
Conservatory Lab
Charter (District)
Edward Brooke
Charter (District)
Edward W. Brooke
Charter School 2
(District)
Foxborough
Regional Charter
(District)
Hill View
Montessori
Charter Public
(District)
Hilltown
Cooperative
Charter Public
(District)
Holyoke
Community
Charter (District)
Lawrence Family
Development
Charter (District
FullDay
Availability
701
Grant
Tuition
Tuition
Amount
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
yes
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
27
DISTRICT
Lowell Community
Charter Public
(District)
Martha's Vineyard
Charter (District)
Martin Luther King
Jr. Charter School
of Exce
Mystic Valley
Regional Charter
(District)
Neighborhood
House Charter
(District)
Pioneer Valley
Chinese
Immersion
Charter(District)
Prospect Hill
Academy Charter
(District)
River Valley
Charter (District)
Sabis International
Charter (District)
Seven Hills
Charter Public
(District)
Silver Hill Horace
Mann Charter
(District)
South Shore
Charter Public
(District)
FullDay
Availability
701
Grant
Tuition
Tuition
Amount
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
yes
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
yes
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
yes
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
yes
no
0
yes
district-wide
no
no
0
yes
district-wide
yes
no
0
Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Student Information Management
System (SIMS): FY12 Quality Full-Day Kindergarten Grants.
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Appendix C: Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, Line 7030-1002
7030-1002. KINDERGARTEN EXPANSION GRANTS LINE ITEM.
For kindergarten expansion grants to provide grant awards to continue quality enhancement of
existing full-day kindergarten classrooms and to encourage transition of half-day kindergarten
classrooms into full-day kindergarten classrooms; provided, that the department shall administer
a grant program to encourage the voluntary expansion of high quality, full-day kindergarten
education throughout the commonwealth; provided further, that grants funded through this
appropriation shall not annualize to more than $18,000 per classroom in subsequent fiscal years;
provided further, that preference shall be given to grant applicants with high percentages of
students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system exam,
as determined by the department based on available data; provided further, that any grant funds
distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional
school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of
such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any
general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that such program shall supplement and
shall not supplant currently funded local, state and federal programs at the school or district;
provided further, that not later than January 17, 2012, the department shall report to the house
and senate committees on ways and means on the total number of grants requested and awarded;
provided further, that the report shall detail common factors associated with both successful and
unsuccessful applications and shall include the total number of full-day and half-day
kindergarten classrooms projected to be in operation in public schools in fiscal year 2013;
provided further, that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall have
discretion to grant funds for new programs to transition from half-day to full-day kindergarten;
provided further, that all kindergarten programs previously funded through community
partnership councils at the department of early education and care may receive grants from this
item in amounts equal to the amounts they received in fiscal year 2011, reduced in proportion to
the overall reduction of this item from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2012; and provided further,
that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs……………………………… $22,948,947
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