Section 1: Context
As with any change, there will be many individuals affected by the following proposed change plan. There are numerous Pre-K programs within Colorado Public schools -- For example: There are currently 26 schools alone in the Boulder Valley School District with Pre-K programs. Some of these programs are are for three year old students but the majority serve four year old students. Some of these programs are full-day programs, however the majority are half-day programs. My proposed change will have a drastic effect on countless teachers, administrators and schools.
As with any change, there will be many individuals affected by the following proposed change plan. There are numerous Pre-K programs within Colorado Public schools -- For example: There are currently 26 schools alone in the Boulder Valley School District with Pre-K programs. Some of these programs are are for three year old students but the majority serve four year old students. Some of these programs are full-day programs, however the majority are half-day programs. My proposed change will have a drastic effect on countless teachers, administrators and schools.
Currently, Colorado families have access to the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) which is a state-funded early childhood education program administered by the Colorado Department of Education. This program provides access to quality early childhood education for children who lack overall learning readiness. According to the CPP website at https://www.cde.state.co.us/cpp: "Each year the General Assembly provides preschool funding for 20,160 children who have certain risk factors in their lives that are associated with later challenges in school. In 2013 and 2014, the General Assembly expanded CPP through the Early Childhood At-Risk Enhancement (ECARE) program which provided more flexible funding to offer half- or full-day kindergarten for an additional 8,200 young children. With the expansion, CPP can serve as many as 28,360 eligible children each year" (Colorado Preschool Program, n.d.).
My proposed change would positively affect these families because it would mean that more at risk students would be able to be enrolled in Pre-K programs.
My proposed change would positively affect these families because it would mean that more at risk students would be able to be enrolled in Pre-K programs.