3 more districts expect to offer 4-year-old kindergarten

Karyn Saemann:

Two area school districts will begin offering kindergarten for 4-year-olds in the fall.
A third will do it, but only if it gets state help.
The Stoughton and Deerfield school boards voted Monday night to provide half-day 4K.
The Cambridge School Board approved it, but made its approval contingent on receiving state money.
Cambridge Board Vice President Marcia Staubli said today, “If we don’t get the grant, we’re going to revisit the issue” on April 28, the next regular board meeting.
Stoughton and Deerfield officials said they also plan to apply for state start-up grants, for up to $3,000 per student.
They join Marshall and Wisconsin Heights, which now offer 4K, and Monona Grove, which will begin in the fall. About two-thirds of districts statewide now have 4K. To enroll, children must be 4 years old by Sept. 1, 2008. Conventional kindergarten starts at age 5.

Related: Marc Eisen on 4 year old kindergarden. More here