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21 <br /> • Support provided by individual schools to PreK classes would no longer be available (ex. use <br /> of the gym, visits to the school media center and visits by the school librarian, collaboration <br /> with literacy coach). <br /> • Increases need for work around transition to kindergarten when children are not already <br /> housed in an elementary school. <br /> • Decreased sense of"belonging" to the school district program among PreK teachers, staff, <br /> and families. <br /> Additional thoughts comparing our current model and a Pre-K Center (added 3/14/2014) <br /> Major advantages of PreKs in elementary schools. <br /> 1. PreK-K collaboration <br /> o But: <br /> i. Degree and nature of collaboration varies from school-to-school. At some <br /> schools that collaboration is not deep. <br /> ii. More effective collaboration can be built by first building program-wide <br /> expectations and parameters for collaboration. <br /> 2. School and district support for program. <br /> o But: <br /> i. School support and degree of integration into school life varies from school to <br /> school due to movement, facility limitations, etc. <br /> 3. Parents' sense of"belonging" to a school and to the school system. <br /> o But: <br /> i. Excluding Dual Language classes, only 48% are enrolled at home school <br /> (including Dual Language classes--64%) <br /> Major advantages of PreKs in a PreK center. <br /> Program implementation <br /> o monitoring of curriculum and other district initiatives by PKHS management team <br /> (expertise in early childhood education, 3-5) <br /> consistency of supervision <br /> o observation/evaluation cycle completed by director <br /> o monitoring of staff at one site rather than 10 or 11 <br /> Increased administrative support to classrooms and teachers <br /> o novice teachers and teacher new to the district <br /> o classrooms with same structure (System level, inclusive, regular) <br /> Intra-program collaboration <br /> o within PLC groups <br /> o IEP teams--all at one location <br />