Council Rock Administrators Recommend Against Full-Day Kindergarten

Council Rock administrators are not recommending a full-day kindergarten program for the district. The recommendation was made during a presentation Monday at the Ad-Hoc Master Capital Planning Committee.

Susan Elliott, assistant superintendent for Teaching and Learning at Council Rock, told the committee that the learning benefits of full-day kindergarten do not justify the expense, according to a report by the Bucks County Courier Times.

"Research suggests there are initial gains but that they diminish after a year or two," she said, according to report. "You start to see diminished gains from the second grade and beyond."

The issue of full-day kindergarten has been on the table for several years in Council Rock, with many parents advocating for it but little support from the board and administration due to the cost.

The remaining meetings of the ad hoc Master Capital Planning Committee are as follows:

• Thursday, March 30
• Monday, April 24
• Monday, May 22

Agendas to each meeting can be located on www.crsd.org.