General News: Pre-kindergarten Slots Announced
April 23, 2022
04/23/2022
Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) joined Cornwall CSD Superintendent Terry Dade, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Megan Argenio, School Board Member Brendan Carty, Town of Cornwall Supervisor Joshua Wojehowski and local parents at the Cornwall Central School District Offices on Friday to announce historic levels of state funding that will create up to 82 first-ever pre-kindergarten slots for the coming school year.
There will be a three-year phase-in to completely universal, statewide pre-kindergarten. The investment is an additional $125 million above last year's school funding. The UPK funding is a use it or lose it type of funding. The Cornwall School Board approved the district's budget which includes a 24% increase in state aid and there will not be an increase in property taxes. The school district budet vote is May 17th.
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