Schools
Verona Votes on Full-Day For Kindergarteners
Ballot question seeks voter approval to change program length.
Verona voters will have the final say on full-day kindergarten when they vote on Nov. 6.
Kindergarteners currently attend three-quarter-long days, but some parents have gone to the board seeking to extend the day.
“There have been some concerned parents that want to go to a full day and we agreed that if voters support it, then we would be happy to have it,” said Superintendent Steven Forte.
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If passed, kindergarteners would attend school until 12:30 p.m. from September through the winter holidays. In January, students would begin a full day, ending at 2:45 p.m., if the measure passes.
Parents opposed to the full day said the idea was unnecessary and said kids should be kids and be able to be home, Forte said.
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“I can see both sides,” he said. “I think having a full day is a positive thing considering we are currently trying to do a full days worth of work in three-quarters of a day.”
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