The Bethlehem Area School Board voted tonight to move to a full-day kindergarten program. Currently the majority of classes are half-day.>>WENDY davis: WFMZ's Meghan Packer is live in Bethlehem with the story. Meghan? This district could have as many as 900 kindergartners next year and they'll all attend full-day kindergarten. District leaders say it's one more way to make students are prepared as possible.>>DR roy " i think its the biggest education initiative for the district has put forth in a long time.">>SHANNON "i wan to go right up to the roof and scream we have full day kindergarten.">>REPORTER The Bethlehem Area School board voted to make all kindergarten classes full-day in the district's 16 elementary schools...starting next school year. Currently only a portion of classes are full-day.>>DR roy "we'll see the tremendous growth that kids will make getting them ready for first grade, second grade with the goal of all students being on grade level by the end of third grade." >>reporter The original cost estimate was 900-thousand dollars..but the superintendent says they may be able to come down to 500-thousand. Some staff will be reassigned from other areas. >>dr roy "We' have savings cause we won't be bussing kindergarteners in the middle of the day as we do with half day.">>BONILLA "i am puttin my faith in dr roy...administration...that we will make all day kindergarten work with a minimal to little impact on taxpayers." Most school districts in our state have moved to full day kindergarten...and Bethlehem will now be one of the few in the Lehigh Valley to offer it. Other news coming out of the district... the school district and teachers have reached a new three-year contract. Live in Bethlehem, Meghan Packer 69 News.
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