When will all elementary schools have a four year old pre-school program?
On June 28, 2006, Virginia Board of Education President Mark E. Emblidge announced the formation of a special Board committee on strengthening early childhood education in the Commonwealth. “The Board of Education has a critical role to play along with the Governor and General Assembly in determining how best to strengthen early childhood education in the Commonwealth,” said Dr. Emblidge. “It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that state-supported preschool programs are academically sound and that young learners are taught by qualified teachers.” We in Isle of Wight Schools are anxiously awaiting the outcome of this Committee’s work and hope that funding will be generated to allow the division to open additional classes for four-year old students. In preparation for this school year, we did attempt to open a new four-year old classroom in the Carrsville area in collaboration with the Head Start Program. Unfortunately, we could not locate appropriate space at Carrsville Elementary
