What’s going to happen to Early Kinder next year if there is no funding?
In his January budget proposal, Governor Brown has eliminated funding for transitional kindergarten, a two-year program for some of California’s youngest learners. SCUSD has Early Kinder classes at five schools: Alice Birney, Leonardo da Vinci, Harkness, Theodore Judah and Bancroft/Jefferson. As of now, it is unclear whether these programs will be affected by the proposed elimination of state funding. There have been suggestions that districts already offering transitional kindergarten be “grandfathered in,” meaning allowed to continue to receive funds. As more information becomes available, we will update this answer. At this point we are planning to continue with these five sites.
