FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Solano County Office of Education, First 5 Solano Commission and Solano County Library Literacy Services provide 5,500 early learning backpacks for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students. (Courtesy photo)
More than 5,000 Solano transitional kindergartners, kindergartners get backpacks
FAIRFIELD Backpacks filled with pencils, crayons, paper, letter-sounds, sight word cards and other early learning basics are being delivered to 5,500 transitional kindergartners and kindergartners in Solano County public schools.
The Solano County Office of Education partnered with the First 5 Solano Commission and Solano County Library Literacy Services to provide the early learning backpacks.
The backpacks are intended to serve as a midyear support for teachers, students and their families who are navigating virtual learning, a statement released Thursday by the Office of Education said. They are being delivered to school districts and charter schools t