April 10, 2021 GMT
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) Some north Mississippi children will get a summertime prep course on what to expect in the coming school year.
Lee County School District is starting a three-week “Key Up for Kindergarten” program.
Children will attend classes taught by the district’s kindergarten teachers on weekday mornings from June 7 through June 25.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported that spaces will be available on each kindergarten campus Mooreville Elementary, Verona Elementary, Saltillo Primary and Shannon Primary.
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The district said 165 students will be accepted into the program. That works out to 11 classrooms with 15 students each.
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TUPELO ⢠The Lee County School District is launching a new three-week âKey Up for Kindergartenâ jump-start program this summer to help prepare incoming students for their first year of school.
As part of the program, students will attend classes taught by the districtâs kindergarten teachers weekdays from June 7 through June 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Spaces will be available on each kindergarten campus â Mooreville Elementary, Verona Elementary, Saltillo Primary and Shannon Primary.
A total of 165 students will be accepted into the program across the county s four elementary schools â 15 students per classroom and 11 classrooms in total.
The number of classrooms at each school is based on their projected kindergarten enrollment numbers. There will be four classes at Saltillo, three at Mooreville and two each at Verona and Shannon.