School District Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten Programs in Washington State
School District Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten Programs in Washington State

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Brewster School District, Okanogan County, Washington

Brewster School District

Okanogan County

Educational Service District 171

School District Contact Information

2001-2002 School Year Data

K-12 Enrollment:1005

Kindergarten Enrollment: 73

Student Demographics:

  · Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch: 72%

  · Students of Color: 73%; Migrant: 39%; Bilingual: 44%

Students Meeting 4th Grade Standards:
    29% Reading; 16% Math

 

Pre-Kingergarten

     

Kindergarten

 

 

Program Description

 

Full/extended-day kindergarten program: in 2001-02, one out of four kindergarten classes was full-day; in 2002-03, all four classes will be full-day.

Year Implemented

2001-02.

% of Children Served

2001-02: 25%; 2002-03: 100%.

Eligibility

Will be open to all in 2002-03.

Funding Source

Local district funds.

Program Evaluation

District did pre- and post-testing of kindergarten students and found increased academic and social skills among full-day students, so it decided to extend the full-day program to all kindergarten students.

Unmet Demand

Yes, but only until full-day program available for all students.

Plans for Full Day or Extended Program

 

Based on program evaluation, district plans to make all kindergarten classes full-time in 2002-03.

Other Comments

 

 

Pre-Kindergarten

 

 

Program Description

 

No program. District is interested, but does not know how it would fund it and does not plan to offer.

Funding Source

 

Initiative 728.

Plans for Expanded Offering

 

Some discussion about offering preschool for non-special education children, but no plans.

Other Comments

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated:  December 05, 2008

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