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Monday, January 7, 2013

Kindergarten Registration Open for Boston Schools

The first round of signups began Thursday and runs through Feb. 1.

The first round of kindergarten registration for Boston Public Schools began Thursday and will run through Feb. 1. Families may register for grades 6 and 9 as well as kindergarten, according to an email notice sent out by Danielle Gantt, Coordinator of Community Partnerships for Children with Boston Public Schools. Families are encouraged to sign up during this period and can do so by visiting a Family Resource Center on a specific date tied to the first letter of their last name: Attending registration on your specific date will help minimize wait times. In addition, the East Zone Family Resource Center will be open on Saturday mornings, Jan. 12 and 26, to serve all families. Below are the Family Resource Center locations where families …

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Kindergarten Program Expanded in Boston

The city is introducing ten new classrooms through a partnership with seven community organizations.

  The city of Boston and Boston Public Schools have expanded Boston's kindergarten program through new funding and partnerships with several community organizations.  Mayor Menino and Superintendent Carol R. Johnson announced this week that ten new kindergarten classes would be formed through funding from Boston Public Schools, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and the Merrimack Valley and the Barr Foundation. Two of the classrooms will be in the South End.  “Providing our children a good and early start is so important to their success through high school and college,” Mayor Menino said. “We know this investment will result in high quality education for more of our youngest students, thanks to the work of our trusted community partners …

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8:15 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013

The Catholic Charities; Nazareth Child Care Center (Jamaica Plain), Dorchester Boy and Girls Club, East Boston YMCA, Ellis Memorial Early Education Center (South End), IBA: Escuelita Boriken (South End), N.I.C.E Inc. (Roxbury) and Wesley Child Care Center (Dorchester) do not need "professional development training from BPS early education staff, along with professional coaching and the use of BPS…   more ›

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