A second K-12 education task force subcommittee wrapped up its work Monday after putting its weight behind a recommendation for greater access to all-day kindergarten.
The rural and underserved schools subcommittee of Gov. Brad Little’s “Our Kids, Idaho’s Future” task force voted unanimously to send three recommendations forward to the full task force. They include:
— Rewarding and incentivizing collaboration for rural, remote and underserved schools to improve student opportunities and outcomes.
— Increasing access to industry-aligned CTE programs in rural and remote districts.
— Increasing opportunities for optional, all-day kindergarten.
In recent years, more districts have offered some form of all-day kindergarten. The Idaho Press reports, the two remaining task force subcommittees are expected to finish their work this week as well.