All-day kindergarten comes to Butler Area School District

BUTLER, Pa. — Kids in the Butler Area School District head back to the classroom Tuesday, so Channel 11 spoke to Superintendent Brian White about a series of changes in place for the district.

Two of the biggest items are all-day kindergarten and a new online portal where parents can view their child’s grades and updates in real time.

White says they have laid out a number of steps to make the transition as smooth as possible for parents and students.

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"They will really treat children with such respect and comfort and I think that parents will be very happy," he said.

All-day kindergarten will last from 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Four hundred children are already enrolled throughout the district,

“We think this is gonna be a great thing for our community," White said. "The research is very clear that full-day kindergarten makes a substantial difference in learning for younger learners. They'll have expanded time in literacy and math as well as time to play and guided playing."

Channel 11 News is your home for Back to School coverage.

We’ll have teams of reporters and photographers, as well as Chopper 11 and traffic reporter Trisha Pittman guiding you through the first days of the school year, every weekday on
Channel 11 News from 4:30 to 7 a.m.

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