FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
State Education Department Awards $34M in Universal Prekindergarten Expansion Grants
64 School Districts to Receive Funding
Grants will expand full-day PreK opportunities for four-year-old students听
The 色中色 awarded $34 million in Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) Expansion Grants to 64 school districts across the state, Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced today. The grants will enable districts to establish new full-day prekindergarten placements or to convert existing placements from half- to full-day.听听
Regents Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. said, "When children enroll in high-quality and effective PreK programs, they听gain a significant advantage in early skills that prepare them for success in elementary school.听Expanding access to full-day PreK programs through these grants will help more of New York鈥檚 children succeed."
Commissioner Rosa said, 鈥淲hen we provide equitable opportunities for children in their early years, they reap the benefits throughout their lives. The Department is deeply committed to providing a strong educational foundation to every single child in New York 鈥 because that is what each of them deserves.鈥
All public-school districts in 色中色 were eligible to apply for this competitive grant opportunity. Grants were awarded based upon a district鈥檚 plan to serve a community鈥檚 highest need schools and students; the level of existing prekindergarten services; the extent to which a district planned to maximize the total number of eligible four-year-old children served in its programs; and other factors. Awarded school districts will be able to operate a 180-day program during the 2024-2025 school year.
The following school districts were awarded funding under the grant program:
| School District | Award Amount |
|---|---|
|
Albany City School District |
$1,265,442 |
|
Belfast Center School District |
$43,206 |
|
Brewster Central School District听听听 |
$900,000 |
|
Buffalo City School District |
$2,500,000 |
|
Cambridge Central School District |
$310,000 |
|
Chateaugay Central School District |
$161,930 |
|
Clifton-Fine Central School District |
$120,000 |
|
Cortland Enlarged City School District |
$67,322 |
|
Cuba-Rushford Central School District |
$162,719 |
|
Deposit Central School District |
$264,000 |
|
Dryden Central School District |
$191,543 |
|
East Ramapo Central School District |
$2,498,848 |
|
East Syracuse Minoa School District |
$465,175 |
|
Elba Central School District |
$130,000 |
|
Ellicottville Central School District |
$311,400 |
|
Evans-Brant (Lake Shore) Central School District |
$180,000 |
|
Fabius Pompey Central School District听听听 |
$180,000 |
|
Farmingdale Union Free School District |
$919,800 |
|
Florida Union Free School District |
$210,000 |
|
Frontier Central School District |
$519,551 |
|
Fulton City School District |
$917,065 |
|
Gananda Central School District听听 |
$434,230 |
|
Garden City Union Free School District听听 |
$2,390,000 |
|
Guilderland Central School District |
$800,000 |
|
Hamburg Central School District听听 |
$180,000 |
|
Haverstraw Stony Point Central School District |
$2,454,359 |
|
Hendrick Hudson Central School District |
$590,000 |
|
Heuvelton Central School District |
$224,748 |
|
Hudson City School District |
$200,000 |
|
Iroquois Central School District |
$360,000 |
|
Liberty Central School District |
$221,908 |
|
Lisbon Central School District |
$203,349 |
|
Livonia Central School District |
$356,622 |
|
Malverne Union Free School District |
$470,000 |
|
Mechanicville City School District |
$180,000 |
|
Medina Central School District |
$494,269 |
|
Merrick Union Free School District |
$360,000 |
|
Milford Central School District |
$83,417 |
|
Onondaga Central School District |
$180,000 |
|
Onteora Central School District |
$167,900 |
|
Oyster Bay & East Norwich Central School District |
$660,000 |
|
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District |
$360,000 |
|
Poland Central School District |
$400,000 |
|
Queensbury Union Free School District |
$194,000 |
|
Riverhead Central School District |
$1,000,581 |
|
Rockville Centre Union Free School District |
$360,000 |
|
Roxbury Central School District听听听听 |
$100,000 |
|
Royalton-Hartland Central School District |
$436,404 |
|
Rush-Henrietta Central School District |
$544,756 |
|
Saranac Lake Central School District |
$402,300 |
|
Seaford Union Free School District |
$720,000 |
|
Sherrill City School District |
$839,076 |
|
Southwestern at Jamestown Central School District |
$114,173 |
|
Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District |
$330,000 |
|
Starpoint Central School District听听 |
$1,213,528 |
|
Syosset Central School District |
$910,000 |
|
Ticonderoga Central School District |
$267,681 |
|
Tioga Central School District |
$130,000 |
|
Washingtonville Central School District听听听 |
$82,909 |
|
Webster Central School District听听听听 |
$1,204,300 |
|
West Canada Valley Central School District |
$210,249 |
|
West Irondequoit Central School District |
$540,000 |
|
Wheatland-Chili Central School District听听 |
$99,297 |
|
York Central School District |
$272,000 |
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Please visit the NYS Education Department鈥檚听Early Learning website听for more information about prekindergarten programs and other early childhood learning opportunities in 色中色.
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