What Is PreK-3^rd?

• Voluntary full-school-day PreKindergarten and required full-school-day Kindergarten for all children
• Standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessment aligned within and across grades from PreK to 3^rd grade
• Curriculum integrates academic and social skills
• Teachers qualified to teach PreK to 3^rd grade
• Families, schools, and communities share accountability for the success of all children

The South Shore School is part of a national PreK-3^rd movement of schools, districts, educators and universities seeking to improve how children from ages 3 to 8 learn and develop in schools. While these different efforts use a variety of names, all are working to connect high-quality PreK programs with high-quality elementary schools. For more resources on this movement, please visit the Foundation for Child Development's web site, www.fcd-us.org, and the New School Foundation’s web site, http://www.newschoolfoundation.org.

Read our Policy Briefs below ( pdf ) :

The Case for Investing in PreK - 3rd Education: Challenging Myths about School Reform

PreK-3rd: What is the Price Tag?

PreK - 3rd: Teacher Quality Matters