School Committee approves early-kindergarten enrollment policy, sets September 30 cutoff.
School Committee · Meeting of February 11, 2026
Monson School Committee unanimously adopts early-kindergarten enrollment policy with September 30 cutoff. Chair Alison Morgan led the Committee in approving a structured request form allowing families to apply for kindergarten entry for children turning five by September 30, with Committee approval required based on screening results and submitted information. Superintendent Paul Foster also presented findings from his three-month Entry Plan, showing academic performance district-wide remains below state averages across all subjects and grades and has not recovered from pandemic declines, despite stable early-literacy performance.
Foster reported the district lacks comprehensive tiered intervention systems despite increasing special education enrollment and recommended developing an instructional vision and strategic plan by year's end. The Committee voted unanimously to approve three prior meeting minutes and adopted revisions to student activity account policies.
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Source: the School Committee meeting of February 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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