4-K's Benefits for Wisconsin

  • “The new system will be collaborative, building on the inherent strengths of existing programs and characterized by variety, parental choices, and creativity.”
  •  If you transport your child, you can choose where your child will attend.   
  • 87.5 hours of parent outreach will be provided each school year 
  • 4K will be inclusive to special education students and English language learners. 
  • MMSD will partner with Early Childhood Centers to provide support for Special Education students, ELLs, and students with challenging behaviors. 
  • MMSD will provide transportation to students living in the attendance boundaries, and will provide transportation to daycare if the daycare setting is in the attendance boundaries.
  • After three years 4K will be a source of revenue for MMSD 
  • All 4K classrooms are required to have a licenced teacher. 
  • Early Childhood Centers will have a 1:10 teacher to student ratio, and MMSD sites will have a 1:15 ratio 

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