Kennedy News

Current and prospective MAPS families tell us they need access to early learning programming, including all-day preschool and birth-to-school-age childcare. The November 7 bond referendum includes space for early learning expansion to provide comprehensive birth to preschool programming at MAPS Center for Learning and Eagle Lake Elementary.

Watch this video as Katie Gag, Assistant Director of Early Learning, shares the need for additional classroom space to serve young learners and their families.

These proposed renovations demonstrate a commitment to providing a strong, future-focused educational foundation for our youngest learners, setting them on a path to academic and social success.

Learn more about the facilities bond referendum at www.isd77.org/vote2023 and make your plan to vote on or before November 7, 2023.

Kennedy has a strong tradition of offering great pre-k programming to our future Cubs. Currently, the model we have is a program that is open to four year olds in the Kennedy and Washington attendance areas. While many pre-K programs have moved into the Center for Learning, Kennedy's program has not because there is not a finished space for them yet. As much as we love seeing the pre-k Cubs here in our building, we also know that they are missing out on the shared resources at the Center for Learning. Some of the resources include an option for all day care, access to activity spaces specifically designed to meet the developmental needs of 4 year olds, bathrooms that are designed to the meet the needs of our youngest students, as well as more space for active student engagement and storage for all of the materials needed. When the referendum passes, the funds will be in place to finish the Center for Learning so that our future Cubs will have the same access to developmentally appropriate spaces as the other pre-k programs.

Below are some pictures of our current pre-k space as well as a rendering of the completed Center for Learning.

Kennedy families, please make a plan to get out and vote! Early voting is already open. Visit www.isd77.org/vote2023 to learn more!

All Kennedy families should take a few minutes to fill out the Early Release form so that we know that plan for your student/s. The next late start is Wednesday, October 11.

Families, the Kennedy Open House and Book Fair is on Thursday, October 12th 5:30-7. The bookfair will start immediately after school at 2:30 and will be open until 7 pm. More details will be shared with you soon!

This store will be open and accepting orders all year long, at any time! All orders will be shipped directly to your home and 10% will come back to our Kennedy PTO. Take a look:

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