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The Kansas State Department of Education’s Early Childhood team shared an update regarding preschool funding resources for 2023-2024 on Nov. 10. The 2023-2024 Preschool Revenue Calculator and Budget Template is now available on the KSDE Early Childhood webpage.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the KSDE Early Childhood team will host a Zoom meeting to provide an overview of 2023-2024 preschool funding resources, including the Preschool Revenue Calculator and Budget Template. The primary audience will be districts applying to renew the Kansas Preschool Pilot grant, but the information covered may be helpful for all districts. There will be two sessions repeating content – plan to attend just one session.
Click here to register for the Dec. 14 10:00 a.m. Zoom – Overview of 2023-2024 Preschool Funding Resources
Click here to register for the Dec. 14 3:30 p.m. Zoom – Overview of 2023-2024 Preschool Funding Resources
The purpose of the Preschool Revenue Calculator and Budget Template is to allow school districts to estimate preschool revenue and expenses.
Districts are not limited to spending the amount of funding generated by preschool students on preschool, nor are they required to spend all state aid generated by preschool students on preschool programming.
However, for the 2023-2024 Kansas Preschool Pilot grant/Early Childhood Block Grant, districts applying for funds will use this template to first demonstrate that they are reinvesting other available sources of funding (state enrollment aid and accompanying weightings, special education funds, federal Head Start grants) into their preschool programs before requesting Kansas Preschool Pilot/Early Childhood Block Grant funding to supplement gaps.
More information regarding the Early Childhood Block Grant is available on the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund webpage.
Kansas Preschool Pilot renewal grant applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. More information regarding the Kansas Preschool Pilot renewal grant is available on the KSDE Preschool Programming webpage.
The KSDE Early Childhood team also will be hosting a Zoom meeting to review the 2023-2024 Kansas Preschool Pilot Grant Application, including FAQs regarding the Preschool Revenue Calculator and Budget Template, on Jan. 25, 2023. There will be two sessions repeating content – plan to attend just one session.
Click here to register for the Jan. 25 10:00 a.m. Zoom – Review of 2023-2024 Kansas Preschool Pilot Grant Application, including FAQs regarding the Preschool Revenue Calculator and Budget Template
Click here to register for the Jan. 25 3:00 p.m. Zoom – Review of 2023-2024 Kansas Preschool Pilot Grant Application, including FAQs regarding the Preschool Revenue Calculator and Budget Template
Contact Amanda Petersen (apetersen@ksde.org) with Preschool Revenue Calculator and Budget Template questions. Contact Natalie McClane (nmcclane@ksde.org) with Kansas Preschool Pilot questions.
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