Jackson district hears presentation on its preschool

At their Tuesday night meeting, members of the Jackson Board of Education received a lesson in early childhood education during a presentation on the district's preschool programs.

Beth Emmendorfer, director of special services, and representatives of Jackson's Title I preschool and early childhood special education programs, gave board members an overview of those programs, including a list of goals and curriculum objectives.

Also at the meeting, the board approved the early childhood program's curriculum and recent evaluation.

The programs are located at South Elementary and currently have a total of 74 special needs students, ages 3 to 5, enrolled.

This is the first year for the Title I preschool, which was possible due to an increase in federal funding.

The programs target children with learning disabilities and minor delays, concentrating on developing thinking, language, physical and social skills.