The AJC reports this morning that Gov. Nathan Deal is backing off his plan to change Georgia’s Pre-K program from full-time to part time.  How will Deal keep Pre-K full-time and still cut millions from the program?

…Deal said he’ll meet the objective of slashing millions of dollars in program spending by cutting the pre-k year from 180 days to 160 days. He’ll still expand pre-k enrollment, but by 2,000, not 5,000 students as first proposed two weeks ago.

…Brian Robinson, spokesman for the governor, said teachers will see a pay cut because of the shortened school year, but the salary drop will be 10 percent, not the 30 percent that would have come with Deal’s original plan.

In addition, each pre-kindergarten class will add two extra students, saving about $22 million, Hames said.

I’ll contact CSD and ask how this will affect Pre-K for the coming year.

Thanks to Shelley for the heads-up!!