District Info

All-Day Kindergarten Program to begin in fall

Half Day Program still in place at all elementary schools

March 26, 2008

The Andover school district is taking applications for the All-Day Kindergarten Program to be held at Wheatland Elementary School for the 2008-009 school year. This is a free program for children throughout the district who will be 5 years old as of August 31, 2008 and who meet one or more of the following criteria:

1) child lives in a single parent household

2) one of the child’s parents was a teenager at the time of the child’s birth

3) parent(s) do not hold a high school diploma or GED

4) there is limited English proficiency in the home

5) the child’s family qualifies for the free or reduced Federal lunch program

6) the child has a developmental delay - as documented through assessments

7) child qualifies for migrant status

8) SRS referral as documented and signed by an SRS agent

Enrollment is limited and student selection for the program is based upon need. Transportation is provided throughout the district for those who are enrolled in the program.

If you are interested in this program, please call your currently assigned elementary school (see phone numbers below) for more details and a program application. Applications are also available at the District Office (1432 Andover Road). Click here to see an application that can be printed and filled out. Applications must be completed and submitted by April 4, because the initial placement process will begin April 9. Preliminary placements will be made during the spring of 2008.

Cottonwood Elementary School

1747 N. Andover Rd.

Andover, KS 67002

316-218-4620

Robert M. Martin Elementary School

2342 N. 159th St. East

Wichita, KS 67228

316-218-4720

Meadowlark Elementary School

1411 N. Main St.

Andover, KS 67002

316-218-4630