Updated 4/22/2021 4:48 PM St. Charles District 303 board members are studying whether to offer all-day kindergarten on a sliding scale to help ensure that all families that want to can participate in the program. All-day kindergarten currently has a program fee of $2,025 to offset the cost for the additional half-day of instruction, including personnel costs. The fee is reduced to $90 for families that qualify for a fee waiver.
School board members will discuss the sliding scale proposal at their Business Services Committee meeting on Monday. As proposed, household incomes that are more than 300% of federal poverty guidelines would pay an $1,800 annual fee for all-day kindergarten.