Pre-K Education Demand Grows
Posted: January 30, 2012 at 5:46 a.m.
If it hadn’t been for a prekindergarten education program, Risa Mayer might not have noticed her son’s struggle with reading.
AT A GLANCE
HIPPY Qualification Factors
Family income
Developmental delay of child
English as a Second Language
Low birth-weight baby
Individuals with disabilities
Teen parent
Parent’s education level
Family has history of substance abuse
Family has history of abuse or neglect
DISTRICTS SERVED
The Boston Mountain Cooperative HIPPY program serves the following school districts:
Elkins
Decatur
Gentry
Greenland/Winslow
Gravette
Farmington
Huntsville/St. Paul
Lincoln
Pea Ridge
Prairie Grove
Siloam Springs
West Fork
Source: Boston Mountain Educational Cooperative
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