Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center has recently received a $100,000 grant from the Kentucky Office of Special Education and Early Learning American Rescue Plan Team to convert a school bus into a mobile classroom. This will offer preschool students learning opportunities after school and during the summer.
The mobile classroom bus will provide resources to help locate, identify, and evaluate children eligible for preschool. The bus will be used as a community hub to promote the importance of early childhood learning and partner with other community agencies to provide families with additional support and resources directly to families. The bus will be accessible to all students and families.
In addition to the summer reading program, the mobile bus will be used during summer break to provide screening opportunities, Kindergarten readiness activities, and parent training opportunities. The mobile bus will be utilized during the school year for after-school programs and to visit community areas of need.
Henderson County Schools is one of 34 school districts in Kentucky to receive this funding.
For more information contact Director of Public Information Megan Mortis at megan.mortis@henderson.kyschools.us