The first cycle of kindergarten registration for 2007/08 ended Jan. 31 and the number of children registered for CPS is higher than it has been in five years.
At this point last year, 397 kindergartners had registered. It’s up to 456 this year.
And, if you count the children under 4 and 1/2 who are only eligible for the new Montessori kindergarten classrooms (age 3-6), the total number of registrants is 557.
The school with the highest number of first choices was the Graham & Parks with 66, followed by the Haggerty (61), Baldwin (53), Morse (49) and the Tobin (43). I mention these top five because the Tobin has not been at the top of the first choice list for many years.
Beginning this fall, the Tobin will be gradually coverting to a Montessori school with the opening of three kindergarten classrooms. When you add the regular-aged kindergartners with the preschoolers registering for the Tobin, a total of 144 (!) registered for kindergarten there.
The overall increase in kindergarten registrants can probably be attributed to a number of factors, including additional marketing and outreach efforts and improving confidence in the schools in general, including the high school. But clearly, it's good news for CPS.
Here's the official school department press release on the Montessori program.
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