The legislation for the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005 was passed by both the House and the Senate in May of 2005. This law provides for the use of $25 million in excess lottery dollars to establish quality pre-kindergarten classrooms through a competitive grant process.

Currently, CMCSS offers 17 Pre-K classrooms in the following elementary schools: Barksdale, Byrns Darden, Cumberland Heights, Glenellen, Hazelwood, Kenwood, Liberty, Minglewood, Montgomery Central, Moore Magnet, Norman Smith, Northeast, Ringgold, Rossview, St. Bethlehem, West Creek, Woodlawn Elementary Schools.

Please contact Theressa Powell at (931) 648-5653 ext. 1005 or theressa.powell@cmcss.net for additional information about Pre-K programs in Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools.

For more information about the benefits of early childhood education and the history of the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee initiative, visit the Governor's Pre-K Web page at http://www.tn.gov/education/prek/.