If you have children in the Pre-K program at the Clinton School district, you likely have been contacted by the new Pre-K Coordinator.

If you have not, Principal Beth Wickenhauser says you will soon be contacted by Lauren Johnson, who is joining the district in a role that will allow her to assist Wickenhauser and the district's Pre-K staff.

Wickenhauser points out, hiring Johnson as their new Pre-K coordinator was an opportunity that came about thanks to a change in the state's application for Pre-K dollars. The Clinton Pre-K program is funded through a grant from the State of Illinois.

Wickenhauser anticipates Johnson has been learning about their Pre-K program since November. Johnson will be reaching out to the community in the coming weeks and months as she begins to get more involved in her new role.