At its monthly meeting earlier this month, the Clinton Board of Education heard about efforts the district is taking to enhance its early childhood education program.

Clinton Schools Superintendent Curt Nettles explains they want children with special needs to be mingling with kids in the regular programs, something that has changed recently. 

According to Nettles, the goal is to have students who are entering kindergarten as prepared and ready socially and academically as possible to hit the ground running.

The expansion of the Pre-K program in recent years has allowed more kids in the community to get into the public school pre-K program. As pre-K-aged students get screened, Nettles notes they are going to start screening kindergarten-aged students as well.