At their regular Tuesday meeting, March 27, the Hilton Board of Education will get its first glimpse of the scope of a possible capital project to be presented to voters in December. And, at a special meeting on Monday, March 26, the board will hear the first detailed presentation concerning the 2001-02 Budget Proposal.

All presentations are open to the public. The Scope of the Capital Project is the result of a year's work by the board's Long-Range Planning Committee, a 40-member team representing teachers, administrators, staff, parents, community members, architectural and construction consultants. The committee, chaired by Assistant Superintendent of Business Steven Ayers, is taking a thorough look at Hilton School District's educational program and technology needs; facilities and site considerations; and implications of instituting full-day kindergarten and/or a pre-kindergarten program sometime in the future.

Universal Pre-kindergarten and Full-Day Kindergarten met with qualified support from the board. At its February 13 meeting, the board voted to institute a full-day kindergarten program in the district's three elementary schools providing the classroom space, seven classrooms, be available. Members also voted to institute a pilot pre-kindergarten program at all three schools pending state aid support.