For Immediate Release: September 28, 2004
Contact: Lauren Hames 407-246-3106

MAYOR DYER TO ANNOUNCE NEW PRE-K CLASSROOMS
AND KICK OFF QUALITY UNIVERSAL PRE-K INITIATIVE

WHO: ORLANDO MAYOR BUDDY DYER

WHAT: NEW PRE-K CLASSROOMS ANNOUNCEMENT/
QUALITY UNIVERSAL PRE-K KICK-OFF

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2004
11 A.M.

WHERE: VENTURA ELEMENTARY
4400 WOODGATE BLVD.


ORLANDO, FL (October 12, 2004) – Mayor Dyer Wednesday will announce the opening of four new Pre-K sites in Orlando, including one at Ventura Elementary School.

Mayor Dyer will be joined by Rich Morrison of the Orange County School Readiness Coalition, Dawn Steward of the Florida Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Laurin MacLeish, Pre-K teacher and former Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) Teacher of the Year.

In addition, as part of the Universal Pre-K kick-off, Mayor Dyer and the speakers will encourage the Florida legislature to use Orlando as a model in designing the Universal Pre-K program.

Mayor Dyer has completed his goal of doubling the number of Pre-K classrooms in the City of Orlando by 2005. For more information on Mayor Dyer’s children and education initiatives, please visit www.cityoforlando.net/children.

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