Clancy Elementary School announced it has received a $2,850 grant from the Montana Masonic organization to help launch its “Clancy Cubs Pre-Kinder” program this fall. The school plans to begin the program at the start of the school year in hopes of attracting and retaining more student enrollment.
“Boulder has a program, Montana City started one last year, and East Helena has been doing this for 12 years. If we don’t get on board soon, we will lose some kids who start at one school and want to stay there,” Superintendent Daryl Mikesell told the school board in January. Mikesell estimated the costs for the first year of the program will be about $112,000, and more grants are being sought by Cronk and Mikesell to manage the first year expenses. During subsequent years, the school will receive reimbursement from the state to operate the program.
