CFEC’s regional family engagement liaisons are working in partnership with SC First Steps coordinators in their partner districts to develop a project to support parents in transitioning to kindergarten in fall 2021-2022. 

Lorilei Swanson (Upstate)-Ready, Set, PreK Event in Anderson School District Two 

Lorilei Swanson, CFEC Upstate Regional Family Engagement Liaison, serves all schools in Anderson School District Two (ASD2). She recently partnered with Paige Wall, ACFS Director, Allison Strickland, ASD2 Literacy and First Steps Coordinator, Teresa Phillips, ASD2 Coordinator of Mental Health Services and Project AWARE, and Jeremy Sauceman, Honea Path Elementary School (HPES) principal to create Math and Reading learning kits for families with children who are eligible for Pre-K enrollment. Ready, Set, Pre-K Math and Reading learning kits were distributed by HPES teachers in three neighborhoods in Honea Path. These kits included family friendly guides written by Ellen Still and published by CFEC to provide families with examples of the experiences and skills children need in order to be prepared to move through preschool at three, four, and five years of age. The Ready, Set, PreK event was designed to give families hands-on materials they can use at home to support their child’s learning and help them prepare for Pre-K. This event also encouraged families to enroll their children onsite in free, all day 4K in the ASD2 area.