Looks like the DOE has made room for pre-K siblingsof elementary school students. Extra paraprofessionals now treading water in the DOE 'excessed' pool will ease the class-size expansion to 20 from the legally mandated cap of 18.

What's great news for families may be a mixed bag for those who submitted second-round pre-K applications. The deadline for that process was last Friday; families can expect to hear placement news by mid-August.