ATLANTA – State Representative Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) recently read to students at Taylorsville Elementary School in Taylorsville, Ga. as part of Georgia Pre-K week which took place October 1-5.
“Reading to our local students during Georgia Pre-K week is a tradition that I look forward to each year,” said Rep. Kelley. “Visiting our schools and engaging with our youngest learners is a highly rewarding experience, and I am proud of what our state is accomplishing through its Pre-K program.”
Voices for Georgia’s Children, which hosts Georgia Pre-K Week, gave this brief history on Georgia’s Pre-K program: “In 1992, Governor Zell Miller launched a pilot program called Georgia Pre-K. The lottery-funded program served 750 four-year-olds in the state. Georgia Pre-K is a voluntary, free program available to all of Georgia’s four-year-olds regardless of parental income. Now, 26 years later, the program has laid a solid foundation for academic excellence and future success in the lives of approximately 1.6 million children.”
Representative Trey Kelley represents the citizens of District 16, which includes portions of Bartow, Haralson and Polk counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Ways and Means Committee and Secretary of the Higher Education and Judiciary committees. He also serves on the Code Revision, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications and Health & Human Services committees.
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