Harvard crew films MCS Pre-Kindergarten Center

MADISON – Madison City Schools’ First Class Pre-Kindergarten Center has earned a reputation as a model for the state’s prominence in pre-K nationwide. Many more people soon will learn about that reputation from a film documentary now in production.

The documentary will feature Madison pre-K center as an example of the importance of early childhood education. A video team from Harvard University visited the center recently to conduct interviews and record footage of the youngsters engaged in learning, MCS Public Relations Manager John S. Peck said.

The Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, which heavily emphasizes pre-kindergarten programs, has made the film possible.

Elliot Steinberg with the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation visited the center for the filming. Madison personnel accompanying Zaentz were MCS Superintendent Robby Parker, MCS Federal Programs Coordinator Natalia Dooley and MCS Pre-Kindergarten Director Angie Bush.

In addition, Jeanna Ross, Alabama Secretary of Early Childhood Education, attended the filming. Ross formerly worked for Madison City Schools before accepting the state job in 2012.