mcmillan elementary school. kindergarten classrooms are limited to 21 students in order to provide one-on-one interaction with the teacher. superintendent pat skorkowsky believes a six hour day of learning sets the foundation for a successful future. ((pat skorkowsky superintendent, clark county school district: one of the things that we found is many of our students don't have a pre kindergarten experience. this is their first experience in school and with a half day kindergarten program, three hours, makes it very difficult to not only teach the skills that they need to be successful in school writing, and the math.)) >> last year, state legislators approved the funding for full-day kindergarten... allocating 142-million dollars. that money also provides two meals for all kindergarten students. ((karen castro)) >> here at keller middle school, they are also starting up the first student council and a new mentorship program. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. school year with a teacher shortage again? ((karen castro)) yes, about 320 teaching positions are still open. ((kirsten joyce)) >>> and making sure all those students get to sc