Children must be at least 5 years old by AUGUST 1 in order to be age eligible to enroll in Kindergarten.
If your child will not be age eligible by August 1, our district offers an "Early Entrance to Kindergarten" option. Students must turn 5 on or before November 1st in order to apply for Early Entrance to Kindergarten.
To be recommended for early entrance to kindergarten, children will need to demonstrate above-average performance and development in academic skills as well as approaches to learning, health and physical well-being, language and communication development, social and emotional development, and cognitive and general knowledge. The standards for early admittance are very high to ensure that students are not frustrated by their advanced grade placement. There will be no consideration, including an appeals process, for children with birthdates beyond November 1 (turning 5 by November 1 of the school year).
Applications for Early Entrance to Kindergarten will open the first Monday in March and will end on the first Monday of May. Students that apply will be screened by May 30th. Each child will only be screened one time and there will not be an opportunity for rescreening.
Please click HERE for the Early Entrance to Kindergarten application.