Procedure 3110 - Qualification of Attendance and Placement

Entrance Qualifications for Kindergarten Program 

As a minimum, eligibility for the exemption from the age requirement will be based upon an analysis of the child’s (1) physical, health and motor development; (2) social and emotional development; (3) approaches toward learning; (4) language, literacy and communication; and (5) cognition and general knowledge. Where feasible, assessment devices will be used that will permit students who are to be considered for exemption to be compared to the level of performance that would be expected of children with a chronological age of 5 years for kindergarten and 6 years for first grade in each of the areas of ability. 

Admission of Students Aged Twenty-One or Older 

The student or parent/guardian will petition the superintendent or designee for admission. 

The petition will identify the student’s name, age, address and grade level or program of study. 

If approved, the petition will specify the tuition fee to be paid, will be signed by the student or parent/guardian and the superintendent or designee and will constitute the written agreement required by law. It will be retained as a public document and made available to the state Superintendent of Public Instruction upon request. 

The tuition fee will be calculated in the same way the state Superintendent of Public Instruction determines the cost of educating a student in the district, except that a disabled student who turns twenty-one during the school year will only pay that amount of money deemed as “excess cost”. 

Adoption: