| Willard City School District |
| Administrative Guidelines |
5112A - ADMISSION TO KINDERGARTEN
Kindergarten Registration
The following guidelines shall be followed for the registration of all kindergarten students.
| A. | Children must be five (5) years old on or before September 30th. | |
| B. | Children must be registered by their parent(s) or guardian(s). Guardians must present proper certification of legal guardianship and, when applicable, a parent is to provide a copy of any custody arrangements. | |
| If a birth certificate is not provided, the parent is to complete Form 5111 F3 and submit with the documentary evidence that is provided. If custody has been established by the courts, a copy of the court order must be provided. | ||
| C. | Children transferring from another public or private kindergarten who do not meet the age requirements (shall) (may) (shall not) be admitted. | |
| D. | All registrants shall receive a kindergarten screening as determined by the principal. | |
| E. | Kindergarten children shall be monitored early in the year to allow for possible changes in kindergarten placement. When a placement change is contemplated, additional standardized tests will be administered by the District's school psychologist and other certified personnel. The principal, the child's classroom teacher, and the District psychologist will review the data and render a placement judgment. Following this review, the findings will be shared with the parents. | |
| F. | Assignments to A.M. or P.M. sessions will be determined by bus routing. | |
| G. | Individual classroom assignments will be made by the building principal. |
Early Entrance Criteria
| A. | Rationale | |
| The District may provide for early admission to kindergarten and first grade for qualified students. | ||
| B. | Application | |
| Referrals are made by school principals or directly by parent request at the time of spring registration. | ||
| The evaluation shall be made prior to the enrollment date. | ||
| At that time, the parents are advised as to the nature of the exception program and immediately following the evaluation they are counseled regarding their child's particular strengths and weaknesses and his/her possible chance for entrance. | ||
| C. | Selection Procedures | |
| The establishment of a program of early admission for "developmentally advanced" children poses several practical problems. General criteria of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development are well established through research, but they must be carefully individualized to suit the unique qualities of a particular school. | ||
| Multiple criteria are employed. These include: |
| 1. | Superior ratings on individual intellectual measures and no significant deviation in specific cognitive or perceptual areas. | ||
| 2. | Social maturity at least equal to the child's advanced mental status. | ||
| 3. | Sound and well developed personality as judged by the examiner and from case history material obtained during the parent interview. |
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Upon completion of the evaluation and the decision by the principal, a meeting is to be conducted with the parents to inform them of the decision and, if appropriate, to discuss the results of the evaluation and the nature of the kindergarten or first grade program. |