JEBA : Early Entrance**
JEBA-AR: Early Entrance into Kindergarten/First Grade**
Code: JEBA
Adopted: 1/04/07
Revised/Readopted: 4/13/11; 6/26/13; 4/13/16; 6/08/16
Orig. Code: JEBA
Kindergarten Transfer
A student will be admitted to kindergarten if his/her fifth birthday occurs on or before September 1, is a kindergarten student transferring from a public school in another district, or is recommended for early admission through the Early Intervention Program.
First Grade Transfer
A student will be admitted into the first grade if his/her sixth birthday occurs on or before September 1.
In addition, the student whose sixth birthday occurs after that date may be admitted to the first grade if he/she:
- Is a first grade student transferring from a public school or from a district-approved private school;
- Completed a successful year in a district-approved public kindergarten the previous year and would be continuing his/her formal education.
Early Entry for Kindergarten or First Grade
Early entry into kindergarten or first grade may be allowed for a student whose needs would best be met in the school program based on an analysis by qualified professional staff of his/her:
- Cognitive development;
- Social development; including emotional development and behavioral development; and
- Physical development.
The superintendent shall identify the screening processes and instruments, which will provide a dependable assessment of the preceding criteria.
Parents may be required to pay the cost of the special testing involved.
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s):
ORS 327.006 ORS 336.095 ORS 339.115
ORS 332.107 ORS 339.010 ORS 343.395
