2232 - Uniform Entry Qualifications Policy

Policy 2232

INSTRUCTION 

Uniform Entry Qualifications 

While the curriculum within a classroom should have sufficient breadth to meet the needs of accelerated, average and delayed students, the school should make every effort to place present or new students into a classroom environment where the student may achieve optimum success as a learner.  A student may be placed in a temporary classroom assignment for the purpose of evaluation prior to making a final determination of the student’s appropriate placement.  Such determination shall be made no later than the thirtieth calendar day following the student’s first day of attendance.  The principal shall carefully consider physical maturity, social maturity, chronological age, mental maturity and achievement before assigning a student to a specific grade level. 

A child must be five year of age as of midnight on August 31 of the year of entry to be entitled to enter kindergarten and must be six years of age as of midnight of August 31 of the year of entry to be entitled to enter first grade. 

Legal References:    
WAC 180-39 Uniform entry qualifications 
RCW 28A.225 Compulsory school attendance 

Adoption Date:  April 26, 1994