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3111 - Entrance Qualifications Policy
Form 3111F - Early Entrance Kindergarten Application Packet
Form 3111F - Early Entrance Kindergarten Application Packet (Spanish)
STUDENTS
Entrance Qualifications
To be admitted to kindergarten, a child must be five years of age as of midnight August 31 of the school year of entry. Exceptions to this policy may be granted upon requests by a parent/legal guardian of a child who will be five years of age on or before November 30, if the child successfully completes assessment procedures for early admission.
To be admitted to first grade, a child must be six years of age as of midnight August 31 of the school year of entry. Any child not otherwise eligible for entry to first grade who has successfully completed a state-approved kindergarten program of 450 or more hours in a public or private school, including instruction in the essential academic learning requirements, shall be permitted entry to the school program. If necessary, the student may be placed in a temporary classroom assignment in kindergarten or first grade for purposes of evaluation prior to making a determination of the student’s appropriate grade level placement. Such determination shall be made no later than the 30th calendar day following the student’s first day of attendance.
Exceptions to this policy will apply to a bona fide transfer student from another school district whose entrance regulations are different from the policy of Pasco School District. However, exceptions will not be made for students who leave Pasco School District to evade the district policy and then return during the same year.
Exemptions. Special exceptions may be made for younger students who appear to have the ability or need, or both, to succeed in the educational program.
The superintendent or designee will identify screening processes and instruments that will provide reliable estimates of these skills and abilities, and will develop procedures for implementing this policy. Such procedures may include fees to cover expenses incurred in the administration of preadmission screening processes and need-based criteria to waive or reduce such fees.
Legal References: RCW 28A.225.010 Attendance mandatory—Age
RCW 28A.225.160 Qualification for admission to district’s schools
WAC 392.335 Uniform Entry Qualifications
Adoption Date: March 13, 2018