8130 Student Qualifications
8131 Adequate Learning Ability
8131.1
The student must not have a severe learning disability or physical or emotional difficulty.
8131.2
A readiness test will be given to children entering kindergarten to assure that they are adequately developed for kindergarten. Results from a preschool assessment test can be sufficient.
8131.3
All new students whose standardized test scores from the previous year are below grade level or those for whom standardized test scores are not available will take a placement test to verify that the student can succeed in a regular classroom.
8132 Appropriate Grade Placement
8132.1
Children applying for first grade must have completed a year of Kindergarten experience or have been accepted in a first grade program within another school system.
8132.2
The student must have been promoted the preceding school year or the parents must be willing to have the student repeat the previous grade, if deemed necessary by the administrator.
8133 Appropriate Age
8133.1
Children applying for admission to kindergarten must be 5 years of age on or before September 30. Any child applying for first grade must be 6 years of age on or before September 30.
8133.2
Exceptions for early entrance to kindergarten must be pursued through the Spring testing program that the school district in which the student resides provides.
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