Code: JEBA
Amity School District 4J
Adopted: 12/11/91 Revised/Readopted: 6/4/97, 8/14/02, 5/11/16
Early Entrance**
A student is considered six years of age and will be admitted into a public school if his/her sixth birthday occurs on or before September 1. A student whose sixth birthday occurs after that date may be admitted to the first grade if he/she has maintained regular attendance in any grade of a public full-time school during the entire school term.
A student will be admitted to kindergarten if his/her fifth birthday occurs on or before September 1 or is a kindergarten student transferring from a public school in another district.
Early entry into school 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;
- Physical development.
The superintendent shall identify screening processes and instruments which will provide a dependable assessment of the preceding criteria.
Parents will be required to pay the cost of the special testing involved.
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s):
ORS 327.006 ORS 336.092 ORS 336.095 ORS 339.115 ORS 343.395 ORS 336.092 SB 321 (2015)
**As used in this policy, the term parent includes legal guardian or person in a parental relationship. The status and duties of a
legal guardian are defined in ORS 126.003-126.095. The determination of whether an individual is acting in a parental relationship, for purposes of determining residency, depends on evaluation of those factors and a power of attorney executed pursuant to ORS 126.030.
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