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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 201
SECTION:
PUPILS
TITLE:
ADMISSION OF STUDENTS
ADOPTED:
March 16, 2006
REVISED:
April 17, 2012
201. ADMISSION OF STUDENTS
1.
Authority
SC 1301
Title 22
Sec. 11.12, 11.14
The Board shall establish age requirements for the admission of beginners, which are
consistent with sound educational practice, ensure the equitable treatment of all
eligible children, and are consistent with law and regulation.
2.
Guidelines
Beginners shall mean those students less than eight (8) years of age entering first
grade. The term beginners does not include first-grade students who transfer from
another school.
SC 1304, 1326
Initial admission to kindergarten or first grade shall be on the basis of chronological
age. Students Beginners will not be admitted to first grade no later than after the first
two (2) weeks of school. Kindergarten and first grade students who transfer into the
district from another school shall be permitted to do so beyond the first two (2)
weeks of the school year.
Kindergarten – The entrance age for kindergarten students shall be five (5) years or
more on or before September 1 of the school year for which admission is being
sought. This age requirement also applies to out-of-state, public, and private school
transfer students.
SC 1304
Title 22
Sec. 11.15
First Grade – The entrance age for first grade students shall be six (6) years or more
on or before September 1 of the school year for which admission is being sought.
This age requirement also applies to out-of-state, public, and private school transfer
students.
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In the event that a student has successfully attended a full year of kindergarten or
first grade in Pennsylvania and moves into the Easton Area School District, the
student will not be required to repeat kindergarten or first grade, even though
exclusively due to the fact that the student does not meet the age requirements at
EASD. A student moving into the district from another state who is already
attending kindergarten or first grade will be considered for kindergarten or first
grade placement based on previous experiences and their compatibility with the
program offered by the district as determined by Easton Area School District grade
level reading and math assessments (DIBELS, DRA, EASD Mathematics
Assessment).
Admission testing will be available for any child for the 2012-13 school year
provided that the parent/guardian has made a request in writing to the EASD
Director of Teaching and Learning on or before April 16, 2012.
References:
School Code – 24 P.S. Sec. 503, 1301, 1304, 1326
State Board of Education Regulations – 22 PA Code Sec. 4.41, 11.12, 11.14, 11.15,
11.16, 11.41
Board Policy – 203