Developmental Kindergarten

 Enrollment will open for kindergarten and developmental kindergarten in late January. 

While birthdate is only one factor, students turning five-years-old between September 1 and December 1 may benefit most from an additional growth year while developing:

• Confidence
• Social skills
• Oral language development
• Motor skills
• Attention span
• Independence
• School readiness

Students in developmental kindergarten will utilize elements of the kindergarten curriculum coupled with play-based experiences meant to reinforce social and academic school development. While individual needs are always taken into account, this program is not intended to build a student's readiness for first grade, but rather an additional year of growth with early kindergarten literacy, math, and social skills.

Developmental kindergarten is intended to provide an additional year of academic and social growth for those interested. Talking with your child’s preschool teacher or current care provider about their development may be helpful. 

There is no cost for developmental kindergarten.

Children must be 5-years-old no later than December 1, 2024, and students will advance to Kindergarten in the following school year.

Children will experience all of the core areas of instruction including art, media, music, and physical education.

Developmental kindergarten is a full school day and will follow the elementary calendar including bell times. (9:05 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

The school principal or special education provider will reach out to families of students with IEPs within the first week of school.

 While the district is pleased to offer developmental kindergarten, doing so at each elementary location is dependent on interest and enrollment. If there are not enough students enrolled in developmental kindergarten at a particular elementary school, the enrollment office will contact you to offer another option. Other options include: attending DK at a different elementary school with available seats, enrolling in kindergarten at your resident elementary school for 1-year, or enrolling in kindergarten at your resident elementary school with the intention to staying in kindergarten for 2 school years.