8405    Age of Initial Enrollment

Students/Attendance

Kindergarten - Eligibility for attendance -- Kindergarten -- Every child who has attained or will have attained five (5) years of age on or before September 1 of any school year shall be eligible to attend kindergarten during all the days that the kindergartens are in session during said school year.  Students whose birth date is in close proximity to the entry date may be admitted to kindergarten on the basis of readiness in accordance with the guidance of the Rhode Island Department of Education.

First Grade - Eligibility for attendance -- First Grade -- Every child who has attained or will have attained six (6) years of age on or before September 1 of any school year shall be eligible to attend first grade during all the days that the public school systems are in session during said school year.~

Other Grades - Admission of children to other than first grade shall involve a consideration of both chronological age and the readiness of children to do the work of those grades, except in cases of marked incapacity.

Admission of adults to the South Kingstown schools shall be limited to those adults who meet the following criteria:

Entering or Re-entering At Age~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    Credits Earned

~~              18~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   20~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        21 or older~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Not eligible for admission;                                                             refer to Adult Education

The guidelines of this section shall apply to those adults who are seeking initial or re-admission to the South Kingstown schools.

Legal Reference: Title 16, Ch. 2,16-2-27 and 16-2-28

Policy Adopted: 11/28/60

Revised:~6/10/75, 12/6/88, 4/22/03

Revised: 3/09/04, 4/11/06