[Ohiogift] early entrance

[Colleen Grady]

The language proposed to be included in HB 59 will take us back to where we
were prior to SB 316 (effective 9-24-12). We had the acceleration policy to
screen AND districts could permit entrance of students who would be age 5
by Jan 1 using their own screening process.

When the state acceleration policy was put in place it DID NOT prohibit
districts from using screening procedures other than IAS if students were
age 5 by January 1. If your district did all admittance to kindergarten for
students not age five by the district deadline (August or September ,
great. This change doesn't impact you except that if you admit a 4 year old
to kindergarten you'll actually get funding for them. That's a good thing,
isn't it?

The change will allow districts and community schools to RECEIVE FUNDING
for students admitted under either option regardless of when they become 5
years of age and revert to existing law with respect to early admittance to
kindergarten.

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Colleen D. Grady
440-376-1325
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