[Ohiogift] early entrance

[Colleen Boyle]

Thank you for the clarification.  I guess one issue is that I was unaware of any change regarding early entrance and/or funding for such under SB316.  What change did that rule put in place?

I think I interpreted the acceleration policy differently.  I have always understood the acceleration policy to require districts to use the IAS (or similar multi-faceted process approved by ODE) because it was necessary to keep districts from putting arbitrary criteria in place to restrict early entrance for those who need it.  Is the language for HB 59 crafted in such a way that districts won't interpret it to allow them to avoid using the IAS or similarly approved process to limit early entrance to those who need it? 

I am confused as to when districts didn't get funding for kindergarteners if they were 4.  Yes funding is a good thinking - I just didn't realize it was ever lacking for students enrolled as Kindergarteners.

Yikes - I feel like I've been under a rock or something.  Between missing something in SB316 that might have impacted early entrance and just hearing about this HB59 addition today, I feel like I am now behind the 8 ball.  Can you send the language that is proposed for HB 59?

Thank you!

Colleen Boyle

On May 10, 2013, at 01:56 PM, Colleen Grady <cdg.gradyllc at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.  
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> 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?
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> 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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