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Kindergarten Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year

If you live within the boundaries of the Elk Grove Unified School District and your child will turn 5 years old on or before November 1, 2012, you may register them for the 2012-2013 kindergarten school year on one of the following dates:

• If your child’s home school is on a Year Round calendar, registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2011.
• If your child’s home school is on a Traditional or Modified Traditional calendar, registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

If your child will turn 5 years old between November 2 and December 2, he/she is eligible for our newly formed Transitional Kindergarten Class. To learn more about Transitional Kindergarten, please call the PreK-6 Education office at (916) 686-7704.

To Register

1. Pick up a registration packet from your home school. The packet will be time-stamped and dated by the school office staff. Return your completed registration packets by the first Monday in February.
2. Return the completed kindergarten registration packet back to your child’s home school including:
   • Completed registration packet
   • Child’s immunization record
   • Birth certificate
   • Proof of residence in the form of a SMUD or PG&E utility bill, rental agreement, or purchase papers for a home

Please Note
Although most families who turn in their registration materials by the first Monday in February are likely to get into their home school, EGUSD is not able to guarantee placement for every child at their home school. Due to crowded conditions in the Elk Grove Unified School District, there is a possibility that your child may be reassigned to another Elk Grove Unified elementary school.

Parents seeking more information about the registration process can call the district’s PreK-6 Education office at (916) 686-7704.

The Kindergarten Readiness Act and Transitional Kindergarten

On September 30, 2010, Senate Bill 1381, named the “Kindergarten Readiness Act,” was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger.  This new law changes the birth date for kindergarten eligibility from December 2nd to September 1st over the next three years.

The new eligibility requirement will be phased in over three (3) years as shown in the chart below:

In addition, the law created a new program entitled Transitional Kindergarten (TK). Beginning in 2012-2013, EGUSD will begin offering Transitional Kindergarten to students who will turn 5 between November 2, 2012 and December 2, 2012. 

Transitional Kindergarten is a two-year program which will build a bridge between early learning and kindergarten, using a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.  It will follow the same calendar as a kindergarten class as well as the same number of instructional minutes per day. 

The new eligibility requirement for Transitional Kindergarten will be phased in over three (3) years as shown in the chart below.

Elk Grove Unified School District’s PreK-6 Education Department is working with other departments to develop curriculum and select the 2012-2013 locations for the Transitional Kindergarten classes. 

Your school will contact you sometime after April 1, 2012 with the locations of the TK classes and you can decide then if you’d like your child to participate. 

District Transportation will NOT be provided for Transitional Kindergarten. 

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