Early Entrance to Kindergarten
State and Bellevue School District guidelines require that students entering Kindergarten in the fall must be five years of age on or before August 31. However, a child whose birth date falls on or between September 1 and October 31 may enter kindergarten if they meet the early entrance requirements.
Due to the ongoing pandemic and Washington state’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy initiative and subsequent phased planning, all Early Entrance to Kindergarten operations are suspended until further notice. As the district receives additional information, we will update our website information and communications to families.
The early entrance process involves an objective evaluation of your child’s cognitive, gross and fine motor, visual-motor integration, communication, and social/emotional development. To increase the likelihood that your child will have a successful first year of school, they will be expected to meet standards approximately six months above their chronological age in all areas assessed.
Learn more about Early Entrance to Kindergarten by reading Procedure 3110.1P.
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If you were unable to attend the recommended Parent Information Night, please review our PowerPoint slides to help you make a decision on whether or not to proceed with the early entrance testing.
The Spring Application period closed on April 1, 2020.