Kindergarten

Early entrance to Kindergarten is the admission to Kindergarten of a student who: a) will not be five years of age on or before September 1 of that school term; or b) is admitted prior to the dates established in the school code based upon an assessment of his or her readiness to attend school. This unique type of whole-grade acceleration may be an excellent option for some children.

1st Grade

Early entrance to first grade is the admission to first grade of a student who: (a) is assessed for readiness, attended a non-public preschool and continued his or her education at that school through kindergarten, was taught in kindergarten by an appropriately certified teacher, and will attain the age of six years on or before December 31; or (b) is admitted prior to the dates established in the School Code based upon an assessment of his or her readiness to attend school.

Requests should be directed to Jason Jezuit, Director for Learning at jjezuit@dps109.org.

Click here to read directly from the Board Policy Manual online (Reference 6:135 Accelerated Placement Program)

STEP 1
Registration

Parents will be asked to provide two documents for proof of residency (options listed below) and their child’s birth certificate:
- One (1) from this list:
- Two (2) from this list:
STEP 2
STEP 3
(May/June)
- Records Review - Information collected from preschool/kindergarten, including interview with teacher
- NWEA MAP - Math and Reading - need to score in the 90th percentile or above in both reading and math to qualify for Early Entrance.
- Local Assessments - Math Assessment, Reading Assessment, and Writing Sample
STEP 4
STEP 5 (if needed)
- An intelligence test administered by a school district psychologist
- An adaptive measure administered by psychologist
STEP 6