§ 20-33-2-7 — Minimum age for kindergarten enrollment; appeals

Indiana § 20-33-2-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 33: STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 2: Compulsory School Attendance

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(a) In addition to the requirements of sections
4 through 6 of this chapter, a student must be at least five (5) years of
age on August 1 of the school year to officially enroll in a kindergarten
program offered by a school corporation. However, subject to
subsection (c), the governing body of the school corporation may adopt
a procedure affording a parent of a student who does not meet the
minimum age requirement set forth in this subsection the right to
appeal to the superintendent for enrollment of the student in
kindergarten at an age earlier than the age set forth in this subsection.
(b) In addition to the requirements of sections 4 through 6 of this
chapter and subsection (a), and subject to subsection (c), if a student
enrolls in school as allowed under section 6 of this chapter and has not
attended kindergarten, the superintendent shall make a determination
as to whether the student shall enroll in kindergarten or grade 1 based
on the particular model assessment adopted by the governing body
under subsection (c).
(c) To assist the principal and governing bodies, the department
shall do the following:
(1) Establish guidelines to assist each governing body that decides
to adopt a procedure for making appeals to the superintendent
under subsection (a).
(2) Establish criteria by which a governing body may adopt a
model assessment that may be used in making the determination
under subsection (b).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17(e), (f), (g).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.177; P.L.233-2015, SEC.246.