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District proposes stricter midyear kindergarten entry after two-week mark
Summary
At a second reading of Policy 201, district staff proposed restricting midyear kindergarten admissions after the first two weeks of school to children who meet the age requirement and already are enrolled in a kindergarten program; final approval is scheduled for a later meeting.
District staff presented a second reading of Policy 201, the district's student-admission policy, proposing an addition that would limit midyear kindergarten admissions after the first two weeks of the school year.
Mitchell Hendricks, identified as supervisor of child accounting, told the board that because of housing instability in the Lehigh Valley the district increasingly receives students who transfer midyear and are behind developmentally compared…
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