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Superintendent: Ohio changes kindergarten eligibility; district posts master facility plan and project timelines

South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District Board of Education · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Dominic Capel told the South Euclid-Lyndhurst board the state standardized kindergarten eligibility to require children to be 5 by the first day of school, previewed student advisory council participation in strategic planning, and posted an updated master facility plan outlining phased projects including a projected June 2027 completion for Southland renovations.

Dr. Dominic Capel, the South Euclid-Lyndhurst superintendent, told the board Jan. 6 that Ohio enacted a law standardizing kindergarten eligibility: a child must be 5 years old on or before the first day of school to enroll. Capel said the district’s prior deadline of Sept. 30 will no longer apply and that the district will update registration materials, website guidance and direct family communications by the end of the month.

Capel also…

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