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Parent asks North Hills board to revisit Aug. 1 kindergarten cutoff, seeks tiered assessment option
Summary
Jeff Arderas urged the North Hills Board to reconsider Policy 201's Aug. 1 kindergarten cutoff or restore a 2018 'tiered' approach, saying the district's 2020 revisions place extra burdens on August‑born children and asking for a swift review for the 2026–27 school year.
During public comment at the Feb. 5 North Hills Board meeting, resident Jeff Arderas urged the board to revisit the district’s Aug. 1 kindergarten eligibility cutoff in Policy 201 or, at a minimum, restore a tiered assessment approach that he said existed after a 2018 administrative guideline.
Arderas said he researched past board recordings and policy changes and told the board that the 2018 revisions moved the cutoff from Sept. 1 to Aug. 1 and established…
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