Maple School District board eliminates early-entry exceptions for 4K and kindergarten
The district will no longer grant early-entry exceptions for 4K or kindergarten; the board voted March 9, 2026 to enforce age cutoffs (4K: age 4 by Sept. 1; kindergarten: age 5 by Sept. 1) after staff cited social-emotional readiness and long-term academic concerns.
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The Maple School District Board of Education voted March 9, 2026 to stop the district's practice of granting early-entry exceptions for 4K and kindergarten, directing administration to enforce the September 1 age cutoff going forward.
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