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Early Entrance to Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Kindergarten

Early entrance to Kindergarten is the admission to Kindergarten of a student who: a) will not be five years of age on or before September 1 of that school term; or b) is admitted prior to the dates established in the school code based upon an assessment of his or her readiness to attend school. This unique type of whole-grade acceleration may be an excellent option for some children.  

1st Grade

Early entrance to first grade is the admission to first grade of a student who: (a) is assessed for readiness, attended a non-public preschool and continued his or her education at that school through kindergarten, was taught in kindergarten by an appropriately certified teacher, and will attain the age of six years on or before December 31; or (b) is admitted prior to the dates established in the School Code based upon an assessment of his or her readiness to attend school.

Requests should be directed to Ms. Carol Bennett, Gavin Central Principal, at cbennett@gavin37.org.  

Click here to read the Board Policy Manual online related to accelerated placement.

Early Entrance Process and Data Collection

 

 

 

Step 1

 

 

Parents/Guardians must first register in the district. You can find more information about registration by clicking here.

 

You will be asked to provide documents to prove residency and show your child’s birth certificate.

Step 2 

Submission of Early Entrance Request Form

Step 3 

(May/June)

Records Review 

Information collected from preschool/kindergarten, including interview with teacher/director

NWEA MAP 

Math and Reading

Goal - falls in the 90th percentile or above of the desired grade

Local Assessments 

Math Assessment, Reading Assessment, and Writing Sample

Step 4 

Data review & follow-up with family

Step 5 

(if needed)

An intelligence test administered by 

school district psychologist

Goal - “Very High” or “Extremely High” Cognitive Abilities

An adaptive measure 

administered by 

psychologist

Step 6 

District decision provided to parents/guardians