Entering Kindergarten at 6

[Anonymous]

This is not a question regarding the costs or benefits of red-shirting generally. For a variety of reasons my daughter will complete one more year of Pre-K in 2018-19 and therefore turn 6 the summer before we expect to send her to Kindergarten. Is there any rule or restriction in DCPS that would require her to move directly to 1st grade? I know that is an issue in certain other jurisdictions but have not known that to be the case here. We are new to the area and appreciate any insight.

[Anonymous]

Private PreK or public here in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not a question regarding the costs or benefits of red-shirting generally. For a variety of reasons my daughter will complete one more year of Pre-K in 2018-19 and therefore turn 6 the summer before we expect to send her to Kindergarten. Is there any rule or restriction in DCPS that would require her to move directly to 1st grade? I know that is an issue in certain other jurisdictions but have not known that to be the case here. We are new to the area and appreciate any insight.

It will be ok. I know a few kids at my school repeated and are older K students.

[Anonymous]

There should be no problem going directly into K unless they’ve already completed it elsewhere. Even then, if you had good reasons to want them to do kindergarten again you probably could.

[Anonymous]

OP here - She is in private pre-K.

[Anonymous]

They should have a rule about it. Unless there is a documented reason by a school or doctor, there should be no red shirting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - She is in private pre-K.

depends on the school. At my school the principal would move her to 1st unless there was a serious reason not to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - She is in private pre-K.

depends on the school. At my school the principal would move her to 1st unless there was a serious reason not to.

And the good reason would usually be covered by an IEP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - She is in private pre-K.

depends on the school. At my school the principal would move her to 1st unless there was a serious reason not to.

And the good reason would usually be covered by an IEP.

Then it would be a good reason!

[Anonymous]

Aren't you concerned that she'd be bored in K at 6?

[Anonymous]

I think your best bet is to email the principal at your inbound DCPS school and get an answer. I recently had the opposite question as to whether i could enroll my daughter in 1st grade rather than kindergarten (my daughter will complete K but not turn 5 until after September 30 next year) and I couldn't find a concrete answer anywhere in the DCPS materials or on myschool.org.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should have a rule about it. Unless there is a documented reason by a school or doctor, there should be no red shirting.

What’s it to you?

Jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should have a rule about it. Unless there is a documented reason by a school or doctor, there should be no red shirting.

What’s it to you?

Jerk.

What's it to me? People who red shirt for no specific documented reason put the other, age appropriate kids in that class at a disadvantage throughout schooling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should have a rule about it. Unless there is a documented reason by a school or doctor, there should be no red shirting.

What’s it to you?

Jerk.

NP here. Because when 6 and then 7 year olds are in K, its unfair to the correctly-aged kids. The older ones get bored, act up and misbehave. Later on they are hitting puberty earlier, are more mature which pulls all the issues of puberty across the grade early.

[Anonymous]

I'm laughing that someone asked me what's it to me. Red shirting affects the class as a whole, not just your special snowflake.