How will an increase in redshirting Kindergarteners impact the following school year?

[Anonymous]

Have any districts addressed this issue? I know a lot of parents of 5 year olds who don't want to start their kids in kindergarten this year due to COVID. Which I completely understand. But, assuming that kids are back to in person learning for the 21-22 school year (fingers crossed), have any schools addressed how they will handle such a large cohort of incoming kindergarteners with a potentially huge age span?

[Anonymous]

Don't you think the districts have their hands full planning for the coming school year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't you think the districts have their hands full planning for the coming school year?

I do, and I know this isn't a priority issue at the moment. Just wondering if any have commented, thought about it, recognized it might be an issue, etc.

[Anonymous]

Districts already deal with larger numbers of students and smaller numbers of students that enroll in any given year. They adjust the number of kindergarten classes accordingly to accommodate the numbers. I have friends that have taught both kindergarten or first grade depending on the needs of the district any given year.

[Anonymous]

I’m not certain it will be a statistically significant difference.
Most rising Ks like my own are still doing K in some capacity whether private, homeschool or DL.

I have an older child who I sent on time with an August bday so I understand what it’s like to have redshirted kids in the grade. That said, there’s a lot to worry about right now. I do not think what other people are doing with their K students this year should be anywhere near the top of things to worry about right now.

[Anonymous]

I think the kids who are redshirted will be incredibly bored the following year. If it were me, I would only keep a kid back who wasn’t ready for K. Otherwise, I would enroll in DL at our public school and see how it goes. If it didn’t go well, I’d probably withdraw and homeschool.

[Anonymous]

I think some people will just skip to 1st grade, since K is not required.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think some people will just skip to 1st grade, since K is not required.

Depends on the state. It is in MD and I think DC too.

[Anonymous]

Going make college admissions horrible for next years kindergarten class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think some people will just skip to 1st grade, since K is not required.

Depends on the state. It is in MD and I think DC too.

K is not required in MD, really? I thought many families redshirt their kindergartener most likely would enroll their kids in public school k, not 1st grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Going make college admissions horrible for next years kindergarten class

Possibly. My kid would go to K next fall and I'm a little worried on the impact on her but I can't worry or control everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think some people will just skip to 1st grade, since K is not required.

This.
Why bother DL nightmare when you can skip and go to 1st next year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think some people will just skip to 1st grade, since K is not required.

Depends on the state. It is in MD and I think DC too.

K is not required in MD, really? I thought many families redshirt their kindergartener most likely would enroll their kids in public school k, not 1st grade.

Exactly the opposite: K IS required in MD

[Anonymous]

Um, this is going to be an issue for more than just Kindergarten. There will be a large number of kids that will be held back throughout elementary school because they lost so much learning time and/or could not do distance learning. The education system hasn't begun to confront the ramifications of 12-18 months without in-person learning. The impact goes well beyond Kindergarten though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um, this is going to be an issue for more than just Kindergarten. There will be a large number of kids that will be held back throughout elementary school because they lost so much learning time and/or could not do distance learning. The education system hasn't begun to confront the ramifications of 12-18 months without in-person learning. The impact goes well beyond Kindergarten though.

It depends on the school. We skipped at a private and went directly to 1st. I doubt a public would except if a child can test in.