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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we did the EEK testing for my youngest who has an early October birthday.  She did not pass.  It consisted of seven subparts and each part has to be passed separately.  Test was set for her regular school naptime - they set it, you don't have input.  She got everything right on six of the seven subtests and missed one question on the last, which was a test with only three questions.  That gave her less than a passing grade on the last test and she wasn't admitted.  We did not ask the principal to use her discretion to override the decision and did not appeal even though the principal seemed willing to consider admitting her.

At the time I had her tested, I had not yet decided between public and private and she had been accepted to several privates, so I just went with private.  She's a little tiny peanut who is about the size of the pre-k kids even though she is in first grade now.  But, she was more than ready academically and socially for kindergarten.  The only adjustment was that she had to move from her friends because they all went to the local public.

So, public isn't the only option for kids with a late birthday who is ready for school.  [/quote]

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