ES - Kindergarten Staggered Start

Department of Accountability & Other Support Services

Elementary Scheduling - Kindergarten Staggered Start

Last Revision Date: August 30, 2019

For kindergarten students, the first three calendar days of the school year for students are scheduled as a Staggered Start. All kindergarten students are expected to be in attendance by the fourth calendar day of the school year. The first three days of school may be used for:

by-appointment assessments
small group instruction
combination of both

Option	Details

Option	Details
1 - No Staggered Start (No Blocker)	Begin school with all kindergarten students on day (1)
2 - Two-day Staggered Start for Small Group Orientation (Attendance)	Two-day staggered start dividing students as follows: Students with last names beginning with A-M attend day (1) Students with last names beginning with N-Z attend day (2) All students will report to school on day (3)
3 - Two-day Staggered Start for Assessments (Blocker)	Two-day staggered start with students reporting for by-appointment assessments on day (1) and day (2). These days will not count as days of attendance. All students report for full day of attendance on day (3)
4 - Three-day Staggered Start for Small Group Orientation (Attendance)	Three-day staggered start dividing students as follows: Students with last names beginning with A-I attend day (1) Students with last names beginning with J-Q attend day (2) Students with last names beginning with R-Z attend day (3)
5 - Three-day Staggered Start for Assessments (Blocker)	Three-day staggered start with students reporting for by-appointment assessments on day (1), day (2) and day (3). These days will not count as days of attendance.
6 - Three-day Staggered Start Combo (1/2 Blocker; 1/2 Attendance)	Three-day staggered start during which the day (1) and day (2) will be for by-appointment assessments, while the day (3) would allow half the kindergarten students to report in the morning and half the kindergarten students would report in the afternoon. Transportation would be the responsibility of the parent. Buildings will divide the students using the following parameters: Students with last names beginning with A-M will report in the morning. Students with last names beginning with N-Z will report in the afternoon.