1. (1) "Full Curriculum half-day" means the minimum standards required to be covered in a half-day kindergarten option.

2. (2) "Half-Day Kindergarten Option" means a structure within a kindergarten program that allows for enrollment in half-day kindergarten and may include:

   1. (a) a half-day kindergarten class; or
   2. (b) an option in which a student participates in a portion of a full-day kindergarten class.
3. (3) "Half-Day Kindergarten Student" means a student who is enrolled in a half-day kindergarten option and generates a .55 Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) for the LEA.
4. (4) "Half-day kindergarten class" means a half-day kindergarten class dedicated to serving half-day kindergarten students exclusively.
5. (5) "Minimum standards" means the state-approved standards for content areas of English language arts and mathematics and recommended inclusion of other content area standards to the fullest extent possible.
6. (6) "Regional School" means a neighboring school within a district LEA's region.
7. (7) "Registration" means the timeline an LEA has established and communicated out to their community for priority kindergarten registration.

KEY: Kindergarten, Half-day option

Date of Last Change: August 7, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401(4); 53G-7-203