- (1) Each LEA shall provide and communicate half-day kindergarten options during the time of priority registration and after priority registration for a parent wanting to enroll the parent's child in a half-day option.
- (2) The curriculum of a half-day kindergarten option shall align with the minimum standards for kindergarten as defined in Subsection R277-730-2(5).
(3) An LEA's half-day kindergarten options may include:
- (a) a half-day option within a full-day kindergarten program; or
- (b) a half-day kindergarten class.
- (4) An LEA shall offer a half-day kindergarten class when 19 or more students enroll as half-day kindergarten students during the LEA's designated priority registration within the students' boundary school or regional school within the LEA.
- (5) Nothing in this subsection prohibits an LEA from offering a half-day kindergarten class outside of the requirements listed in this rule.
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