Optional Full Day Kindergarten Available in Jerome School District
Idaho Governor Brad Little formed a task force in May of last year to review the priorities of Idaho K-12 public education. Over the last several months, the 26-member task force named “Our Kids, Idaho’s Future” developed five recommendations on which to focus. Two of these recommendations focus on early literacy. Recommendation 1 is a focus on kindergarten through third grade literacy and recommendation 2 is to provide greater All-Day Kindergarten opportunities to support K-3 literacy and future student achievement.
In conjunction with these recommendations, the state provides each school district with money targeted specifically to improve literacy in the early grades. Many districts, including Jerome, are using part of this funding to provide an optional full day kindergarten program to give students more time in the early years of learning. The district is excited about this opportunity and are in the planning stages to begin next year.
Kindergarten new student registration begins August 10. If you registered last spring, see below.
Due to the soft closure, we weren't able to have our regular kindergarten registration and we missed the opportunity to meet you and your child.
Thank you so much for taking the time to complete the online registration. We were able to collect some basic information which helped us begin to make plans for students joining us this fall. The information we were able to collect online was only part of the information needed to fully register your child for kindergarten. We found some errors in the data collected, such as phones and computers auto-corrected names of students and parents and many photographs of immunizations and birth certificates were blurry or unreadable.
To help us ensure that we have accurate information for your child on file, please complete the registration packet attached and return to the school by Thursday, August 6th. If you are unable to print these forms, copies will be available beginning at 9:00 am on August 3rd. Note: Only print necessary pages: English and Spanish forms are included as well as informational items.
Along with the registration packet, please also bring copies of the following:
- A completed registration packet)
- A copy of your child's certified birth certificate
- A copy of your child's immunization records
- Proof of residency (This is only required for families new to Jerome School District.)
We are also happy to make copies of any of your documents at the school. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office beginning on August 3 when staff have returned. We are excited to meet our newest Kindergarten students and appreciate your patience as we work through registration. Thank you for your help and returning the necessary documents. We look forward to meeting you and your child very soon.
2020-2021 Registration Form
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