Kindergarten Registration Underway
ParentVision Video Podcast: How to Register Your Child
The transition from preschool to elementary school can be an exciting but uncertain time for many students and parents. This month, as North Carolina school districts kick off the kindergarten enrollment period for the 2009-2010 school year, parents are encouraged to register their children early to save time and stress.
Due to a change in state law, only children who will turn 5 years old on or by Aug. 31, 2009 will be eligible to register. The revised law moves the legal school entry age up by a month and a half in an effort to reduce drop-out rates in later grades and make sure students are ready for formal school when they begin kindergarten.
There's more information here at the WCPSS website and at the State Department of Public Instruction: