Parent Information on Kindergarten

Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten registration begins March 19, Registration packets will be available at each elementary school beginning on March 19, Children must be five years old on or before November 1, 2012 to enroll in regular kindergarten for the school year.

Transitional Kindergarten Entry Age Parents of children who will turn five years old between November 1, 2012 and December 2, 2012 may obtain and submit registration materials for transitional kindergarten at Dunlap Elementary School. While transitional kindergarten will be located at Dunlap Elementary School, the transitional kindergarten students may attend regular kindergarten at their home elementary school in the following year.

YCJUSD Kindergarten Program  Half-day Kindergarten Calimesa Elementary School Chapman Heights Elementary School Ridgeview Elementary School Valley Elementary School Wildwood Elementary School Dunlap Elementary School  Possible Full-day Kindergarten Dunlap Elementary School  Transitional Kindergarten Dunlap Elementary School

 Current Afterschool Child Care Following PM Kindergarten – Calimesa Elementary School, Chapman Heights Elementary School, Dunlap Elementary School, Ridgeview Elementary School, Valley Elementary School Following AM Kindergarten – Ridgeview Elementary School, Wildwood Elementary School  School Times: AM PM Calimesa 8:45 am – 12:20 pm 11:30 am – 3:05 pm Chapman Heights 8:00 am – 11:35 pm 10:45 am – 2:20 pm Ridgeview 8:15 am – 11:50 am 11:00 am – 2:35 pm Valley 8:00 am – 11:35 pm 10:45 am – 2:20 pm Wildwood 8:45 am – 12:20 pm Dunlap 8:45 am – 3:05 pm (Possible Full-day) 8:45 am – 12:20 pm (Transitional Kindergarten)

Strengths of the Academic Program for Kindergarten in Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District Literacy focus on academic vocabulary Literacy focus on summarization Regular assessments in reading, writing and mathematics New English language arts curriculum in New mathematics curriculum in Professional development for all teachers and administrators to strengthen instruction Thinking Maps – Developing visual literacy Direct Interactive Instruction Library and computer labs at each school

Strengths of YCJUSD Elementary Schools Exemplary School District California Distinguished Schools State recognized program that does not allow students to fall through the cracks (Response to Intervention - RtI) District-wide focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in 6 th Grade through High School State and County Teachers of the Year State and County Classified Employees of the Year State and County Administrators of the Year

School/District Support for Kindergarten High quality learning environments Highly qualified teachers Parent choice of elementary school Safe environment Separate kindergarten playgrounds Lunch available for kindergarten students Parent Teacher Association Parent volunteers Kids Club options for after school care

Intradistrict and Interdistrict Transfer Requests to Attend a Specific School in the YCJUSD Parents may request an intradistrict transfer from their home school to attend another school within the YCJUSD. Parents of students who live outside the YCJUSD may request an interdistrict transfer to attend a school in the YCJUSD. Intradistrict and Interdistrict transfer requests are granted based on available space at the requested school. Parents may obtain intradistrict and interdistrict transfer request forms from the receptionist at the district office. Parents may return forms to the receptionist upon completion.

Locating Your Neighborhood School To find the school your child will attend: Visit the district website yucaipaschools.com Parents Maps/Boundaries School Site Locator Call District Receptionist (909)