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Decision Number
5
Book
5
Month
December
Year
1986
In RE
Pupil Acceleration Into First Grade
Appellant
Ankeny Community School District
Full Text
Summary

Assuming the child meets or exceeds the readiness requirements of the district for admission to first grade, a district may advance a pupil directly into the first grade and skip kindergarten, but is not required to do so. It is permissible for a district to include the recommendation of a kindergarten teacher in its acceleration criteria, which presupposes enrollment in kindergarten prior to advancing the student.