West valley schools: PSUSD transitional kindergarten will be full day for 2021-22
Joan L. Boiko
Palm Springs Unified School District kindergarten classes have been full day for the past several years. Beginning with the 2021-22 school year, all transitional kindergarten classes will also be full day.
Children who turned five years old on or before Sept. 1, 2020 are eligible for kindergarten. Transitional kindergarten is for students who turned five between Sept. 2 and Dec. 15, 2020. Registration is currently underway for all incoming kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students as well as students of all ages that are new to the district.
“Transitional kindergarten can be a transformative experience and purposefully prepare students both socially and emotionally for the academic rigor of kindergarten,” said Director of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Simone Kovats. “When transitional kindergarten is implemented in a full-day setting, it also allows for addi
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