N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:13A-6.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

Section 6A:13A-6.1 - Transition

(a) The district board of education shall include in its three-year preschool program plan and/or annual update transition initiatives from program entry to kindergarten through grade three that describe:

1. The process for collaborating with other preschool through grade three administrators in the school district;

2. Implementation of a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate kindergarten entry assessment within the first six to eight weeks of school to measure children's knowledge, skills, and behaviors at the beginning of kindergarten;

3. Methods for communicating to a child's new kindergarten and elementary teachers information about the child, including the results of the kindergarten entry assessment;

4. The process for identifying the curriculum and pedagogical information about the preschool program and communicating it to the kindergarten and elementary teachers; and

5. The process for providing information to parents about the kindergarten program and the transition plan from preschool through grade three.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:13A-6.1

Amended by R.2009 d.334, effective 11/2/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 2530(a), 41 N.J.R. 4077(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted "transition initiatives from program entry to kindergarten though grade three" and substituted "and/or annual update as required and approved by the Department," for "and annual updates, transition initiatives from program entry to kindergarten through grade three"; and in (a)2, deleted "approved by the Department as part of the five-year preschool program plan and annual updates" following "assessment".

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1595(b), effective 8/15/2022