Plainville Community School District

The Plainville Board of Education (the “Board”) complies with its legal obligation to cause each child five years of age and over and under eighteen years of age who is not a high school graduate and is residing within the Board’s jurisdiction to attend school in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes § 10-184. 

 Effective July 1, 2024, the Plainville Community Schools (the “District”) Kindergarten program shall be open to resident children five years of age who reach age five on or before the first day of September of any school year. For children who will not reach the age of five on or before the first day of September of the school year, the child’s parent or guardian may submit a written request to the principal of the school seeking early admission to the District Kindergarten program. Upon receipt of such written request, the principal and an appropriate certified staff member shall assess such child to determine whether admitting the child is developmentally appropriate. For decisions relating to early admission to the District, the decision of the principal and appropriate certified staff shall be final.

Effective July 1, 2024, the Plainville Community Schools (the “District”) Preschool program shall be open to resident children four years of age who reach age four on or before the first day of September of any school year.  

The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for developing administrative regulations in furtherance of this policy. Such regulations shall identify procedures for the receipt and processing of requests for early admission to the District Kindergarten program and for assessing whether early admission of a child is developmentally appropriate.

Legal Reference

Connecticut General Statutes 

10-15c         Discrimination by public schools prohibited. School attendance for five year olds 

10-220         Duties of boards of education

10-221         Board of education to prescribe rules, policies, and procedures

10-184         Duties of parents.  School attendance age requirements         

Public Act 23-208, “An Act Making Certain Revisions to the Education Statutes.”