Early Admission to Kindergarten Fall 2025
To Parents and Guardians of Incoming Kindergarten Students:
Effective July 2024, Section 1 of Public Act 23-208 states that children will need to turn five on or before September 1 of the school year in order to be automatically eligible to enroll in school. However, a school district may admit a child who has not turned five by September 1 of the school year if the parent makes a request in writing and the school district conducts an assessment. Admission to kindergarten would be determined by the child’s performance on the developmentally appropriate assessment.
For Madison students who will not turn five until after the September 1 cutoff, the District will use this flexibility to consider students who will turn 5 on or between September 2 and December 31, 2025. To be considered for admission, families must fill out the following application and have their student complete an in-person kindergarten readiness assessment. The Madison Readiness Assessment is developed from the CT Kindergarten Entrance Inventory (KEI) and will assess if the student adequately demonstrates the most important skills needed at the beginning of kindergarten including:
- Language Skills
- Literacy Skills
- Numeracy Skills
- Physical/Motor Skills
- Creative/ Aesthetic Skills
- Personal/Social Skills.
Kindergarten Assessment Application
There will be two assessment dates for students who would like to be considered to Kindergarten in Fall 2025. Sessions will be held at both elementary schools (Jeffrey Elementary School, 331 Copse Road and Ryerson Elementary School, 982 Durham Road) on both dates. Prospective students will be assessed at the school they are most likely to attend based on their current home address.
Option 1 - January 23, 2025
- Application submission by Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Thursday, January 23, 2025 all applicants report to assigned school at 9:30 AM for the Madison Readiness Assessment.
- Families will be notified of the assessment results in mid-February.
Option 2 - April 9, 2025
- Application submission by Monday, April 7, 2025
- Wednesday, April 9, 2024 all applicants report to assigned school at 9:30 AM for the Madison Readiness Assessment.
- Families will be notified of the assessment results in late April.