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Universal TK Expansion

SB/AB 130 expanded Transitional Kindergarten (TK) eligibility to all four-year-olds by the 2025-2026 school year.  Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) eligibility will be rolled out according to the timeline below as set by the California Legislature.

  • From the 2014–15 school year to the 2021–22 school year, inclusive, a child who will have their fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

  • In the 2022–23 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday on or between September 2 and February 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

  • In the 2023–24 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday on or between September 2 and April 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

  • In the 2024–25 school year, a child who will have their fifth birthday on or between September 2 and June 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school.

  • In the 2025–26 school year, and in each school year thereafter, a child who will have their fourth birthday on or before September 1 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school district or charter school. A child who has their fifth birthday on or before September 1 shall be admitted to kindergarten.

Schools offering TK for the 2023-2024 school year: Audubon, Baywood, Beach Park, Brewer Island, Fiesta Gardens (transfer only), Foster City Elementary, George Hall, Highlands, Laurel, Lead, Meadow Heights, Parkside Montessori (transfer only), San Mateo Park, and Sunnybrae.

If the Transitional Kindergarten class is full at the time a new student registers, the new student will be  temporarily placed at the next closest school with space in the TK class for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year. This is referred to as an overflow placement. The student will return to the school of residence for Kindergarten in the 2024-2025 school year.

Early admittance to Kindergarten or TK is not permitted.

Kindergarten-aged students are not admitted to TK.

 

Enrollment Department Main Phone: 650-312-7345