Charlie Hicks is senior managing director at Meyer-Chatfield Corporation. He joined Meyer-Chatfield in 2003 from Private Business, Inc. (PBI), where he directed the marketing efforts for the business manager program in both community banks and large regional banks.
Registration for Kindergarten or First Grade. Age Requirements. To enter kindergarten in the 2016-17 school year, your child must be five years old on or before August 31. For Grade 1, your child must be six years old on or before August 31. You will need to show a birth certificate for your child (or a similar document, such as a passport, that shows birthdate).
Therefore, this child, upon enrollment in public school, is enrolled in kindergarten, assessed, and may (but is not required to) be immediately promoted to first grade if the child meets the following State Board of Education criteria, pursuant to Title 5, Section 200: 1  The child is at least five years of age. The child has attended a public school kindergarten for a long enough time to enable school personnel to evaluate the child's ability. The child is in the upper 5 percent of the child's age group in terms of general mental ability.