Jordan Elementary School Kindergarten Enrollment Info 26-27
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Kindergarten curriculum and academic basics
Social-emotional learning and coping skills
Parent-teacher partnership strategies
Daily school routines and play-based learning
Individualized student programming
KWIN (Kindergarten What I Need) program overview
Areas of Interest (4)
- Jordan Elementary's KWIN program as a model for social-emotional integration in early education.
- Teacher-led strategies for preparing children for their first formal school experience.
- Competitive advantage of smaller individualized class programming vs larger neighboring districts.
- The 30-year perspective on evolving kindergarten pedagogical standards.
Notable Quotes (3)
We work on those basics, but then we also do adding and subtracting shapes and those kinds of things, writing sentences.
Some of the most important things that I think and we think are really important about kindergarten is that we get them ready just how to be in a school.
We have added a KWIN class, which is kindergarten, what I need. We added that several years ago to make sure that we were very intentional.
People (3)
Stephanie OlsteadKindergarten Teacher30-year veteran teacher at Jordan Elementary.
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30-year veteran teacher at Jordan Elementary.
“The biggest thing that we would like parents sending their kids to kindergarten to know would be that we're here to help you.”
Addressing parent anxieties about school readiness.
Michael RoyerKindergarten TeacherHas taught kindergarten at Jordan for 5 years.
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Has taught kindergarten at Jordan for 5 years.
“We try to embed some of that play in the day.”
Discussing the structure of the daily schedule.
Melissa BarnettPrincipalPrincipal of Jordan Elementary School.
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Principal of Jordan Elementary School.
“We know that if kids feel cared for, loved, and that their social emotional needs are met, they're going to succeed academically.”
Explaining the school's educational philosophy.