--- title: #DocumentType# of #MeetingType# Meeting author: ReckxDav date: D:20210512095700-05'00' --- ## Jordan School District #717 ## Work Session Agenda Monday, June 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM ## Work Session ## CERC Multi-purpose Room ## 500 Sunset Drive; Suite 3 ## Jordan, MN 55352 ## 1. Raptor Updates regarding Raptor Security ## 2. Communications Update ## 3. Kick Start Updates ## 4. JMS Update ## 5. Legislative Update 2 1 ## COUNTDOWN TO ## KINDERGARTEN Welcome, Class of 2039, to Jordan Public Schools and Jordan Elementary! 2 ## KICK START ## TO ## KINDERGARTEN 3 ▪Support children transition into Kindergarten (may be child’s first school experience) ▪Build relationships with peers and staff ▪Preview Kindergarten skills and work on becoming independent learners ▪Acclimate to classroom and school routines ▪Become familiar with building spaces ## WHAT IS KICK START? 4 ▪Experience a typical full day in Kindergarten: learn routines, have breakfast & recess/lunch, specialists, participate in various activities, & practice arrival and dismissal procedures ▪Introduce students to school setting ▪Student placement process into K classrooms for school year (similar to grades 1-4) Have FUN! ## WHAT IS KICK START? 5 ## Kick Start 2023 & Before ▪Shifted from summer “Launching into Kindergarten” to Kick Start format in 2018-19 ▪Staggered start days for each ## bldg. w/ Kick Start, Jump Start, ## Freshman Focus ▪BtoS Conferences same days as Kick Start (19-20; in 23-24 separated events) ## ▪Shift K-12 BtoS Conferences/ Open House to one date (24-25) ▪Notified families of K teacher assignments prior to start of BtoS Conferences (grades 1-4 in mid Aug., K day before) Kickstart 2026-2027 “Refresh” “Refreshed” Kick Start 2026 ▪Kick Start is back after 2 yrs off (construction project) ▪Kick Start same as first days of school for PK-12 ▪Shift from BtoS Conferences to Open House-more time spread out over course of day (10am-6pm) ▪School pics during school day vs. BtoS Conf. (pressure off of families for first school exp.) ▪Families notified of K teacher ## assignments at K Open House (grades 1-4 same for 27-28?) 6 How does my Kindergartener find their way to Kick Start from the bus, drop-off or breakfast during the first days of school? ## FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS K students will be greeted by administration, behavior team members, paraprofessionals and other JES staff for Kick Start. K students exiting cars in drop-off loops or buses will be welcomed to school in the Maroon Gym, and then transition to breakfast and K classrooms after grades 1-4 are settled in for the first day. Students will practice a regular dismissal, with support from classroom teachers and other staff who will walk K students to the pickup loop to enter vehicles, meet families to walk/bike home, or ride their appropriate bus home. 7 How is Kindergarten different than Preschool? ## FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The goals and purpose of each program is unique. PreK focuses on learning through play, discovery and exploration to support students’ learning and social-awareness. Instruction is focused on beginning exposure to academic skills and concepts. Student/staff ratios are 1:10, with a “push-in” model for student support. In Kindergarten, learning is more structured with academic rigor and proficiency levels increasing compared to PreK, as well as more explicit instruction in social-emotional learning. Students continue to grow in independence, responsible decision making, and self-awareness skills with adult guidance and support. Student/staff ratios are 1:23 with a “pull-out” model for student support. 8 ## ▪Core Instruction: Literacy, Math, Science, ## Social Studies (Technology Integration) ## ▪JWIN (Just What I Need)- Academic ## Support ## ▪KWIN (Kindergarten What I Need)- Social & ## Emotional Learning Support ▪Project-based learning ▪Play time ▪Recess/Lunch ## ▪Specials-KWIN, Art, Music, Phy. Ed. and ## Media/Tech ▪SMART Room ▪Mindfulness ▪Jordan PRIDE, RAC (Recognize, ## Acknowledge, Connect)/PBIS ## TYPICAL KINDERGARTEN DAY 9 ## QUESTIONS? 10