Administrative Rules of the State of Montana

(1) A child must have reached three years of age before the districtsꞌ official start date of the preschool program or have been enrolled by special permission by the board of trustees.

(2) A child who is 4 years of age or older on or before September 10th of the year in which the child is to participate in early literacy targeted interventions implemented through the classroom-based program for 4-year-olds and summer jumpstart program preceding kindergarten and who has not completed kindergarten and who is determined through the evaluation methodology process outlined in ARM 10.54.901 to be below a trajectory leading to reading proficiency at the end of third grade is eligible for enrollment in early literacy targeted interventions implemented through the classroom-based program for 4-year-olds and summer jumpstart program preceding kindergarten.

History: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-114, 20-7-101, 20-7-1803, MCA; IMP, Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-7-101, 20-7-117, 20-7-1803, MCA; NEW, 2014 MAR p. 2943, Eff. 7/1/15; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 722, Eff. 4/13/24.