As a result of our successful Moving 15 Forward Referendum, District 15 will offer Full-Day Kindergarten beginning in the 2024-2025 school year!

What does that mean for students?

• More time to build positive self-esteem, independence, friendships, and trusting relationships with teachers
• More time in individualized instruction to build strong foundational skills
• More time for Math and Literacy instruction
• Expanded content area learning
• More time in Physical Education and the Arts
• More time for free and purposeful play
• More time in developmentally appropriate activities designed to keep our students active, engaged, and growing

District 15 will offer a Kindergarten Parent Information Night (English) | (Spanish) at each of our schools on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

District 15 also offers a Full-Day Spanish Dual Language Program at three schools for incoming kindergarten students. Parent Information Nights for the 2024 Spanish Dual Language Kindergarten class will be held on:

• • February 1, 6:30-8:30 pm, at Jane Addams School, 1020 E. Sayles Drive, Palatine
  • February 8, 6:30-8:30 pm, at Winston Campus Elementary, 900 E. Palatine Road, Palatine
  • February 13, 5:30-7:30 pm, at Kimball Hill School, 2905 Meadows Drive, Rolling Meadows
    
    

What will full-day kindergarten look like? 

• Beginning the day with a focus on social-emotional learning and community-building
• An extended block for foundational literacy skills and instruction, including phonics, phonemic awareness, word study, writing, and reading comprehension
• An extended Math block to support differentiated learning through direct instruction and games
• Expanded participation in Physical Education, Art, and Music
• Time to form deep relationships with peers and teachers, including friendship-building through lunch and recess
• Dedicated time for free and purposeful play
• Expanded content area learning in Social Studies, Science, and Health that is active and engaging
  
  

Registration will open in early 2024

Upcoming Information Nights

• February 1, 2024 - Spanish Dual-Language Parent Information Night at Jane Addams Elementary
  • 6:30-7:30 p.m. (English)
  • 7:30-8:30 p.m. (Spanish)
    
    
• February 8, 2024 - Spanish Dual-Language Parent Information Night at Winston Campus Elementary
  • 6:30-7:30 p.m. (Spanish)
  • 7:30-8:30 p.m. (English)
    
    
• February 13, 2024 - Spanish Dual-Language Parent Information Night at Kimball Hill Elementary
  • 6:30-7:30 p.m. (English)
  • 7:30-8:30 p.m. (Spanish)
    
    
• February 15, 2024 - Full-Day Kindergarten Parent Information Night at all 2024-25 Elementary Schools
  • 6:30-7:30 p.m.
  • (excludes Winston Campus Elementary, which will become a Dual-Language only school in 2024-25, and Thomas Jefferson, which will become a Middle School in 2024-25) 

Watch for more information soon!