News Releases for Jeffco Public Schools, Jefferson County, Colorado http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/index.html On Thursday, Jan. 14, members of the Jefferson County Board of Education will be voting on motions that could close four Jeffco schools; new to the closure list is Wheat Ridge Middle School. The board met in a special meeting on Saturday, Jan. 9, to consider options developed by the Facilities Usage Committee – a panel made up of Jeffco citizens and district employees that met for eight months in 2009. The committee recommended eight schools for closure – the board cut the list down to four: O’Connell Middle, Wheat Ridge Middle, Pleasant View Elementary and Arvada Middle or Russell Elementary. The preliminary plan proposed during the board's meeting on Saturday would have students from Wheat Ridge Middle School going to a newly created 7-12 campus at Jefferson High School. http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2010.01.11school_closings.html http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2010.01.11school_closings.html Students under the age of six, who are identified as being highly advanced, are eligible for early admittance into Jeffco Public Schools. Early Access identifies and serves those children who are evaluated to be exceptional in aptitude/cognitive reasoning, academics, school readiness and motivation. http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2010.01.08early_access.html http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2010.01.08early_access.html Elementary schools in Jefferson County will hold kindergarten registration from Tuesday, Jan. 19 through Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Neighborhood schools offer full or half-day kindergarten programs. It is best to call the neighborhood school and check on registration dates and times. If parents don’t know the name of their neighborhood school, they may call the district’s school boundaries office at 303-982-2339. http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2010.01.04kindergarten_reg.html http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2010.01.04kindergarten_reg.html Jeffco preschool registration for fall 2010 will be held beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19. Jeffco Public Schools offer a tuition-based preschool program for all children aged 3 or 4 at thirty-five different sites throughout the district. Children may attend preschool when they turn three on or before Oct. 1 of the year they enter preschool. http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2009.12.21preschool.html http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/media/releases/2009/2009.12.21preschool.html