The coming school year will see a temporary change in the kindergarten entrance age for Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools. The school board voted unanimously Wednesday night to accept early entrance kindergarten students. This applies to youngsters with birthdays between Aug. 2 and Sept. 1.
The State of Indiana will no longer provide funding to local school corporations for these early entrance kindergarteners. HSE Schools decided to fund these students for one year due to the recent change in the state rules as a matter of fairness to the families involved.