Transitional Kindergarten (TK)
Program dates are extending!
For the 2024-2025 school year, TK is open to students who turn 5 years old between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025.
Transitional kindergarten is one of the state of California's Universal Pre-K options, designed to give all 4-year-olds access to an early learning experience. TK gives children the “gift of time” to develop foundational behaviors, skills, and opportunities to promote success and confidence in kindergarten and beyond.
TK instruction takes place in a flexible, play-centered environment, attentive to the social and emotional development of each child. The curriculum follows California state guidelines with a pacing that is developmentally appropriate, while encouraging cultural and linguistic diversity.
For TK Enrollment
In order to register for TK for the 24-25 school year, your child's Date of Birth MUST be between 9-2-19 to 6-2-20. Registration for TK opens March 1, 2024 for the 2024-25 school year. Parents are highly encouraged to begin the registration process online as early as possible. While TK will be offered on all school campuses, openings at each site are limited. If the school's TK class is full, eligible students may be offered placement at another school where space is available.
Oak Grove Offers Dual Language and STEAM Programs For TK Students
Program options for TK include Two-Way Bilingual Immersion or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). In order to apply for a program option, an application will need to be completed in addition to the enrollment process. The Program option application window is open January 8, 2024 - March 8, 2024. Please visit OGSD's Program options web page to download the application or visit the office of any of our school sites.
Dual language TK locations:
- Christopher for native Spanish and native English speakers
- Del Roble for native Spanish and native English speakers.
STEAM TK location:
- STEAM@Stipe Elementary School (Focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math)
Program options that do not have a TK class:
- Indigo and Edenvale Bilingual
If you have any questions about enrolling your age-eligible child, please contact your home school secretary or Teresa Flores at tflores@ogsd.net or Dr. Patricia Mondragon-Doty at pmondragon@ogsd.net.
Please join us for our TK Informational Meeting!
Informational Meeting for Parents/Guardians:
January 23, 2024 5:30pm
Online Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/hyg-jjbu-oxw
This meeting will be recorded and posted on our YouTube Channel to view at anytime. Captions with language options will be available.
Contact Information
pmondragon@ogsd.net
We are excited to offer TK on all of our 14 campuses:
Anderson
Baldwin
TWBI @ Christopher
TWBI @ Del Roble
Edenvale
Frost
Hayes
Ledesma
Oak Ridge
Parkview
Santa Teresa
Sakamoto
STEAM@Stipe
Taylor
Frequently Asked Questions
- Will transitional kindergarten be mandatory for qualifying 4 year olds?
- How is transitional kindergarten different from preschool?
- How is transitional kindergarten different from traditional kindergarten?
- Will transitional kindergarten provide support for children who do not speak English?
- Will transitional kindergarten be free or will I have to qualify based on income?
- What kinds of qualifications will transitional kindergarten teachers have?
- How will this affect children in special education?
- What grade will children go into after transitional kindergarten?
- What happens in a TK Classroom?