Transitional Kindergarten

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program.   TK provides an early childhood education program that builds a bridge between preschool years and traditional Kindergarten.

Eligibility:  Transitional Kindergarten is designed for students who turn 5 years old between September 2 and June 2 for the 2024-25 school year. TK is optional and available to PUSD families at no charge.

Location: Students are assigned to a TK program at their neighborhood school, however families may submit an Open Enrollment application to attend TK at another site or for the Mandarin or Spanish Dual Language Immersion programs. Type your home address into the School Locator to find your neighborhood elementary school. All elementary schools except for San Rafael will have a TK program for the 2024-2025 school year.

English and Spanish DLIP will be available at Jackson and Longfellow. Families who wish to enter kindergarten in San Rafael’s Spanish DLIP program, must submit an Open Enrollment application the year before entering kindergarten. Families whose students are in Jackson or Longfellow DLIP TK, and want their student to continue in Spanish DLIP at the same school, do not need to go through Open Enrollment for kindergarten.

There is no French DLIP TK. Families enrolled in English TK at Altadena need to submit an Open Enrollment application to enter the French DLIP program in kindergarten.

Mandarin DLIP TK is located at Field Elementary. Like the other TK programs, students who are enrolled in Mandarin DLIP TK may remain at Field for kindergarten - 5th grade.

You can request to visit the TK classroom as part of a regular school tour. For more information on the district’s TK programs, visit the PUSD website.