Central Kitsap School District

Jump Start K is a FREE, 20-week program for kids who will start kindergarten in 2021. It helps students without access to high-quality preschool gain the skills and confidence they need to be ready for success in school. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are running the Jump Start Kindergarten program virtually only. Qualifying students attend school virtually from February through mid-June.

Do We Qualify?

Eligible families:

• Do not qualify for a state or federal programs (such as HeadStart)
• Cannot afford preschool
• Have a child who will be 5 by Aug. 31, 2021
• Have a child with an academic or social need (we will screen students for eligibility)

Interested?

Complete a Jump Start K Interest Form for the 2021 program.

Formulario de interés para Jump Start Kindergarten (Español)

Magsimula ng Maaga sa Kindergarten (Tagalog)

Next, we’ll contact your family to schedule an assessment time. The 30-minute assessment will give us baseline information on the student's current academic, physical, and social-emotional skills. These test results and the information provided by the families in the interest form will determine if a student is accepted into our program this year.

Questions? Contact Lara Richardson at LaraR@ckschools.org or Jill Carlson at JillC@ckschools.org.

Virtual Jump Start K

Students will be assigned to a Central Kitsap teacher for 20 weeks of instruction that will help prepare them for Kindergarten. Families will be provided with weekly hands-on activities for their student and weekly virtual social-emotional learning times via a Google Meet/Zoom.

We will hold Family Engagement webinars throughout the program on various topics concerning education strategies and skills, motivation, behavior, health, and more. Teachers will hold office hours throughout the week to assist families with any questions, to conduct testing, or just meet with families.

Suggested Weekly Learning Plan

Wednesdays are reserved for independent work time. 

Time (minutes)	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10	Morning Meeting	Morning Meeting		Morning Meeting	Morning Meeting
15	Social Emotional	Social Emotional		Social Emotional	Social Emotional
20	ELA	ELA		ELA	ELA
15	Break	Break		Break	Break
30	ELA (continued)	ELA (continued)		ELA (continued)	ELA (continued)
30	Class Meeting*	Plan-Do-Review		Plan-Do-Review	Plan-Do-Review
5	Break	Break		Break	Break
45	Lunch/Recess	Lunch/Recess		Lunch/Recess	Lunch/Recess
15	Fine Motor	Fine Motor		Fine Motor	Fine Motor
5	Break	Break		Break	Break
30	Specialist	Specialist		Specialist	Specialist
30	Math	Math		Math	Math
15	Recess	Recess		Recess	Recess
30	Plan-Do-Review	Playdate*		Plan-Do-Review	Science
5	End of Day	End of Day		End of Day	End of Day

*Subject to change based on family feedback.