START DATE FOR 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR
AGE REQUIREMENTS TO CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA ON JULY 1, 2012
The LAUSD Board of Education has approved the "new" last day of school as June 19, 2012 for the current school year. This is four days earlier than originally scheduled. June 20-25 have been designated as employee furlough days.
The first day of 2012-13 school year is scheduled for Tuesday, August 14, 2012 and the final day of the 2013 school year as Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The calendar is subject to change pending negotiations with bargaining units related to any furlough days yet to be determined.
The age requirement for kindergarten students has changed and will be implemented in the state of California beginning July 1, 2012. The new age requirements are as follows:
Children must be 5 years old on or before
--November 1, 2012 for the 2012-13 school year;
--October 1, 2013 for the 2013-14 school year;
--September 1,2014 for the 2014-15 school year.
