# KRS § 158.031: 158.031 Primary school program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Attributes -- Part time attendance -- Grouping -- Advancement -- Reporting requirements > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.031 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 158.031 - **Heading:** 158.031 Primary school program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Attributes -- Part time attendance -- Grouping -- Advancement -- Reporting requirements - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.031 ## Text 158.031 Primary school program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Attributes -- Part time attendance -- Grouping -- Advancement -- Reporting requirements. (1) In this section, "primary school program" means that part of the elementary school program in which children are enrolled from the time they begin school until they are ready to enter the fourth grade. Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, successful completion of the primary school program shall be a prerequisite for a child's entrance into fourth grade. (2) The Kentucky Board of Education shall establish, by administrative regulation, methods of verifying successful completion of the primary school program in carrying out the goals of education as described in KRS 158.6451. (3) The primary program shall include the following critical attributes: developmentally appropriate educational practices; multiage and multiability classrooms; continuous progress; authentic assessment; qualitative reporting methods; professional teamwork; and positive parent involvement. (4) Each school council or, if none exists, the school shall determine the organization of its ungraded primary program including the extent to which multiage groups are necessary to implement the critical attributes based on the critical attributes and meeting individual student needs. (5) The implementation of the primary program may take into consideration the necessary arrangements required for students attending part-time and will allow for grouping of students attending their first year of school when determined to be developmentally appropriate. (6) A school district may advance a student through the primary program when it is determined that it is in the best educational interest of the student. A student who is at least five (5) years of age, but less than six (6) years of age, and is advanced in the primary program may be classified as other than a kindergarten student for purposes of funding under KRS 157.310 to 157.440 if the student is determined to have acquired the academic and social skills taught in kindergarten as determined by local board policy in accordance with the process established by Kentucky Board of Education administrative regulation. (7) Data shall be collected by each school district on the number of students, in each school having a primary program, who take five (5) years to complete the primary program. The data shall be reported in the annual performance report described in KRS 158.6453. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 158.005 158.005 Definition of "character education."](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.005.md) - [KRS § 158.007 158.007 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.007.md) - [KRS § 158.010 158.010 Uniform school system to be maintained -- Variations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.010.md) - [KRS § 158.030 158.030 "Common school" defined -- Attendance at public school and primary school program -- Advancement without regard to age -- Local boards to adopt policy establishing petition and evaluation process for students who do not meet age requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.030.md) - [KRS § 158.031 158.031 Primary school program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Attributes -- Part time attendance -- Grouping -- Advancement -- Reporting requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.031.md) - [KRS § 158.032 158.032 Flagging record of missing child -- Procedure upon recovery -- Documents required upon enrollment or transfer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.032.md) - [KRS § 158.033 158.033 Instruction in student's home or hospital -- Signed statement of diagnosed condition -- Student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on day of admittance -- Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS 157.360 -- Students with disabilities -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.033.md) - [KRS § 158.035 158.035 Certificate of immunization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.035.md) - [KRS § 158.037 158.037 Report of immunization results](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.037.md) - [KRS § 158.038 158.038 Student identification badges must contain hotline number contact information relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide prevention -- Recommendation required of Cabinet for Health and Family Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.038.md) - [KRS § 158.039 158.039 Suicide prevention awareness information and lessons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.039.md) - [KRS § 158.041 158.041 Display of child abuse, human trafficking, and safe haven baby box hotline numbers in schools](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.041.md) - [KRS § 158.050 158.050 School year](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.050.md) - [KRS § 158.060 158.060 Access to teacher employment contract -- School month and school day -- Duty-free lunch period -- Nonteaching time for teachers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.060.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.031. 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