Class Information CLASS SIZE Seventeen (17) children are enrolled in each Community Kindergarten class with a licensed teacher and an assistant. CLASS TIME Children are enrolled for a full school year, five half days a week, in the mornings or afternoons. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS Community Kindergarten teachers hold a current State of Minnesota Birth to Third Grade teaching license.  They have experience teaching four year-olds from diverse language and cultural backgrounds.  An assistant, who is often bilingual, is assigned to each class. CURRICULUM Curriculum and instruction is guided by the Principles of Learning used in Saint Paul Public Schools, the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress and the National Center on Education and the Economy early learning standards. ASSESSMENT Children's performance and progress are documented using the Work Sampling System of child assessment for continuity and follow-up in kindergarten and later years. TRANSPORTATION School bus transportation is provided for enrolled children in most areas.