This handbook contains supportive materials related to administering, planning, and evaluating public kindergarten programs. The main contents of the handbook include information on administering a public kindergarten and planning the kindergarten curriculum. The foreword stresses that the curriculum section is not a complete design but is intended to provide resources to stimulate districts to develop programs responsive to particularized needs. Specific areas covered under administration include the following: administrative steps; staffing; staff development; parent involvement; retention; continuity between grades; self-evaluation; and program implementation. Planning the curriculum includes the following topics: the instructional program; the academic program; and state textbook requirements. Oregon state standards for public school kindergarten also are provided. (DST)