The Board expects the administrative procedures for the admission of scholars to be designed with scholars and parents in mind. The enrolling school administrator shall record required scholar information in the scholar record system. This information must include, but is not limited to, legal name, residence address, and name(s) of parent(s)/guardian(s). If a scholar is not living with a parent, the District will require a notarized affidavit signed by the legal parent/guardian or relative acting as parent stating the scholar is living with the other relative for purposes of a suitable home.
First Time Enrollments
The parent(s)/guardian(s), or person in loco parentis applying to have a child registered for the first time in a school and, the parent(s)/ guardian(s) or person in loco parentis of a child entering the sixth grade, will present to school officials, at the time of registration or not later than 30 days following the date of registration, a certificate of immunization or statement of exemption under section 1177 of the Revised School Code.
Resident Scholars
In order to obtain an estimate of the number of resident scholars who are expected to enroll in school during the following year, a pre-enrollment period shall be scheduled annually during the spring months.
New Resident Scholars
New resident scholars are urged to contact the local school or District administrative offices as soon as possible after establishing residence in the District.
Non-Resident Scholars
A non-resident scholar shall be defined as any scholar who does not meet the requirements to be a resident scholar of the District, as defined in state law. The enrollment of non-resident scholars is a privilege granted by the District and is not a legal right provided to the non-resident scholar and/or his/her parent(s)/guardian(s).
Non-resident scholars will not be granted or refused enrollment based upon race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, height, weight, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or generally, in violation of any state or federal law prohibiting discrimination.
The Board will consider and may permit the enrollment of non-resident scholars upon receiving a release from the school District of residence or upon payment of tuition unless exempt from either by state law.
Enrollment requests from non-resident, including foreign exchange scholars will be subject to space availability as determined by the Superintendent or designee considering resident scholar enrollment projections.
Requests from the parent(s)/guardian(s) of special education scholars for admission shall be considered in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. The scholar’s current Individual Education Plan (IEP) shall be used to determine if the requested school or program can meet the scholar’s needs. When necessary, a written cooperative agreement with the scholar’s resident District shall cover, but not be limited to, an arrangement on the responsibility for the payment of the added costs of special education programs and services, including transportation, for the scholar.
Non-resident scholars admitted pursuant to the following exceptions will not be required to pay tuition or seek approval from their District of residence if:
1. The scholar was a victim of a criminal sexual assault or other serious assault, that (1) occurred “at school”1 in the scholar’s District of residence, or (2) that was committed by one or more scholars from the scholar’s District of residence, or (3) that was committed by an employee of the scholar’s District of residence.
2. The scholar was enrolled as a resident in the District at the beginning of the school year and became a non-resident after the pupil membership count day (fourth Wednesday in September).
3. The scholar is the child of an employee who is under a full-time or part- time employment during the current school year. This exception will cease to exist when the parent(s)/guardian(s) ceases to be an employee of the District. However, under such circumstances, a scholar may finish the school year without payment of tuition or approval from his/her resident District if the parent(s)/guardian(s) discontinues employment with the District after the pupil membership count day.
4. The scholar has been displaced, is in Child Protective Services care, is in foster care, is adopted but wishes to remain in their current school.
Unless as otherwise required by law, transportation for enrolled non-resident scholars shall be furnished by their parent(s)/guardian(s).
A non-resident scholar will not normally be admitted to the District who is under suspension or expulsion from another District, or who has voluntarily withdrawn from school in another District due to poor academic performance or for disciplinary reasons.
Resident Attendance in Another District – Non-Schools of Choice
The Board may approve resident scholars attending another school District when the needs of the scholar dictate as determined by the school’s counselors, teachers, administrators and the scholar’s parent(s)/guardian(s).
Assignments
To Schools: Attendance areas may be established for each neighborhood school in the District.
To Classes: To the extent possible, class assignments will be made in such a way as to give each scholar the greatest freedom of choice consistent with the scholar’s interests and abilities.
Transfers and Withdrawals
Transfers will not normally be permitted between elementary schools during the school year unless the needs of the scholar dictate.
