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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 202
SECTION:
PUPILS
TITLE:
ELIGIBILITY OF
NONRESIDENT STUDENTS
ADOPTED:
August 27, 2007
REVISED:
January 22, 2008
January 24, 2012
202. ELIGIBILITY OF NONRESIDENT STUDENTS
1.
Purpose
SC 501, 502, 503
The Board shall operate district schools for the benefit of students resident in this
district who are eligible for attendance.
2.
Authority
SC 1301, 1316
The Board may permit the admission of nonresident students in accordance with
terms of this policy.
SC 1302
Title 22
Sec. 11.19
The Board shall require that appropriate legal documentation showing dependency
or guardianship or a sworn statement of residential support be filed with the Board
Secretary before an eligible nonresident student may be accepted as a student in the
district schools. The Board may require a resident to submit additional, reasonable
information to substantiate a sworn statement, in accordance with guidelines issued
by the Department of Education.
SC 1302
The Board reserves the right to verify claims of residency, dependency and
guardianship and to remove from school attendance a nonresident student whose
claim is invalid.
Determining Residency
Each child who is a permanent resident of the Easton Area School District and who
is between the ages of five (5) and twenty-one (21) years may attend the public
schools of this district, subject to all of the provisions of the Pennsylvania School
Code.
A child shall be considered a permanent resident of the Easton Area School District
only if his/her parents/guardians permanently reside within the boundaries of the
Easton Area School District. Upon separation of his/her parents/guardians, a child
shall be considered a resident of this school district if this school district is the
residence of the parent/guardian with whom the child lives or to whom custody has
been awarded.
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A resident student who temporarily lives outside of the Easton Area School District
for a period not in excess of sixty (60) calendar days shall continue to be considered
a resident student. A resident student who lives temporarily outside of the Easton
Area School District for a period in excess of sixty (60) calendar days other than on
an approved exchange student program shall be considered a nonresident student,
and may not continue to attend the public schools without the permission of the
School Board. Temporarily, as used in this context, shall mean that the student will
be returning to his/her residency within the Easton Area School District and shall
include instances involving shared custody.
Admission Not Requiring Board Action
SC 1302
Titlte 22
Sec. 11.19
A child who is not a resident of the school district shall be permitted to attend the
public schools of this district without specific action by the School Board only under
the following circumstances and with the payment of tuition, unless otherwise
provided:
1.
A nonresident child who is expected to become a resident of the school district
within the next sixty (60) days, may be admitted. Monthly tuition must be paid
prior to the first day of the month of the child’s enrollment. Full tuition
reimbursement will be made for that month in which the student actually
becomes a resident of the school district.
If the child does not become a resident within the sixty (60) day period, the
parents/guardians must seek Board approval of tuition-status (see “Students
Residing in Other Districts,” below), as per this policy, or the student will be
withdrawn from the district and will not be permitted to enroll until residency or
Board approval of tuition status is established.
2.
A nonresident child whose parents/guardians have purchased unimproved real
estate in the school district and have entered into a construction contract with a
contractor that has a completion date not to exceed six (6) months from the date
of the execution of the construction contract may be admitted as a student in the
Easton Area School District, provided that the parents/guardians pay one (1)
month’s tuition in advance and execute a judgment note in the amount equivalent
to the monthly tuition payment multiplied by the number of months that remain
until the completion of the construction under the construction contract. The
parents/guardians shall also execute an Affidavit of Debtor’s Waiver of Rights
simultaneously with the execution of the judgment note.
If the parents/guardians and the child occupy the dwelling within the six (6)
month period, the judgment note will be returned to the parents/guardians.
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If the parents/guardians and the child fail to occupy the dwelling within the six
(6) month period, the district will execute the judgment note, and the
parents/guardians must seek Board approval of tuition-status (see “Students
Residing in Other Districts,” below), as per this policy, or the student will be
withdrawn from the district and will not be permitted to enroll until residency or
Board approval of tuition status is established. If payment is not made within
forty-five (45) days, the judgment note shall be reported in the Prothonotary’s
Office of Northampton County and the district will pursue all legal menus to
secure payment.
SC 1316
3.
A resident student who ceases to live within the boundaries of the school district
after April 1 shall be permitted to complete the current school year with no
tuition charge.
SC 1316
4.
Any resident student who is a member of the senior class and who has been a
resident member of the 10th and 11th grade classes at the Easton Area School
District who:
a.
Ceases to be a resident after the completion of the 11th grade may complete
the senior year upon payment of full tuition for the first semester upon
recommendation by the Superintendent or designee and approval by the
Board.
b.
Ceases to be a resident after the beginning of the second semester of the 12th
grade may be permitted to complete the senior year tuition-free upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent or designee and approval of the
Board.
3.
Guidelines
SC 1305
Nonresident Children Placed In The District
Any child placed in the home of a district resident by a court or government agency
shall be admitted to the schools and shall receive the same benefits and be subject to
the same duties as resident children.
Inmates Of Institutions
SC 1306, 1307,
1308, 1309
Title 22
Sec. 11.18
A child who is an inmate of an institution for the care or training of children located
within this district is not a legal resident of the district by such placement; but s/he
shall be admitted to district schools, and a charge shall be made for tuition in
accordance with statute.
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Other Nonresident Students
SC 1302
Title 22
Sec. 11.19
A nonresident student may be admitted to district schools without payment of tuition
where attendance is justified on the grounds that the student lives full-time and not
just for the school year with district residents who have assumed legal dependency
or guardianship or residential support of the student.
Before accepting such child as a student, the Board may require the resident to file
with the Board Secretary a sworn statement that:
1.
S/He is a resident of the district.
2.
S/He is supporting the child gratis.
3.
S/He will assume all personal obligations of the child relative to school
requirements.
4.
S/He intends to so keep and support the child continuously and not merely
through the school term.
SC 1302
A notarized statement must be filed annually by the resident with the Board
Secretary indicating eligibility.
The parent/guardian shall then be notified in writing by the Superintendent, or
his/her designee, relative to the free school privileges of children domiciled under
his/her roof.
Homeless Students
Pol. 251
This policy does not pertain to the education of homeless children, as defined in
McKinney-Vento. Board Policy 251 sets forth eligibility requirements for homeless
students.
Variances And Waivers
All variances and/or waivers of tuition fees shall be determined by the Board.
Transportation
Parents/Guardians of nonresident students and resident students temporarily living
outside the district are responsible for transportation for these students. The school
district will provide no transportation to these students.
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Tuition Payments
SC 1316
Pol. 607
The Superintendent or designee shall make periodic reports of the nonresident
tuition students to the Board.
The Superintendent or designee shall decide the general desirability of acceptance of
all nonresident tuition students. All nonresident tuition shall be paid one (1) month
in advance according to the current tuition rate as determined by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education.
SC 2561
The tuition rate is only an estimate based on the prior year's instructional expenses,
overhead costs, and attendance data submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of
Education. Upon receipt of verification of these rates from the state, which will
occur at the completion of the current school year, an adjustment will be made in the
rates. Refunds will be issued or invoices rendered as necessitated by the adjustments.
Annual Review By Board
The Board shall, prior to the opening of school, review and approve all nonresident
tuition students currently on the rolls.
Nonresident tuition students entering subsequent to the opening of the school year
shall do so under Board guidelines.
4.
Delegation of
Responsibility
The Superintendent or designee shall develop procedures for the enrollment of
nonresident children which:
1.
Admit such students only on proper application and submission of required
documentation by the parent/guardian.
2.
Verify claims of residency.
Pol. 103
3.
Do not exclude any eligible student on the basis of race, creed, color, gender,
sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, or handicap/disability.
4.
Deny admission where the educational facilities or program maintained for
district students is inadequate to meet the needs of the applicant.
5.
Make continued enrollment of any nonresident student contingent upon
maintaining established standards of attendance, discipline and academics.
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When the Superintendent or designee makes the decision to admit a tuition student,
s/he shall inform the following:
1.
The parent/guardian of the student.
2.
The principal of the appropriate building.
The tuition shall be paid in advance. The minimum period covered by advance
payment shall be twenty (20) school days. The parent/guardian is responsible for
maintaining the advance payment status. The district does not assume the
responsibility for billing. The parent/guardian is entitled to a tuition refund if the
student should voluntarily withdraw from school, if schooling beyond the
withdrawal date had been paid. Pro ratio shall be based on tuition rate.
Tuition Cost Formula:
Approved Tuition Rate x Days of Enrollment as Tuition Student
Total Student Days
The respective building principal shall be responsible to ascertain that attendance
records are accurate in respect to the tuition student.
The Business Administrator shall be responsible for receiving tuition, maintaining
records of tuition payments, issuing proper receipts to the parent/guardian, informing
the principal of tuition payments and the dates covered, and the making of tuition
refunds where appropriate.
The principal shall enroll a tuition student only after being informed by the
Superintendent or designee that such enrollment is approved, and after the Business
Administrator has informed the principal that tuition has been paid in advance. The
principal shall not permit the continued enrollment of the tuition student for any
period that has not been paid in advance. The principal shall seek confirmation of
tuition payment from the Business Administrator.
Parents/Guardians of tuition students are responsible for transportation. All
communications from the parents/guardians regarding tuition rates or payments
should be handled by the Business Administrator.
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References:
School Code – 24 P.S. Sec. 501, 502, 503, 1301, 1302, 1305, 1306, 1306.2, 1307,
1308, 1309, 1310, 1316, 2503, 2561, 2562
State Board of Education Regulations – 22 PA Code Sec. 11.18, 11.19, 11.41
Board Policy – 000, 103, 251, 607, 906