The admission and denial of admission of all students shall be under the direction of the Superintendent/Designee, subject to the approval of the Board of Education. All persons seeking admission to the District and its instructional programs must satisfactorily meet all residency, academic, age, immunization, health, safety and other eligibility prerequisites as established by Board policies, rules and regulations, and by law. Students entering the District will be required to present a birth certificate or some other acceptable proof of age along with proof of residency in the District, or a request for a waiver of the residency requirements unless the student is exempt from the residency requirements as set forth in District policies, rules and regulations and/or law.
Upon a request to enroll any student in the District, the Superintendent/Designee will request the student’s previous school records along with any other relevant records as set forth in Regulation 2200 and state law. Any enrollment of a student prior to receipt of the student’s previous discipline records will remain conditional until receipt of such records. A student will be allowed to attend school during conditional enrollment so long as the student does not violate the District’s code of conduct or pose a threat of harm to students or employees of the District. (See Regulation 2200, Policy 2290, and Policy and Regulation 2664).
Students who are entering kindergarten or first grade are encouraged to pre-register in the spring prior to the fall semester in which they are to begin attendance.
The District will, prior to enrollment, require a state criminal history background check of open records for any person who is eighteen years or older, and (1) who is not counted by the District for average daily attendance; (2) if instruction takes place on District property during regular school hours; and (3) if such class contains students who are counted for purposes of state aid.
Proof of Residency
The Lonedell School District requires all new families and all existing students entering grades K, 6, and 9 to provide proof of residency. Proof of residency will be required any time an address change is reported for a student or family. Families are required to provide two documents from the list below to prove residency. Any document provided must show the parent's/guardian's name, service location, and service dates from within the prior 30 days of enrollment.
Removal of Students Ineligible to Attend
The superintendent or designee will investigate any information the District receives indicating that a student is not a resident of the District or not otherwise entitled to attend the District in accordance with law or this policy. If the superintendent of designee determines after the investigation that the student is not a resident of the District and is not otherwise entitled to enroll in and attend the District in accordance with law and the District's policy, the District will notify the student's parents/guardians, ask them to withdraw the student by a specific date. If the parents/guardians do not withdraw the student, the District will formally remove the student from its rolls and notify the parents/guardians that the student may no longer attend the school district.
Educational Larceny
It is a crime to provide the District with false information regarding residency. The board authorizes the superintendent or designee to make a criminal complaint and pursue civil recourse against any person who fraudulently claims or attempts fraudulently claim residency in the District.
Documentation
The district seeks to provide a safe learning environment for students and will work with both parents/guardians to meet the student's educational needs. However, the district will not mediate disputes between parents/guardians or enforce or monitor visitation arrangements and parenting plans. The district may request court orders or documentation of custody for the limited purpose of verifying who the legal parents/guardians are and who may have contact with the student.
High School Students Residing in K-8 Districts
The District will admit high school students from approved K-8 Districts in its county or adjoining counties. The District shall charge the sending K-8 Districts tuition for each such student. The cost of tuition will be calculated by the District’s Board of Education, but in no case will tuition exceed the amount spent for teachers’ wages, incidental purposes, debt service, maintenance and replacements divided by the District’s average daily pupil attendance. Disputes involving the tuition charged will be resolved by the State Board of Education. The sending districts are required to provide transportation provided the receiving District has been approved by the K-8 District of pupil’s residence.