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District Procedures for Dealing with Public School Open Enrollment Applications
A. Nonresident Student Open Enrollment Application
1. Full-Time Enrollment
a. The parent(s)/guardian(s) of a nonresident student who wishes to attend school in the Geneva Joint #4 School District shall submit the required application to the School Board. The application shall be submitted no earlier than the first Monday of February and not later than the third Friday in February in the school year immediately preceding the school year in which the student wishes to attend. The Geneva Joint #4 School District shall send a copy of the application to the student’s resident school board and to the Department Of Public Instruction (DPI) on the fourth Monday of February.
b. Upon receipt of the application, it will be forwarded to the district administrator for review and recommendation. All applications shall be reviewed using the acceptance/rejection criteria outlined in Board policy. The district administrator shall submit recommendations regarding acceptance or rejection of applications to the Board for action. No action shall be taken on any application until after the third
Friday in February.
c. On or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April following the receipt of the application, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of whether the application has been accepted. If the application is rejected, the notice shall include the reason(s) for the rejection.
d. If the application has been accepted by the Geneva Joint #4 School District, and not rejected by the student’s resident school board, the district administrator will determine which program the nonresident student may attend in the following year. This determination shall be made in consultation with other appropriate staff and in accordance with established district policies and procedures. On or before the second Friday following the first Monday in May following receipt of the application, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the specific program that the student may attend in the following school year.
e. The nonresident student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) shall notify the Board of the student’s intent to attend school in the Geneva Joint #4 School District in the following school year. This must be done on or before the first Friday following the first Monday in June following receipt of the notice of acceptance.
f. Annually by June 30, the resident district school boards shall be notified of the names of the students from the resident district who will be attending school in the Geneva Joint #4 School District the following school year.
2. Part-Time Enrollment
a. Part-time enrollment applies only to high school students. Since Geneva Joint #4 School District is an elementary school district, part-time enrollment does not apply.
B. Resident Student Open Enrollment Applications
1. Full-Time Enrollment
a. Upon receipt of a copy of a resident student’s application to attend a school in another public school district, school office staff shall forward it to the district administrator for review and recommendation.
b. All applications shall be reviewed using the criteria outlined in Board policy. The district administrator shall submit recommendations regarding acceptance or rejection of applications to the Board for action. If the application is rejected, the application and the nonresident school board shall be notified, in writing, that the application has been rejected. This notification shall be made on or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April. The notice shall include the reason(s) for the rejection.
2. Part-Time Enrollment
a. Part-time open enrollment only applies to high school students.
C. Appeal of Rejection
a. If an application for enrollment is rejected as outlined above, the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may appeal the decision to the DPI within 30 days after the decision.
December, 1998
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