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082602 5152 Admission of non-resident students
ADMISSION OF NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS
Amendment First Reading - August 28, 2002
2 the non-resident student meets the district's criteria for admission,
3 no additional staffing will be necessitated by admitting such students, 4 no other substantial costs will accrue as a result, and
5. the admission of such non-resident student is and continues during the
The Superintendent of Schools shall annually review the approval of the attendance of non-resident tuition-paying students.
Future Residents
Non-resident students shall be admitted to the Bedford Public Schools when the parent or legal guardian can show a contract has been entered into for the construction of a home in the district, that a lease has been signed for the rental of a house in the school district, or that a contract for the purchase has been consummated and that such a dwelling will be occupied by the parent or the guardian within five months of application of opening of school or a reasonable time thereafter as determined by the Superintendent of Schools. In the event that such a house is not occupied within the designated period, the student will be permitted to complete the year only, but tuition will be paid for the period the child was not a legal resident. Should there be any possibility of the parents not occupying the dwelling within the five-month period, the Superintendent shall require a bond covering the tuition for that portion of the
year during which the student's status was that of non-resident.Former Residents
A student who becomes non-resident after May 1st may continue for the remainder of the school year in the school which he/she has been attending without payment of tuition
A student who has completed three years of high school -- grades 9, 10, 11, and who moves out of this district thereafter need not pay tuition for his/her senior
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year providing hardship is proved and he/she receives the recommendation of the Superintendent
A student who becomes non-resident after the opening of the school year stay he permitted, in the discretion of the Board, to continue for the remainder of the school year in the school which he has been attending upon payment of tuition on a pro rata basis
Residents of Other School Districts
Residents of other school districts may be admitted to the Bedford Public Schools on a tuition basis if a contractual agreement is made between the respective Boards of Education.
Children of Staff Employees
It shall be the policy of the Bedford Central School District to permit the children of full time employees who are not residents of the community to attend the schools of the district, where space is available in an appropriate instructional grouping and where acceptance of such children will not result in any significant additional cost to the district Such assessment will be made prior to the beginning of each school year, and the decision to admit a student shall be for that school year only. Each employee who lives outside the district shall be responsible for the transportation of his/her child
Transportation
Subject to the prior claim of resident students to transportation service, transportation on any district bus trip over a regularly established bus route may be provided for non-resident students by obtaining a certificate from the Superintendent authorizing the transportation requested between specified points on bus trips specified. Such certificate may be terminated at will in the event that granting of bus privileges to non-resident students cause overloading of a bus trip
Tuition
Tuition for non-resident students shall be set each year by the Board using the formula recommended by the New York State Department of Education
Proration of Tuition Charge for Contract Pupils
Where non-resident contract students enter or leave during the year the per pupil tuition charge shall he prorated.
Ref Education Law §3202
Note: Prior policies, 5152 and 5152.2, revised. Included in the policy are the
factors which will be considered in admitting non-resident pupils. It is important to include factors for allowing out of district residents into the school in the policy. In addition, these factors must be uniformly applied to all non-resident students seeking admission into the district.
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Free Tuition for Children of Staff Employees Amendment First Reading - August 28, 2002
It shall be the policy of the Bedford Central School District to permit the children of full time employees who are not residents of the community to attend the schools of the district. where space is available in an appropriate instructional grouping and where acceptance of such children will not result in am. significant additional cost to the district. Such assessment will be made prior to the beginning of each school year, and the decision to admit a student shall be for that school year only Each employee who lives outside the district shall be responsible for the transportation of his/her child.
Prior policy: 51512, Adopted 5/12/1955
Revised: 2/1975
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ADMISSION OF NON-RESIDENT Student's Regulation Student Addresses: Verification and Investigation