5113 - ADMISSION OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING UNDER SCHOOLS OF CHOICE

Cedar Springs Public School District

Administrative Guidelines

5113 - ADMISSION OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING UNDER SCHOOLS OF CHOICE

The District agrees to consider nonresident students residing in the same intermediate school district or a contiguous school district located in another intermediate school district for admission under the District’s Schools of Choice Program.

Projected enrollment of resident-school students must be determined in accordance with the Kent County ISD Plan.

The number of openings in a particular program for schools of choice students will be determined by optimum size for a particular program or classroom which is the number of students that can be accommodated without increasing District expenditures for staff or equipment. This includes all special education and inclusion programs.

Application for admission will be in accordance with the Kent County ISD Plan

Students may be disqualified for admission if they:

	A.	have been suspended from another school

	B.	they have been convicted of a felony.

	C.	If the District has counted a choice student on either the pupil count day or the supplemental count day, the District may not refuse to allow the student to continue to enroll, based on the factors above. However, the student may be expelled for disciplinary reasons in accordance with the District's policies.

	D.	Assign a number to each application and place the numbers in a container. In the presence of at least one (1) other staff member, conduct a blind drawing of the numbers and list each number drawn in the order they are drawn. The drawing is to continue until all numbers have been drawn.

	E.	Maintain all applications in numbered order so that, if an applicant who has been accepted fails to enroll by the deadline, the first unaccepted applicant is notified that his/her application has been accepted and the student may enroll.

	F.	The District's regular enrollment procedure is to be followed when enrolling a schools of choice student.

	G.	The District shall not discriminate against any students with disabilities (IDEA or 504). The District shall be required to provide any services or adapt any facilities for a student with disabilities in accordance with his/her IEP or 504 plan.

	H.	Participation in interscholastic athletics must comply with pertinent regulations of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and any relevant league standards regarding eligibility of transfer students for participation in interscholastic athletics.

	I.	The appropriate principal shall determine the awarding of transfer academic credit, academic assignment, or placement based upon completion of courses or grades in the student's home school.

	J.	Upon notification of acceptance for enrollment, parents are to furnish a written statement to the principal authorizing release of all records of the nonresident student from his/her home district.