5111 - ELIGIBILITY OF RESIDENT/NONRESIDENT STUDENTS

Chippewa Valley Schools

Bylaws & Policies

5111 - ELIGIBILITY OF RESIDENT/NONRESIDENT STUDENTS

The Board of Education establishes the following policy for determining eligibility to attend the schools of this District.

	A.	The Board will educate, tuition-free, students who are legal residents of the District. Proof of residency will be required for registration in the District. Legal residency must be based on the need for a suitable home and not for educational purposes. Legal residency means a student is residing with his/her parents, legal guardians, or a resident relative with power of attorney over the student. If a student's residence is with a nonresident parent, the student may attend school in this District tuition free if a parent is a legal resident of the District.
	B.	Foreign students, participating in a bona fide, foreign-exchange program and living with a resident host family, will be admitted tuition-free.
	C.	Students whose parents do not reside within the District but who present evidence that they will move into the District within a short period of time may enroll in the schools of this District as tuition students for the time not in residence, provided a release is obtained from the school District of residency.
	D.	Twelfth grade students who have begun their work toward graduation from the District's high school and whose parents no longer reside within the District may be permitted to complete their high school education as tuition students, provided a releases obtained from the District of residency.
	E.	A resident student, otherwise eligible to attend school in the District, may be denied admission if s/he has a record of behavior that the Superintendent believes would constitute a threat to the safety and well-being of staff and other students.
	F.	A student who is resident within the District by order of a juvenile or probate court or placed in the District as a ward of the State by an authorized agency shall be admitted tuition free, provided documentation is shown that substantiates such action.
	G.	Non-resident students may be accepted as tuition students subject to approval by the Superintendent/Board of Education and provided tuition is paid. A release must be obtained from the school District of residency prior to admittance.
	H.	Tuition Agreements shall be signed by the parent or legal guardian.
	I.	Students of residents who become former residents during the current semester, and after the state count date, will be permitted to remain as students for the remainder of the school year, to the extent provided under the State of Michigan laws.
	J.	A nonresident student placed with the District for educational reasons by a juvenile or probate court order shall be admitted tuition free, provided documentation is shown substantiating their claim.
	K.	Nonresidents may be accepted into the District's Adult Education Classes upon payment of the appropriate fees.
	L.	Nonresident students may be accepted into the District's Summer School Program, provided space is available and appropriate fees are paid.
	M.	Students, residing in the District but not living with a parent, shall be ineligible to enroll unless said students can be considered emancipated minors by court decree and have proved the establishment of an independent residence.
		If the student resides in another school district but attends school in this District (where one (1) parent resides), it is the obligation of the parents to provide transportation for the student from the home of the nonresident, custodial parent.
	N.	A student who is the child of a person who is employed by the District, including an adopted child or legal ward.

M.C.L.A. 380.1148, 1401 et seq., 388.1606
Emancipation of Minors Act, Section 4, Subsection 6
Public Law 100-77, Section 721, 42 U.S.C. 11431
Stewart McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendment Act of 1990
PA 203 of 1994, Sec. 163a (1) & (2)

Revised 10/6/03
Revised 12/20/04