Policy 5012

 

Students

 

School Attendance Areas

The attendance areas for elementary level programs are as follows:  the boundaries of the former Clear Creek Public School (as those boundaries existed on January 1, 2006) constitute the attendance center boundary for the Clear Creek attendance center.  The remaining territory of the District constitutes the boundaries for the Ashland-Greenwood attendance center.  The Board of Education may from time to time alter the school attendance area boundaries.

 

Student Assignment to Attendance Areas

Students shall attend school in the attendance area in which they reside. Exceptions for students to attend other than the assigned school may be made through transfer permits issued by the Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee.  The parent or guardian of the student shall make written request for transfer.  A transfer permit may be revoked after being granted if the student’s academic performance or behavior is unsatisfactory, or if adjustment in student assignments is determined appropriate as a result of changes in capacity or enrollment in the attendance center.

 

Students who attended the Ashland-Greenwood Elementary in 2005-06 and who reside in the Clear Creek attendance area and students who attended Clear Creek in 2005-06 and who currently reside in the Ashland-Greenwood attendance center do not have to file a transfer request and may continue to attend the attendance center they attended during the 2005-06 school term as long as the grade they would be assigned to is offered at the attendance center.

 

The criteria for granting or denying the transfer requests are as follows:

 

1.                   Attendance Centers Closed to Transfer:  In the event the Superintendent determines that an attendance center or the grade level or program in which the student may participate is at capacity, the Superintendent shall deny the transfer permit request.  An attendance center or grade level or program may be closed to transfer based on:

a.       capacity of the attendance center, grade level or program (capacity is determined based on both the facility and the staffing);

b.       the impact of transfer students on the educational program within the attendance center;

c.       prior enrollment levels for the attendance center, and

d.       anticipated enrollment levels for the attendance area.

 

2.                   Attendance Centers with Limited Capacity for Transfers:  In the event the Superintendent determines that an attendance center or the grade level or program in which the student may participate has limited capacity, transfer permits may be granted on the basis of the following criteria, with the weight of each of the criteria to be determined by the Superintendent:

a.       Best Interests of the District and the Student:  Consideration of the best interests of the District and the student, which include such factors as: (1) completion of the student’s education at the attendance center; (2) a sibling is attending or has recently attended the attendance center; (3) overriding educational needs of the student; (4) convenience of the parent or guardian which may affect the student’s education, such as employment of a parent at the attendance center near the attendance center and location of the student’s day care program.

b.       First to File:  The order in which transfer permit requests are filed with the Superintendent’s Office.

 

Special Education Transfer:  A student who is in need of special education services may be transferred to an attendance center based on decision of the student’s IEP team.

 

Option Students:  Option students may request a particular school, or a transfer to a particular school, but the building assignment of the option student shall remain subject to the determination of the Superintendent. 

 

Disciplinary Reassignment:  A student may be mandatorily reassigned to an attendance center as a disciplinary consequence. 

 

Change of Residence:  A student who changes residence to a location within the District but outside the attendance area within the school year, for reasons other than school attendance, may be permitted to continue in the attendance center in which they had begun the year, until the end of that school year.  A new transfer permit is required to be filed.

 

Transportation:  Parents or guardians bear full responsibility for transportation when a transfer permit has been approved. Transportation will be provided only in the event transportation is provided to the attendance center and a bus stop designation is made for the student.

 

 

Adopted:  February 20, 2006 

 

 

 

 

Legal References:          Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-526; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-235

                       

 

 

TRANSFER REQUEST FORM

 

TRANSFER PERMIT INFORMATION

·                     Transfer Permits are required when the student resides in an attendance area which is not within the attendance center the parents want their child to attend.

·                     Reapplication is necessary if the student’s residence changes during the school year.

·                     Parents or guardians bear full responsibility for transportation when a transfer permit has been approved. Transportation will be provided only in the event transportation is provided to the attendance center and a bus stop designation is made for the student. 

·                     A transfer permit may be revoked after being granted if the student’s academic performance or behavior is unsatisfactory, or if adjustment in student assignments is determined appropriate as a result of changes in capacity or enrollment in the attendance center.

 

STUDENT INFORMATION

 

Student’s Name: ______________________        Student’s Residence: ____________________________

Current Grade Level: __________________          School Currently Attending: ______________________

Does the student need special education: ____ Yes ____ No        Comments: ______________________   

 

PARENT/GUARDIAN CONTACT INFORMATION

Parents Name(s): ______________________       Current Address: _______________________________

Telephone #s and e-mail: ________________________________________________________________

 

TRANSFER REQUEST

I request that the student be permitted to attend (name of attendance center):  ______________________

Reasons for Request:

            A.         To continue attendance at school where the student is already enrolled.

            B.         To attend school where a sibling is attending or has recently attended.

                        Name(s) of sibling(s): _____________________________________________________

            C.         Parent or guardian convenience (e.g., parent is employed at the attendance center, or is employed near the attendance center; or day care services are near the attendance center). Describe which apply: _____________________________________________________

            D.         Overriding educational needs of the student.  Describe: ___________________________

                        _______________________________________________________________________

            E.         Other (You may attach a letter of explanation): _________________________________

                       

__________________                 __________________________

Date                                         Parent or Guardian Signature

 

SCHOOL ACTION

Date transfer request received:    _____________________

Action on transfer request:          ______ Permit Approved (Conditions, if any: _____________________)                                                      ______ Permit Denied

__________________                 ______________________________

Date                                         Superintendent or Designee Signature