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JCA CHANGE OF SCHOOL OR ASSIGNMENT POLICYIn circumstances where the best interests of a
pupil warrant a change of school or assignment, the Superintendent is
authorized to re-assign a pupil from the public school to which he/she is
currently assigned to another public school, or to approve a request from another superintendent to
accept a transfer of a pupil from a school district that is not part of SAU
#54, under the following conditions and procedure. CONDITIONS 1.
The parent(s) or legal guardian(s) or
superintendent of another SAU shall make a written request to the
Superintendent for a change of school assignment. In the request, the parent(s)/legal
guardian(s) or other superintendent shall state why the best interests of the
pupil warrant a reassignment. 2.
The Superintendent shall fully consider
this written request, shall meet with the parent(s) or legal guardian(s), if
necessary, and shall make a decision concerning the re-assignment request. 3.
The Superintendent shall obtain a
release from the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) for acquisition of the
disciplinary record of the student requesting admission to the Rochester
School Department and shall obtain said disciplinary record from the sending
school district. 4.
The Superintendent's decision shall be
based on the best interests of the pupil, as determined by the
Superintendent. The Superintendent may develop administrative regulations
concerning the factors that will be considered in making such a determination . 5.
If the Superintendent determines that
the best interests of the pupil warrant a reassignment, he/she may approve
reassignment of the pupil to (a) another school within the same school
district, (b) another school district within the same SAU, or (c) a school
district in another SAU, subject to the pupil meeting the admission
requirements of such school, and subject to the agreement of the
superintendent of the receiving SAU. 6.
The Superintendent's re-assignment
decision shall be in writing, and shall be final and binding. Said written
decision shall be submitted to the Rochester School Board within thirty (30)
days of any reassignment made under this policy. 7.
The total reassignments or transfers
made under this policy in any one school year shall not exceed one (1) percent
of the average daily membership in residence of a school district, or five
(5) percent of the average daily membership in residence of any single
school, whichever is greater. 8.
Reassignments made under this policy
which exceed the percentages provided in #7 above, must be have the prior
written approval of the School Board. COUNT OF RE-ASSIGNED PUPILS, TUITION PAYMENT/ Pupils
reassigned under this policy shall be counted in the average daily membership
in residence of a given pupil's resident school district. Said pupil's
resident district shall forward any tuition payment due to the District to
which said pupil was assigned. The
superintendents involved in the reassignment of a pupil shall jointly establish
a tuition rate for each such pupil. Some or all of the tuition may be waived
by the superintendent of the receiving district for good cause shown, or
pursuant to any applicable policies of the receiving district, presuming said
action is not contrary to law. The cost of
transportation for any pupil re-assigned under this policy shall be the sole
responsibility of the parent/legal guardian. ROLE OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The
Superintendent of the pupil's resident SAU shall notify the Department of
Education within thirty (30) days of any reassignment made under this policy. MANIFEST EDUCATIONAL HARDSHIP CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT When a
parent(s)/legal guardian(s) believe that an initial assignment has been made
which will result in a manifest educational hardship to the pupil, said
parent(s)/legal guardian(s) may seek a change of assignment in accordance
with NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT A student in a Title I Elementary School that
doesn't make Acceptable Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind law
for two consecutive years, shall have the right to request transfer to
another school within the Rochester School Department. The following
guidelines will be used to approve any transfers. The district will designate a school on the
same side of the The class size of the receiving school shall
not exceed the maximum of 22 students for first and second grade classes, and
25 for grades 3 to 5. Factors considered in order to
prioritize requests for student transfers. 1.
The student has been at the sending school for two or more
years without interruption. 2.
The student has shown less than typical growth Fall to Spring on the annual NWEA assessment for at least
one year. 3.
The student is working below grade level, as defined in
the 90% reading goal criteria. Title I School Maple.................................................. William
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