Lyme School Board

Policy: JBCCA-2
High School Placement And Tuition

It shall be the policy of the Lyme School District to pay high school tuition for any pupil who resides in the Lyme School District with parent(s), guardian(s), or person who has legal custody, and whose parent(s), guardian(s) or legal custodian is a resident of Lyme, in accordance with provisions of RSA 193:12. Such tuition shall be paid to a public high school or to a public academy approved by the New Hampshire board of education, as is stated in RSA 194:27, or to an approved public high school or to an approved independent school designated as a public high school pursuant to Vermont law.

Any parent or guardian who wishes to register a child at an eligible high school at Lyme School District expense, must complete a Proof of Residency Form, signed by the Lyme Town Clerk. Parents or guardians who are legally divorced, must provide proof of court ordered custody prior to enrolling a child. Guardians must provide proof of court appointed guardianship.

School districts accepting a Lyme student for high school attendance will agree to send timely communication(s) to the Lyme School Board specific to any student(s) who is not meeting attendance or scholastic requirements leading to graduation within a four-year period.

Tuition beyond the fourth year for a high school student who has attended a high school or school(s) of corresponding grades without graduating, or costs related to other options for completing high school requirements within the fifth year, will be payable only upon specific authorization of the Lyme school board, upon such conditions as the board may impose, and in accordance with provisions of RSA 194:27-a.

Requests for fifth-year tuition to complete graduation requirements must be submitted to the Lyme school board in writing by the parent or student, c/o Superintendent of Schools. The Lyme school board, through its administrative personnel, reserves the right to review student options for completing high school graduation requirements.

Reference: Policy JBCB-3: Provisional Resident and Non-Resident Students—Tuition. RSA 193:12, RSA 194:27-a, and RSA 193:1, III.

ADOPTED: 12 June 1979
REVISED: 11 November 1993
11 June 1998
1 March 2001
29 April 2004