Policy: JFAB
Admission of Non-Resident Students
The Lyme School District (“the District”) may
accept non-resident students (either tuition students or children
of non-resident staff) for enrollment at the Lyme School (“the
School”), in accordance with RSA Sec. 194:14.
1. The District shall accept non-resident students by application
only. Application shall be made to the School Superintendent,
whose decision shall be final.
2. An eligible non-resident student shall be admitted only
if there is space and/or personnel available within existing
programs or classes at the School. Decisions regarding the
availability of space and personnel for non-resident students
in School programs and classes shall be made by the Superintendent
or his or her designee, in accordance with applicable state
and local requirements and guidelines governing program and
class size.
3. Admission may be denied to any non-resident student who
has been suspended or expelled, who is or has been subject
to a suspension or expulsion proceeding, or who has a history
of behavior or conduct that could compromise the safety of
a school.
4. All requirements for enrollment in the School that apply
to resident students (such as age, health examinations, and
immunization requirements) also shall apply to non-resident
students.
5. Non-resident students are expected to meet the same academic,
extracurricular, and behavioral standards, and are subject
to the same disciplinary procedures, as resident students,
up to and including expulsion. Any non-resident student whose
enrollment is subject to termination for disciplinary reasons
prior to the end of the school year has the right to an expulsion
hearing before the Lyme School Board, whose decision shall
be final.
6. A non-resident student attending the School is entitled
to: (a) access to the School’s regular classes and co-curricular
and extracurricular programs; (b) the provision of any reasonable
accommodations the School’s Instructional Assistance
Team (“the IAT”) determines the student requires
to participate in the regular education program, as long as
those accommodations do not result in a substantial increase
in costs to the District; and (c) access, on a space-available
and personnel-available basis, to existing District special
education programs and services that the IAT determines the
student requires in order to attend the School. All decisions
regarding accommodations and/or special education and related
services that a non-resident student with a disability may
need in order to participate in school will be made by the
IAT after an individual assessment of the student’s
needs.
7. If the IAT determines that a non-resident student with
a disability requires special education and/or related services
to participate in school, the student is entitled to access
such services only on a space-available and personnel-available
basis, and only within existing District programs and from
personnel currently employed by the District. The District
shall not create new programs or classrooms or hire additional
staff to serve non-resident students, or serve non-resident
students in any educational program outside of the District.
8. The District has no obligation to non-resident students
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as a free appropriate
public education (FAPE) remains available to non-resident
students in the school district(s) in which they and their
parents or legal guardians reside. The District will not implement
an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan for a non-resident
student that was developed in a former school or district.
9. The District shall charge annual tuition up to the maximum
rate permitted by state law. Tuition for a non-resident student
shall be payable as follows: 25% at time of registration,
50% in September, 25% by January 15. Failure to pay tuition
as due shall be grounds for revoking admission of the non-resident
tuition student. In the event of a default in the timely payment
of tuition, and if the District allows the student to continue
to attend the School, all payments in arrears shall accrue
interest at a rate of 18% per year until paid in full, and
the parents or legal guardians shall pay, in addition to the
principal and interest, all costs of collection, including
attorney fees.
10. When a sending district is responsible for tuition, approval
must be received from the sending district’s school
board.
11. The District may waive tuition for children of non-resident
employees of the District. The offer of a tuition waiver to
such students must be reviewed yearly by the Lyme School Board,
and may be terminated at the end of any given school year
by decision of the Board. Such tuition waiver is separate
and distinct from contracts and working agreements governing
all other aspects of employment in the District. For children
of non-resident part-time employees of the District, tuition
shall be waived in proportion to the employees’ percentage
of employment.
12. The District shall not furnish transportation for non-resident
students except where such students can access regular bus
routes already offered by the District.
13. A non-resident student who is accepted for enrollment
shall not be formally enrolled in the School until the student’s
parents or legal guardians have signed the Non-Resident Student
Agreement.
References:
Revised: 24 April 2008
Revised: 27 August 2009
