3141 - Nonresident Students
Policy: 3141
Section: 3000 - Students
Title: Nonresident Students
Status: Active
Adopted: March 19, 1981
Nonresident Students
Consistent with Chapter 28A.225 RCW, any student who resides outside the district may apply to attend a school in the district. All applications will be considered on an equal basis.
The superintendent shall establish rational, fair, and equitable standards for acceptance and rejection of applications. The district shall provide to applicants written notification of the approval or denial of the application in a timely manner. If the application is rejected, the notification shall include the reason or reasons for the denial, and the right to appeal.
The district annually will inform parents of the interdistrict enrollment options. Information on interdistrict acceptance policies will be provided to nonresidents on request. Providing online access to the information satisfies the requirements of this policy unless a parent or guardian specifically requests information to be provided in written form. The district will not charge any transfer fees or tuition costs for enrolling eligible nonresident students.
The district must use the Standard Choice Transfer System in the Education Data System (EDS) to process those requests for student transfer enrollment into online or alternative learning experience programs or schools.
A student who resides in a district that does not operate a secondary program will be permitted to enroll in secondary schools in this district in accordance with state law and regulation relating to the financial responsibility of the resident district.
Cross References:
Policy 3120 Enrollment
Legal References:
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RCW 28A.225.220 |
Adults, children from other districts, agreements for attending school — Tuition
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RCW 28A.225.225
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Applications from nonresident students or students receiving home-based instruction to attend district school — School employees’ children — Acceptance and rejection standards — Notification
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RCW 28A.225.240 |
Apportionment credit |
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RCW 28A.225.290 |
Enrollment options information booklet |
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RCW 28A.225.300 |
Enrollment options information to parents |
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WAC 392-137 |
Finance — Nonresident attendance |
Management Resources:
2018 - December Policy Issue
2015 - October Policy Issue
Policy News, June 2003 Enrolling children of School Employees
Policy News, September 1999 School safety bills impact policy
Adoption Date: 03.19.81 Ferndale School District
Revised: 09.17.81; 03.24.83; 11.20.86; 03.08.89; 06.28.90;01.27.94; 01.26.95; 01.28.14; 02.26.19; 06.30.2026