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NONRESIDENTS
Nonresident pupils are those pupils whose parents/guardians reside outside the Morris School District and who attend classes in district schools by arrangement with the Board of Education. Former Residents Pupils in grades Kindergarten through 11 who move out of the Morris School District within 60 days of the end of the school year shall be allowed upon recommendation of the Superintendent to complete the school year in which they have been regularly enrolled with no charge for tuition provided that the parent/guardian submits a written request for continued enrollment and agrees there will be no cost for transportation to the Morris School District. In the event a pupil removes his/her residence from the Morris School District prior to the 60-day period before the end of the school year, he/she may continue attending Morris School District schools for the balance of the academic year, except that tuition shall be charged from the day he/she removes his/her residence from the Morris School District until the end of the academic year, and the parents/guardians shall arrange for transportation at their expense. In addition, the parents/guardians must submit a written request for continued enrollment and accepts that they will pay tuition and provide for transportation at no cost to the Morris School District. Pupils in the 12 th grade shall be allowed to complete their senior year without payment of tuition upon recommendation of the Superintendent if the family moves anytime after the opening of the school in that year, and the pupil has been regularly enrolled. All such pupils continued on the rolls under the procedures for this policy must remain in good academic, disciplinary and attendance standing for this arrangement to continue. The Board of Education shall not be responsible for transportation or bedside instruction. Future Residents A child whose parent or guardian intends to become a resident of the district may be admitted to a school in the district, provided that: the parent or guardian applies in writing for such admission and agrees that there will be no cost for transportation to the Morris School District; the date on which he/she shall occupy a residence of domicile in the district is not more than 90 calendar days from the proposed enrollment; and proof of such intended occupancy is satisfactory to the Board. Proof of intended occupancy would require a contract (either rental or purchase) to be enrolled in the Morris School District. The parent or guardian shall be charged a deposit equal to a tuition payment for one month at the time of enrollment; this payment will be returned if the parent becomes a resident within the 90 day calendar period. The parent shall be charged for any period of non-residency commencing 90 calendar days after the date of enrollment if residency has not been established at the anticipated time. The deposit shall be credited against the tuition charges. Permission to enroll will be granted through the recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board of Education. The Morris School District shall not be responsible for bedside instruction. Students admitted under this provision must remain in good standing. Tuition Pupils-Sending/Receiving Districts The Morris School District maintains a contractual receiving relationship with Morris Plains School District with tuition charges established by the state formula. Individual Pupils When there is room in Morris School District classes, individual pupils may be accepted on the recommendation of the Superintendent. Parents/guardians have responsibility for tuition and transportation under such arrangements. These arrangements are subject to review annually. No additional staff or facilities shall be provided to accommodate such pupils. Pupils admitted under this provision must remain in good academic, disciplinary and attendance standing. Special education students may be accepted into Morris School District programs for the handicapped upon application from another school district and with the recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board of Education. Tuition Charge Tuition charges will be the actual cost as determined by the state formula. For budget purposes, Morris School District in the fall of each year will set up a tuition-billing rate for the next succeeding school year. Upon receipt of the state department's certification of costs of that school year, an adjustment billing or a rebate will be made. The sending district of any non-resident pupil who has been enrolled in a special education class in the Morris School District shall be charged in accordance with the state approved cost. Children of Employees Upon recommendation of the Superintendent and at the discretion of the Board of Education, the policy requirement that non-resident pupils shall pay full tuition charges may be waived on an annual basis of the children of full time Morris School District employees upon submission by the Superintendent and approval by the Board of Education. The waived tuition charges shall include tuition charges as determined in paragraph 2 under tuition charges. Employees who have children who would be enrolled in special education classes will pay the difference between tuition charges determined in paragraph 2 of the preceding section (labeled "Tuition Charge") and the actual tuition costs. Transportation for Morris School District employee children attending the Morris School District schools shall be the responsibility of the parents/guardians. In the event this policy is changed, children of Morris School District full time employees attending the Morris School District schools shall be permitted to continue to attend tuition free through high school graduation. Transportation will be the responsibility of the parent/guardian. Affidavit Pupils In the case where the parent/guardian is not domiciled in the Morris School District, but the child resides with another person in the Morris School District, the child will be provided tuition-free education and transportation under conditions specified in N.J.S.A. 18A:38-1 (b) and (c). The Morris School District resident must present a sworn statement that he/she supports the child gratis with no assistance from the parent and assumes responsibility for all personal obligations of the child beyond the school year. Evidence of residence must also be presented and any other documents required to verify the sworn statement. (The parent must provide sworn statement of nonsupport of the child and reasons why the child does not reside with the parent. The parent may be requested to present documentation of the sworn statement.) Placement by Agencies Students placed in foster care by court order or under the direction of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services will be provided free public education. Date: April 14, 1986 Revised: October 23, 1989 Revised March 13, 1995 Approved: April 10, 1995 Revised: May 8, 1995 Revised November 20, 2000 Revised: January 14, 2002, First Reading Revised: January 28, 2002, Approved Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:11-1 General Mandatory Powers and Duties N.J.S.A. 18A:38-1 Attendance at school free of charge N.J.S.A. 18A:38-2 Free attendance at school by nonresidents placed in district under court order N.J.S.A. 18A:38-3 Attendance at school by nonresidents N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8 Duty to receive pupils from other districts N.J.S.A. 18A:38-9 Attendance at adjoining district because of remoteness from school N.J.A.C. 6:20-3.1 Method of determining tuition rates Cross References: 3240 Tuition income 5111 Policy for Admission Key Words Admission, Non-Resident, Affidavit Pupil, Children of Morris School District employees |
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