JFBB: SCHOOL
CHOICE
It is the policy of this School
District to admit non-resident students under the terms and conditions of the
Interdistrict School Choice Law (M.G.L. 76:12) and under the following local
conditions:
1.
That by May 1 of every school year, the administration will recommend to the
School Committee the number of spaces in each school available to choice
students.
2.
That by June 1 of every school year, if consideration is being given to withdraw
from the provisions of the choice law, a public meeting will be held to review
this decision.
3.
That the selection of non-resident students for admission be in the form of a
random drawing when the number of requests exceeds the number of available
spaces. There will be two drawings for this purpose. The first will take place
during the last week of the current school year but no later than July 1st. The
second will be conducted during the week immediately preceding the opening of
the next school year and will be based on the possibility of unexpected
additional openings.
4. Any
student who is accepted for admission under the provisions of this policy is
entitled to remain in the District until graduation from high school except if
there is a lack of funding of the program.
5. The
School Committee affirms its position that it shall not discriminate in the
admission of any child on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, age, sexual orientation, ancestry, athletic performance, physical handicap,
special need, academic performance or proficiency in the English
language.
SOURCE: MASC
LEGAL REFS.: M.G.L. 71:6;
71:6A; 76:6; 76:12; 76:12B
Adopted: May 8, 2008 |