NEPN/NSBA Code: JFAB 

ADMISSION OF NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS 

Individual non-resident students may be accepted under any of the following conditions if approved by the Superintendent: 

A. Under an agreement with another local school administrative unit for students in grades 9-12, upon payment of the tuition fee allowed by state law; 

B. Following receipt of a written parental request and formal approval by the Superintendent on a space/program-available basis, upon payment of the tuition fee allowed by state law. Reapplication shall be made annually. Behavior, cooperation, and suitability of programming shall be considered; 

C. Upon recommendation of the high school building administrator, the Superintendent may authorize enrollment of a foreign exchange student assigned to a household in the community served by the school district and under the auspices of a recognized foreign exchange program. Such enrollment shall be without assessment of tuition; 

D. Upon special permission granted by the Superintendent, to provide continuity of program for a student whose family provides evidence of intent to move to the community shortly after a school year begins, or moves from the community near the end of a school year; and 

E. In accordance with Maine law related to the assignment of students for school purposes, such as: state wards; students for whom the Superintendent determines it is in the student’s best interest to attend; students placed by state agencies; homeless children of school age; temporary residents; a transfer student when the two Superintendents approve in the student’s best interest. 

Students from sending schools in the CTE Region may be permitted to enroll in courses at Lewiston High School without payment of individual tuition subject to the following conditions: 

A. The student is in the 11th or 12th grade; 

B. The student is properly enrolled in an approved CTE course; 

C. The student is unable to secure transportation to their home school at the end of the vocational course; and 

D.  Such enrollment is determined to be in the best educational interest of the student. 

All requirements regarding age, health examinations, immunizations, etc., which apply to resident students shall also apply to non-resident students accepted for enrollment in this school system. 

Legal Reference: 20-A MRSA § 5203 et seq. 

8 USC § 1101 

Cross Reference: JFAA - Admission of Resident Students 

Adopted: November 27, 1995 

Revised: June 7, 2000 

Reviewed: September 24, 2012 

Revised: September 11, 2023