D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 5. EDUCATION |
SubTilte 5-A. OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION |
Chapter 5-A50. STUDENT RESIDENCY |
Section 5-A5007. NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS
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5007.1 A non-resident student enrolled in a District public school shall pay non-resident tuition consistent with provisions of this chapter.
5007.2 An LEA may enroll a non-resident student after a determination is made by the LEA that space is available at a District public school because no qualified District resident is seeking admittance during the same period of time for the same grade at the relevant school location.
5007.3 Current non-resident students who have been approved to attend a District public school may remain until the terminal grade of that school without re-application if:
(a) The current non-resident student has paid in full the total non-resident tuition by July 15th of each school year that the non-resident student has been in attendance; and
(b) The current non-resident student’s initial enrollment in the school was in accordance with all applicable policies, regulations and laws, and not based on false or fraudulent information.
5007.4 Upon completion of a terminal grade of a school, current non-resident students who have been approved to attend a District public school are not guaranteed a space at a feeder or other District public school for the following grade. All non-resident students who wish to attend a feeder or other District public school for the following grade shall apply to enroll in the feeder or other District public school.
5007.5 The following categories of non-resident students may be approved to attend a District public school even though the school is not otherwise open to non-resident students (subject to their payment non-resident tuition) in order to provide for continuity of instruction:
(a) A student who is enrolled and attending the final grade level of a school who becomes a non-resident student during that school year; and
(b) A student who would have re-enrolled in the final grade level of a school in September, but who became a non-resident student during the school year or summer prior to that final grade year.
5007.6 A ward of the District of Columbia who is no longer a ward because he or she was placed in the permanent care and custody of a parent, guardian, or custodian who resides outside of the District of Columbia shall be approved to attend the District public school that he or she attended before being permanently placed, until the terminal grade of that school and is not required to pay non-resident tuition.
5007.7 Except for those non-resident students covered under Subsections 5007.3, 5007.5, and 5007.6, all non-resident students who wish to continue to attend a District public school shall reapply to the school each year and the LEA shall determine each year whether space is available and whether the student may attend as provided for in this section.
5007.8 Upon request, the head of an LEA, a principal of a school, or the designee of any of them, shall provide to OSSE, or its designee, all waiting lists that were in effect or established during the time period(s) that a non-resident student attended or was enrolled at its school or campus.
5007.9 A non-resident student attending a District public school shall be officially enrolled at the school and reported on the school’s roster as a non-resident student.