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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), pursuant to Section 103 of the District of Columbia Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007, effective June 12, 2007 (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Official Code § 38-172(c) (2012 Supp.)), and Mayor’s Order 2007-186, dated August 10, 2007, hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following rule to amend Section 2106 (Out-of-Boundary Transfers) of Chapter 21 (Attendance and Transfers) of Subtitle E of Title 5 (Education) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The rulemaking amends the language regarding the start and end dates of the out-of-boundary lottery application process. The amendment is necessary because a new Common Lottery process is being instituted for the 2014-2015 school year, which will allow families to enter one lottery and choose from schools within DCPS as well as participating public charter schools. The amendment will ensure that DCPS is able to effectively serve families who choose to use the out-of-boundary lottery process by publicizing it as early as possible.
A Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on December 6, 2013 at 60 DCR 16670. No changes have been made to the text of the proposed rules. Additionally the “Out-of-Boundary Common Lottery Process Regulations Approval Resolution of 2013” was submitted to the Council on October 31, 2013 (PR-20-0534). The Council has neither approved nor disproved during the 45-day period of review and these rules are therefore deemed approved pursuant to Section 103 of the Act. These rules were adopted as final on February 6, 2014 and will become effective upon publication in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 21 (Attendance and Transfers) of Subtitle E (Original Title 5), Title 5 (Education) of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Section 2106 (Out-of-Boundary Transfers), Subsection 2106.4 is amended to read as follows:
2106.4 Applications for out-of-boundary transfers for the upcoming school year shall be submitted through the DCPS’s formal application. Starting in the 2013-2014 school year application dates will be publicized by DCPS no later than November 1st for the upcoming school year. Application dates will be publicized on the DCPS website, in the D.C. Register, and through mailings to DCPS families. The application period shall last for 30 calendar days. The Chancellor or his/her designee shall send a response to any such request no later than 30 days following the last date of the application period.
