Administrative Regulation

AR 5111.12

Students

Residency Based On Parent/Guardian Employment

District residency status may be granted to an elementary grade student if the student's parent/guardian works at least 20 hours, occurring during school hours within the district boundaries. Proof of the parent/guardian's employment within the district shall be required prior to initial enrollment. (Education Code 48204)

(cf. 5117 - Interdistrict Attendance)

The Superintendent or designee shall review each proposed or continued enrollment and determine whether it would result in additional costs to the district in excess of state funds based on space availability. If it is determined that excess costs would be incurred by the district, the Board may deny the student's admission.

The Board also may deny any proposed or continued enrollment which would adversely affect the existing desegregation plan of either the current or proposed district. (Education Code 48204)

Students enrolled in the district on the basis of parent/guardian employment shall not be obliged to reapply for enrollment the next school year. They may continue to attend school in the district through the 12th grade, subject to restrictions specified in law related to excess costs and negative impact on desegregation plans. (Education Code 48204)

The Superintendent or designee shall notify the district of residence of all children requesting admittance into the district on the basis of parent/guardian place of employment. Unless approved by the student's current district of attendance, no student shall be admitted into the district on the basis of a parent/guardian place of employment in excess of the limits imposed by law.

Eligibility for Enrollment

1. A student shall be accepted for enrollment at a district school pursuant to this regulation, provided that:

a. The request involves a student whose parent/guardian is employed within the boundaries of the school district.

b. The parent/guardian has completed Form F-2281 (Employment-Related Student Request for Enrollment), which includes a verification of employment eligibility and the signature of the authorized parent/guardian of the district of actual residence. Employment verification shall be signed by the employer or the employer's authorized agent (i.e., supervisor, director of personnel, manager, etc.).

c. One or both parents/guardians are employed within the boundaries of the school district for at least four hours during the school day (i.e., for purposes of this regulation: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.) on at least three days during the school week.

d. The cost of educating the student does not exceed the amount of additional state aid generated by the enrollment of the students.

e. The parent/guardian is willing to accept the placement of the student in the specific school designated by the district.

f. The parent/guardian agrees to assume responsibility for transportation of the student to and from school and to provide/arrange for supervision of the student before and after school.

g. The parent/guardian agrees to notify the school/district at any time there is a change in employer and/or in any condition affecting the enrollment of a student under the provisions of this regulation.

2. Enrollment pursuant to the provisions of this regulation shall be terminated at any time the parent/guardian fails to maintain employment within the boundaries of the school district.

3. Initial enrollment pursuant to the provisions of this regulation shall, if at all possible, coincide with the commencement of the school year in September or with the beginning of a quarter or semester grading period.

4. Students who have been enrolled in the district under the parent/guardian employment provision during the eighth grade year shall be eligible on a space available basis to attend high school in the district, provided that the parent/guardian continues 35 hours per week employment within the boundaries of the district.

Denial of Incoming or Outgoing Enrollment Requests

1. Recommendations by the Superintendent to deny approval to either incoming or outgoing enrollment requests will be submitted to the Board for final action at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.

2. Grounds for denial shall be restricted to the following:

a. The proposed transfer would negatively impact any court-ordered or voluntary desegregation plan.

b. The additional cost of educating the student under the proposed transfer would exceed state aid generated by the enrollment of the student in question.

c. The proposed transfer would be in excess of one percent of the average daily attendance of the district of residence for the current fiscal year (outgoing students).

State Reporting

In accordance with the provisions of the Education Code, the district shall annually report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Department of Education the number of denials of enrollment requests under the employment provisions of this regulation and the reasons for such.

Parent Notification

The student's parent/guardian shall be notified in writing of the Board's decision to deny admission or transfer out of the district. The notice shall include specific reasons for the denial. (Education Code 48204)

Notifications sent to parents/guardians at the beginning of each year shall include information about employment-based school attendance options. (Education Code 48980)

(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)

Legal Reference:

EDUCATION CODE

48200-48204 Persons included (compulsory education law)

48980 Notification of parent or guardian

Management Resources:

CDE MANAGEMENT ADVISORIES

1222.86 Enrollment Based on Parental Employment 86-09

Regulation PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

approved: March 8, 2001 Palso Verdes Estates, California