New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 12 - INTERDISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE
Subchapter 4 - CHOICE STUDENT ADMISSIONS
Section 6A:12-4.1 - Sending district procedures
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A sending district may not restrict the participation of its students in the choice program where the district's students provide written notice of intent to apply to a specialized educational program that is offered by the choice district and not offered in the sending district.
(b) The calculation of the enrollment of a sending district shall be based on the enrollment count as reported on the Application for State School Aid in October preceding the school year during which the restriction on enrollment shall be applicable.
(c) Where a district board of education of a sending district has adopted a resolution pursuant to 18A:36B-21.a(1) to impose a limit on the number of its students participating in the choice program pursuant to this subsection, and when the student notices of intention to participate in the choice program exceed that limit, the sending district shall:
(d) Where a district board of education of a sending district has adopted a resolution to impose a limit on the number of its students participating in the choice program pursuant to this subsection, and when the student notices of intention to participate in the choice program exceed that limit, before conducting the lottery, the sending district may give preference to siblings of its resident students already enrolled in and attending the choice district.
(e) Prior to any lottery that may be held according to this section, the sending district shall verify that the student is enrolled in the sending district and was reported on the Application for State School Aid in October of the current school year.
(f) Prior to any lottery that may be held according to this section, the sending district shall notify the applicants of the date and time of such lottery.
(g) Any lottery held according to this section must be held prior to the deadline set by the Commissioner for written notification to the parent that the student is eligible to participate in the school choice program.