New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 12 - INTERDISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE
Subchapter 4 - CHOICE STUDENT ADMISSIONS
Section 6A:12-4.2 - Choice district procedures for students meeting the eligibility requirements

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 6A:12-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) Choice districts shall admit choice students on a space available basis.

1. A district board of education shall not prevent students from participating in the school choice program.

2. A choice district may not impose admission criteria upon prospective choice program students other than those permitted by statute.

3. A choice district may give preference for enrollment to siblings of enrolled students.

4. When a choice district receives more applications than there are spaces available, the choice district shall hold a public lottery to determine the selection of students for participation in the choice program.
i. The choice district shall develop a waiting list based on the lottery.

ii. The choice district shall notify the parent or guardian of every student who has submitted an application to participate in the choice program of the date and time of the lottery.

iii. The choice district shall assign a number to each student participating in the lottery and shall notify the parent or guardian of the number assigned to their child(ren).

iv. Before conducting the lottery, the choice district may give preference to siblings of students already enrolled in and attending the choice district.
(1) In the event that the choice district elects to give preference to siblings of students already enrolled in and attending the choice district and there are no spaces available after granting permission to participate in the choice program to siblings of students already enrolled in and attending the choice district, then the choice district shall conduct a lottery first for the siblings only to determine the selection of students for participation and placement on the waiting list.

(2) In the event that the choice district elects to give preference to siblings of students already enrolled in and attending the choice district and there are no spaces available after granting permission to participate in the choice program to siblings of students already enrolled in and attending the choice district, then the choice district shall conduct a lottery first for the remaining applicants to assign them a place on the waiting list.

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