Policy S-4

The District will consider admission requests from Colorado students who do not reside within the boundaries of the School District but who wish to attend a particular school or program within the District in accordance with the following regulations:

1. Determination of Residency

Any questions about a student’s residency status must be resolved prior to application for admission. These regulations apply to all Colorado students who do not reside within the boundaries of the School District.

2. Requests for Admission

Requests for admission as a nonresident student must be initiated by the parent/guardian by filing the approved form with the Superintendent of Schools. The request will then be forwarded to the Principal of the school which the student wishes to attend (receiving school) prior to October 1st for enrollment in the academic year.

Forms will be available in every school building and in the District office. The Principal will explain to the parent/guardian the procedures used to process admission requests.

The parent(s) must submit a student admission request in accordance with these regulations for each school or program requested within the District. The District Office and each Principal will maintain a file of all enrollment requests received from nonresidents.

The Superintendent shall review the request and forward it to the receiving school Principal. The Principal will make a recommendation to the Superintendent as to whether an application should be accepted or rejected based on criteria established in state law and school district policy and regulations. The receiving school Principal will be responsible for notifying the parents and student of approval or disapproval of an admission request.

Approval of a request to enroll in the District will be conditioned on compliance with each of the following:

a. Actual enrollment and attendance prior to October 1 of the following academic year.

b. Receipt of all applicable records.

c. Satisfaction of all District requirements for admission.

In the event any information is falsified or withheld from the District during the admission process, approval for admission will be withdrawn immediately.

An approved application will be valid for one year. Each student must apply for admission annually.

Those students who apply for admission will be placed on a waiting list in the order in which the applications are received and will be considered for approval at a later date if space becomes available.

3. Grounds for Denial of Admission

Grounds for denial of admission to a nonresident student who otherwise complies with the District’s policies and procedures are limited to the following:

a. There is a lack of space or teaching staff in a particular program or school requested, in which case priority will be given to resident students applying for admission to the program or school.

b. The school requested does not offer appropriate programs or is not structured or equipped with the necessary facilities to meet special needs of the student or does not offer the particular program requested.

c. The student does not meet the established eligibility criteria for participating in a particular program including age requirements, course prerequisites and required levels of performance.

d. A desegregation plan is in effect for the School District, and denial is necessary in order to enable compliance with the desegregation plan.

e. The student has been expelled from any School District in the preceding 12 months or is in the process of being expelled because of habitually disruptive behavior (as defined in law) or for committing a serious offense for which expulsion is mandatory.

f. The student has demonstrated behavior in another School District during the preceding 12 months that is detrimental to the welfare or safety of other students or of school personnel.

g. The student has graduated from the 12th grade of any school or is in receipt of a document evidencing completion of the equivalent of a secondary curriculum.

4. Criteria to Determine Availability of Space or Teaching Staff

Enrollment requests are subject to space availability in the school. Students whose enrollment requests have been approved will be assigned to classrooms on the basis of available staff and support services as well as the best use of classroom space.

Requests for enrollment in particular programs will take into consideration the applicant’s qualification for the program.

Admission granted to one child in a family will not necessarily support enrollment of another child in the family.

5. Athletics

Nonresident students who enroll with the District in accordance with this policy will have the same curricular and extracurricular status as all other students attending the school limited only by rules of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA).

Eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics will be determined in accordance with CHSAA rules and District eligibility requirements.

6. Procedures for Resident Elementary Students who Become Nonresidents

Students enrolled in elementary school who become nonresidents after they are enrolled or between school years may remain enrolled in or re-enroll in the elementary school subject to the following requirements:

a. The student was included in the District’s most recent October 1 student enrollment count and has been enrolled continuously in elementary school since the count was taken.

b. The parent or guardian has submitted a written request to the Principal asking for the student to remain enrolled or to re-enroll in the school.

c. The request has been approved by the Principal after a determination that space exists in the school to accommodate the student.

Once the request is approved, the student may enroll or re-enroll in the requested school.

7. Appeal Procedure

Should a request for admission be denied, the parent/guardian will be advised by the Principal that he/she may appeal the denial in writing to the Superintendent.
The receiving Principal will be asked to submit the reason for denial of the request. The Superintendent considering the appeal will review the parent/guardian’s request and the Principal’s decision and then make a determination.

Upon request, the Board of Education will review the decision of the Superintendent.


Revised: January 29, 2004

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