2006 ADMISSION OF NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS

2006.1 A non-resident student is defined as a student admitted or seeking admission to the D.C. Public Schools who does not meet any of the criteria for resident-free instruction set forth in § 2000.2.2006.2 A non-resident student may be admitted to the D.C. Public Schools contingent upon the availability of space in the particular school or program to which admission is sought.2006.3 Admission priority shall be given to students who qualify as residents of the District of Columbia under § 2000.2.2006.4 The determination of whether sufficient space exists in a particular school or program to allow for the admission of a non-resident student shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Superintendent responsible for the school or program to which admission is sought.2006.5 A non-resident student must meet all other general admission requirements and prerequisites for admission to the school or program to which the student seeks admission and must follow all regular registration procedures set forth in this chapter.2006.6 The following categories of non-resident students shall be given special consideration and priority for available space in order to provide for continuity of instruction:- (a) A student who is enrolled in the highest grade or level of a school who becomes a non-resident student during the school year; and

- (b) A student who would have re-enrolled in the highest grade or level of a school in September, but who has become a non-resident student prior to re-enrollment.2006.7 A student who is in a special category, as set forth in § 2006.6, shall register and enroll as a non-resident student and must pay all non-resident tuition, as set forth in § 2007.2006.8 In addition to the requirements of § 2006.7, a special category non-resident student must enroll in the school in which the student is enrolled at the time he or she is a non-resident.2006.9 A student who is the child of a non-resident employee of the Board of Education may be permitted to enroll in the D.C. Public Schools and programs under the same conditions and regulations applicable to other non-resident students, including the payment of non-resident tuition as provided in § 2007.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 1005, 1016 (July 29, 1977); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 180, 182 (January 6, 1989).