Yucca Elementary School District No. 13 has a very broad boundary area within Mohave County. The District is rural and does not provide transportation. Parents and guardians are responsible for getting students to and from school. Students outside of the boundary area will have to apply for Open Enrollment. This is a form asking for permission to attend Yucca Elementary School with academic stipulations. There are a limited amount of Open Enrollment spots, so Open Enrollment Forms are due my May 31st of the previous school year. If you are looking to move into the area and want your child to attend Yucca Elementary School District No. 13, please bring Proof of Residency, Current Immunizations, Birth Certificate and a Drivers License/Photo I.D.
OPEN ENROLLMENT POLICIES:JFB ©
OPEN ENROLLMENT
The District has an open-enrollment program as set forth in A.R.S. 15-816 et seq. The open enrollment program described in this policy shall be placed on the District website and made available to the public on request.
No tuition shall be charged for open enrollment, except as authorized by applicable provisions of A.R.S. 15-764, 15-797, 15-823, 15-824, and 15-825.
Definition
Nonresident pupil means a pupil who resides in this state and who is seeking enrollment in a school district other than the school district in which the pupil resides.
Enrollment Options
District resident pupils may enroll in another school district. Nonresident pupils may enroll in schools within this District, subject to the procedures that follow.
Information and Application
The Administrator shall prepare a written information packet concerning the District's application process, standards for acceptance or rejection, and policies, regulations, and procedures for open enrollment. The packet will be made available to everyone who requests it.
The information packet shall include the enrollment application form and shall advise applicants that they must submit enrollment applications on or before May 31 of each year to be considered for enrollment during the following school year.
Capacity
The Administrator shall annually estimate how much excess capacity may exist to accept transfer pupils. The estimate of excess capacity shall be made for each school and grade level and shall take into consideration:
A. District resident pupils, including those issued certificates of educational convenience and those required to be admitted by statute.
B. The enrollment of eligible children of persons who are employed by the District.
C. Nonresident pupils who were enrolled in the school the previous year.
The Governing Board shall make the final determination of excess capacity. The excess-capacity estimates shall be made available to the public on June 30 of each year.
Enrollment Priorities
If the Governing Board has determined that there is excess capacity to enroll additional pupils, such pupils shall be selected on the basis of designated priority categories from the pool of pupils:
A. Who have properly completed and submitted applications and
B. Who meet admission standards.
Enrollment priorities and procedures for selection shall be in the order and in accordance with the following:
A. Enrollment preference shall be given to nonresident pupils who were enrolled in the school the previous year and any sibling who would be enrolled concurrently with such pupils. If capacity is not sufficient to enroll all of these pupils, they shall be selected through a random selection process adopted by regulation of the Administrator.
B. Enrollment preference shall be given to nonresident pupils who were not enrolled in the school the previous year. If capacity is not sufficient to enroll all of these pupils, they shall be selected through a random selection process adopted by regulation of the Administrator.
Enrollment preference may be given to children who are in foster care.
Admission Standards
A school district may refuse to admit any pupil who has been expelled from another educational institution or who is in the process of being expelled from another educational institution.
Notification
The District shall notify the emancipated pupil, parent, or legal guardian in writing by July 10 whether the applicant has been accepted, placed on a waiting list pending the availability of capacity, or rejected. The District shall also notify the resident school district of an applicant's acceptance or placement on a waiting list. If the applicant is placed on a waiting list, the notification shall inform the emancipated pupil, parent, or legal guardian of the date when it will be determined whether there is capacity for additional enrollment in a school. If the pupil's application is rejected, the reason for the rejection shall be stated in the notification.
As provided by A.R.S. 15-816.07, the District and its employees are immune from civil liability for decisions relative to the acceptance or rejection of the enrollment of a nonresident student when the decisions are based on good faith application of this policy and the applicable statutory requirements and standards.
