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PARENT/STUDENT CALENDAR HANDBOOK ADDENDUM
PROOF OF IDENTITY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Whenever a student enrolls in a public or non-public school for the first time, the school is required to secure proof of identity of the student. Proof of identity is either (a) a birth certificate for a student enrolling in kindergarten or the first grade, a copy of the court order placing the student in the custody of Department of Children and Family Services (DCF), or a certified transcript or other similar pupil record of a student enrolling in kindergarten through grade twelve, or (b) any other documentary evidence that the school determines to be satisfactory proof of identity. If proof of identity is not provided to the school within thirty (30) days of enrollment, the school must notify the local law enforcement agency.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
RESIDENT STUDENTS
A resident student is any child who has attained the age of eligibility for school attendance and lives with a parent or a person acting as a parent who is a resident of the district. Children who are homeless as defined by Kansas law and who are located in the district will be admitted as resident students. For purposes of this policy parent means the natural parents, adoptive parents, step-parents and foster parents. For purposes of this policy, person acting as a parent means a guardian or conservator, a person liable by law to care for or support the child, a person who has actual care and control of the child and provides a major portion of support or a person who has actual care and control of the child with written consent of a person who has legal custody of the child.
NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS
Any non-resident student who desires to be admitted to one of the Shawnee Heights attendance centers must make application to the superintendent or his/her designee after March 1 of the current school year to be considered for admission the following school year. Students whose academic achievement (passing all classes or meeting all objectives of the IEP), attendance (no absences beyond district/building policies, no unexcused absences and no truancy referrals) and conduct (no suspensions of any kind) warrant acceptance, as determined by the building principal, and who are able to arrange their own transportation, may be permitted by the superintendent to attend a USD 450 school if they meet one of the following criteria: 1. If the parents can present evidence, such as a contract, that proves the parent will be buying, building, leasing or renting a dwelling in the school attendance area during the first semester, the student will be permitted to start the school year in the appropriate school. 2. When a student, who has been a resident of the Shawnee Heights School district, moves out of the school district anytime during the school year, the student may complete the current school year in the building he/she is attending as long as the student is in good standing (academic achievement, attendance, and conduct as defined under JBC-R-2) as determined by the building principal. Parents must provide transportation to and from school or transport the student/(s) to an established bus stop. Students under this provision will be allowed to ride the bus unless it becomes overcrowded. 3. When a student, who has been a resident of the Shawnee Heights School District, moves out of the school district, he/she may be allowed to continue attending school in the Shawnee Heights School District if all the following provisions are met: • Academic achievement, attendance, and conduct as defined under JBC-R-2 are at an acceptable level as determined by the building principal, • Parents must provide transportation to and from school or transport the student(s) to an established bus stop.
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