Unless otherwise required by law, this district does not accept nonresident students. A nonresident
student shall be defined as a student who does not meet the requirements to be a resident student of
the Jefferson City School District, as defined in Board policies and law.
Nonresident students admitted pursuant to the following exceptions or as otherwise mandated by law
will not be required to file for a waiver of residency.
1. The following nonresident students will be admitted and are exempt from complete or partial
tuition charges:
► Children placed by the department of mental health, the department of social services
or by court order in facilities or programs located within the district will be admitted
even if the child’s domicile is in another district.
The district is entitled to local tax effort from each student's domiciliary district. The
district may, if such funds are available and pursuant to law, receive payment from
the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for such students
in lieu of the local tax effort payments from the domiciliary district.
► Orphaned children, as defined by the courts, who have a permanent or temporary
home within the school district may attend school without paying tuition.
► Children with only one (1) living parent who have a permanent or temporary home
within the school district may attend school without paying tuition.
► Children whose parents do not contribute anything to their support and are unable to
pay tuition, and who have a permanent or temporary home within the school district,
may attend school without paying tuition.
► Children whose parents or guardians pay school taxes on property in the school
district but do not live in the district may attend school in the district and pay tuition
on a tuition/tax credit basis. School taxes paid to the school district by the parents
or guardians of nonresident students shall be deducted from the tuition charge
applicable to the school term or fractional part thereof, concurrent with the calendar
year in which the taxes are paid. The deduction will be prorated among the number
of students per family attending the district's schools. A tax statement must be
submitted to the appropriate administrator before a student can be admitted.
► Children whose parents or guardians own real estate of which 80 acres or more are
used for agricultural purposes and upon which their residence is situated may attend
school, without paying tuition, in any district in which a part of such real estate,
contiguous to that upon which his or her residence is situated, lies, provided that 35
percent of the real estate is located in the district of choice. Such parents or
guardians are required to send notification by June 30 to all school districts involved
specifying which district their children will attend. If notification is not received,
such children shall attend the school in which the majority of the parent or guardian's
property lies. Attendance at any other district will require the payment of tuition.
2. Children residing in institutions located within the district that provide a place of residence
for three (3) or more such children whose domicile is not in the state of Missouri may be
admitted pursuant to a contractual arrangement, provided that the school district, its
taxpayers, the state of Missouri or its political subdivisions bear no financial burden as a
result of the placement.
3. In the event the Board allows nonresident teachers employed by the district to send their
children to the district, such children will be considered resident students for the purpose of
determining average daily attendance. The Board shall not solicit or receive money from a
teacher employed by the district for the purposes of paying tuition or any other expenses of
the operation of schools.
4. Foreign exchange students living within the boundaries of the school district who have
obtained a J-1 visa and who are sponsored by an organization listed on the Council on
Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) Advisory List will be allowed to
enroll in the school district. Such enrollment will be conditioned upon approval of the
superintendent and in accordance with procedures set forth by the superintendent or designee.
No more than four (4) foreign exchange students will be enrolled each year with no more
than three (3) from any one (1) approved agency. Attendance by foreign exchange students
is a privilege, not a right.
5. The district may admit nonresident students pursuant to a contractual arrangement, the
Enrollment Option Act or as otherwise permitted by law. A nonresident student enrolled
pursuant to an enrollment option program shall be counted as a resident pupil for the
purposes of determining state aid.
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In the event of a discrepancy between an administrative procedure and a Board policy, the Board
policy will take precedence.
Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this section
for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures and/or forms for
related information.
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Adopted: 09/10/1990
Revised: 02/14/2000; 10/10/2005; 12/11/2006
Cross Refs: IGBCA, Programs for Homeless Students
Legal Refs: §§ 162.1040 - .1059, 163.011, 167.121 - .151, 168.151, RSMo.
8 U.S.C. §§ 1101, 1372
Jefferson City School District, Jefferson City, Missouri
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