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Registration IMPORTANT NOTE: The school is responsible for checking each student address to insure it is within their school attendance area before enrolling the student.

Paperwork Review • Review lease; current or • Shared Housing form send expired to Sharon Root • No lease – contact • Additional proof maybe Operations & Planning requested at discretion of the school division • P.O. Box not accepted • On line bill payment must present a bill with address • Paperwork/Powerschool: Category: Physically Lives With Student Physical Street matches Parent Physical Street address

Attendance Waiver • Waivers are sent to For School Employees Operations & Planning for review. Written responses • May request for student to will be sent to the parent, attend out of district school and transportation • Employees can pay non • Must request each year resident tuition if living outside of Albemarle • Parents/students must County; reside in Albemarle County $4,682.50 $2,341.25 each additional child No financial waivers contact Operations & Planning

Moving into the Area • Parents building a new house Where will and will reside there by the family reside until then? December 2014 can enroll in • the school attendance area If within Albemarle County - no charge • If outside of Albemarle County: the parent can enroll but pays tuition for the days they will reside outside of Albemarle County – is held in escrow and returned in full once they move into Albemarle County. • Parents contact Operations & Planning

Important Notes • • The school is responsible for marking A student whose parent/guardian a student as “out of district”. changes residence after the end of the first semester from one school • If a child is attending your school attendance area to another school please confirm the parents/employee attendance area in the county submitted a letter to attend out of may continue in the school in district. which currently enrolled for the • Any time a family changes addresses remainder of the current year if the new proof of residency needs to be parent so desires. provided to the school. Did they move prior to January 16 th ? Students • Parents submit a written request may need to change schools. • Parents requesting to keep a child in • Student must be classified by the the current school submit a school division as a student in good letter/email to Operations & Planning standing: behavior, attendance, before/after moving tardy

Suspect a Family Moved ? Conflicting Information • You can ask the parent if they moved or to provide • Different addresses on proof of residency forms/ personal checks • Schools should address • Student stated they parents in writing moved • If you need assistance • Parents start driving with tracing an address student to school and call Operations & pick up Planning • Student tardy to school • Getting off the bus with another student

Write a letter to the Parent Dear Ms. ______, • Send Your son, _______, was admitted to ____ Middle School last year, based on a lease address of ________. Jack stated that he resides in Fluvanna at the above address. letter We suspect the primary reason for the lease is to have Jack enrolled in Albemarle County Public Schools. Your residing in Fluvanna County and renting in Albemarle County needs further clarification. Albemarle Certified County School Board Policy states: Under no circumstances may a family maintain two residences for school attendance purposes. Mail It is the obligation of the school division to know the complete residence status of each student and employee to see that all comply with the requirements Any person who knowingly makes a false statement concerning a child’s residency for the purposes of school enrollment may be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor and may be required to pay tuition for the time the student(s) was enrolled in Albemarle County Public Schools. Albemarle County has evidence that indicates your address since December 2013 or before is ___________. To avoid having Jack withdrawn from _______Middle School, you must provide the following documents by Friday, February 7, 2014: • Verification that you are actually living in Albemarle County • Albemarle County tax receipt • 2 bills in your name at an Albemarle County address during the last 30 days to be determined appropriate documents • I am willing to meet with you to discuss if Jack meets the requirements to attend Albemarle County Public Schools, which would include any custody arrangements which are currently not on file. • • Please notify my office how you plan to proceed. If verification documents are not provided, Jack will be withdrawn from ____Middle School on Friday, February 7 th at 4 p.m. Or you voluntarily withdraw Jack from ____Middle School. If you have any questions, my phone number is _____. • • Also, you may want to update your address with ___Middle School, since several versions are on file.

Special Power of Attorney • Can be submitted when • Parents can contact there are no formal Operations & Planning custody papers for more details and to receive the form • Parents also include a letter explaining why the student will be residing with a non- parent • This is NOT automatic enrollment

Birth Certificates • Parents must present • If a child’s parents are the original birth unmarried and no certificate before formal custody papers – enrollment the parent listed on the birth certificate, if the child lives with that parent may enroll the student.

Advise • Parents need to School staff are discouraged submit a request in to comment their opinion writing/email to to parents Operations & regarding enrollment Planning for review. prior to paperwork being reviewed by Operations & Planning