JC
SCHOOL  ATTENDANCE  AREAS

(In District)

The attendance areas of the District will be established by the Governing Board.  Students will attend school in the attendance areas in which their respective residences are located.  Exceptions to this policy may be made for open enrollment, unsafe school choice options, special placements based on Individualized Educational Programs, disciplinary actions, available curricula and in the case of homeless students, continued attendance in their school of origin.

The Governing Board recognizes that the proposed adoption of attendance boundaries or change in current attendance boundaries is a topic which will generate much concern and interest by all who may be affected.  Therefore, Governing Board meetings to discuss proposed changes to attendance boundaries shall have comment periods and will be preceded by prior notification to parents and guardians of students and residents of the households to be affected by the proposals being discussed.  The notice shall be by means intended to reach the largest number of persons to be affected.  At least one (1) meeting shall be held to present the maps of proposed attendance boundaries and receive comments from those affected.  These maps and the notice of such a meeting shall be made available on the District's website.

Following Governing Board action, parents, guardians and residents affected by a boundary change decision will be informed by means of the minutes and other school and District communications.  These will be placed on the District's web site.  Within ninety (90) days of the adoption of a boundary change by the Governing Board, attendance boundaries will be updated, made available to the public and placed on the District website.  From the website, a direct link to the School District's attendance boundaries will be sent to the Department of Real Estate.

Attendance  Zone  Eligibility

Pupils shall attend the school in the attendance district in which their parents or legal guardian have established legal domicile unless assigned to some other school by the Superintendent of Schools.  Efforts to circumvent this policy through such means as providing a false address or establishing a temporary residence outside the attendance zone in which the student resides are strictly prohibited and will result in disciplinary action as outlined within the rules and regulations below.

Individual school attendance District boundaries shall be established by the office of the Superintendent of Schools and approved by the Governing Board.  Changes in boundaries shall be made as population conditions warrant or capacities of buildings require adjustment of pupil loads.

Adopted:  August 18, 2021

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-341
15-461
20 U.S.C. 7912, Unsafe School Choice Option
42 U.S.C. 11301, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001,
   as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015

CROSS REF.:
JFBA - Unsafe School Choice