3110 Qualifications of Attendance and Placement

Attending the schools of the district shall be recognized as a right and responsibility for those who meet the requirements prescribed by law. Every resident of the district who satisfies the minimum entry age requirement and is less than 21 years of age has the right to attend the district's schools until he/she completes high school graduation requirements. Children of age 8 and less than age 18 are required by law to attend a public school, an approved private school, or educational center unless they are receiving approved home-based instruction. Under certain circumstances, children who are at least 16 and less than 18 years of age may be excused from further attendance at school. The superintendent shall exercise his/her authority to grant exceptions when he/she determines that the student:

 

A resident student who has been granted an exception retains the right to enroll as a part-time student and shall be entitled to take any course, receive any ancillary services, and take or receive any combination of courses and ancillary services which is offered by a public school to full-time students.

 

To be admitted to a kindergarten program which commences in the fall of the year, a child must be not less than 5 years of age prior to September 1 of that school year. To be admitted to a first grade program which commences in the fall of the year, a child must be not less than 6 years of age prior to September l of that school year. Any student not otherwise eligible for entry to the first grade who has successfully completed a state-approved, public or private kindergarten program of 450 or more hours, including instruction in the essential academic learning requirements and other subjects that the district determines are appropriate, shall be permitted entry into the first-grade program. If necessary, the student may be placed in a temporary classroom assignment for the purposes of evaluation prior to making a final determination of the student's appropriate placement. Such determination shall be made no later than the 30th calendar day following the student's first day of attendance.

 

A student aged 21 or older may enroll in a school in the district under the following conditions:

 

The decision of where to place a student seeking admission to the district rests with the principal. Generally students meeting the age of admission requirements or transferring from a public or approved private school shall be placed in kindergarten or first grade, or the grade from which they transferred.  The principal shall evaluate the educational record and assessments of all other students to determine their appropriate placement.  A temporary classroom assignment may be made for no more than thirty calendar days for the purpose of evaluation prior to making the final placement decision.

 

Legal References:

RCW  28A.225.010 Attendance mandatory — Age — Person having custody shall cause child to attend public school — When excused

RCW  28A.225.020 School’s duties upon juvenile’s failure to attend school

RCW  28A.225.160 Qualification for admission to district's schools — Fees for preadmission screening

RCW  28A.225.220 Adults, children from other districts, agreements for attending school — Tuition

WAC 392-335 Uniform Entry Qualifications

WAC  392-134-010 Attendance rights of part-time public school students

WAC 392-137 Finance — Nonresident attendance

 

Adoption Date: 4/13/82

Franklin Pierce Schools

Revised: 2/8/95; 11/18/08

Classification: Priority