06/01/2015 – Work/Business
Agenda Item – Approval of Non-Resident Tuition
Rationale
To provide an approved tuition fee for non-resident students as authorized by the Georgia Department of Education. This fee represents the average cost locally financed cost per student for the previous year.
Requested Action
It is requested that the Board of Education approve the non-residential student annual tuition fee of $2,745.66 for the 2015-2016 school year, as calculated using the state provided formula, as per the attached spreadsheet.
Preparatory Q&A with DeKalb Schools
Question: In accordance with policy and law stated here http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/registration, if a student is enrolled provisionally, after 30 days do we actively seek proof of residency documentation from those students?
Answer: (MICHAEL BELL) Per Legal Affairs: Yes, in the vast majority of cases. DCSD practice is to give the school Principal discretion in the provisional enrollment decision, and also in going past the 30 day time period in the submission of residency documentation.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”