(printable copy of Open Enrollment
Guidelines)
Open Enrollment Guidelines:
Open Enrollment Deadline for the 2012-2013
School Year
is
Tuesday,
April 17, 2012
The District’s Open Enrollment Policy
addresses situations where parents would like
students to attend a school within the District
that is not in their attendance area.
Should you choose to make an open enrollment
request to attend or to remain at a school other
than your designated school, a letter must be
submitted to the District no later than Tuesday, April
17, 2012.
The letter should be directed to Mr. David
Rodgers
(address below), with copies sent to each of the
building principals involved.
Mr. David Rodgers, Director
Human Resources
Northville Public Schools
501 W. Main Street
Northville, MI 48167
(248-344-8451)
rodgerda@northville.k12.mi.us
Open enrollment pertaining to incoming
Kindergarten students will be handled through
the Kindergarten orientation and registration
process.
Open enrollment letters must be submitted on
an annual basis. Please be aware that there are
no guarantees that siblings will be able to
remain in the same building. Note:
Those making requests can expect a tentative
response by the end of June. If further
adjustments are necessary due to enrollment or
staffing fluctuations which occur over the
summer, a second notice will be sent one to two
weeks prior to the start of the school year.
Please refer to the Open Enrollment
Guidelines below.
Northville Public Schools
OPEN ENROLLMENT GUIDELINES
A request, which must be written annually,
for the transfer of a student from the local
attendance area to another school within the
Northville Public School District will be
processed according to the following guidelines:
- Request must be in writing and received by
the building principal and the District
administrator no later than Tuesday, April
17, 2012, for the 2012-13 school year.
- The building principal of the designated
school of attendance will review the written
request with the principal of the requested
school.
- The principal will review the written
request with appropriate building staff.
- The principal and appropriate staff will
review the student’s total educational program
needs.
- The principal will review his/her
recommended decision with the Superintendent
or Director of Human Resources prior to parent
notification of the decision.
- Transfer requests will be given due
consideration based upon:
- The sending and receiving principals’
recommendations made after a thorough review
and in the best interest of all students’
educational growth needs and opportunity.
- Available physical space in the school and
grade being requested.
- The understanding that the District does
not provide transportation for open enrollment
students.
- The understanding that the student cannot
transfer back to the home or designated school
during the year of transfer.
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