Out of District
Students Attending Schools Out-of-District
The policy of the Board of Education is that students shall attend the school designated for the attendance area in which they reside. In some specific and limited situations, students may be considered for placement outside of their designated attendance area. The Student Services Department shall consider such requests. Please click on the link at the bottom of the page to view the criteria for out of district placement.
Applications for out-of-district placement must be submitted no later than February 1 for the following school year. The determination of such placement will be made initially by a Pupil Personnel Worker no later than March 1.
Transportation to and from the out-of-district school will be the responsibility of the parent(s) or guardian(s).
The Pupil Personnel Worker, with approval of the Director of Student Services, may rescind the out of district placement if one of the following conditions exists:
1. child’s attendance, behavior, or grades are unsatisfactory
2. child no longer meets out-of-district criteria
3. the information provided in the out-of-district application is found to be false or misrepresented
Purchasing a property, renting, moving into another families home, etc., while at the same time maintaining another residence in the county, will not constitute a reason for enrollment in a school in the attendance area of the secondary residence.
If a request is denied, the decision of the Pupil Personnel Worker may be appealed in writing to the Superintendent of Schools, 125 N. Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157. Appeals and all supporting documentation must be received no later than ten (10) working days after the decision of the Pupil Personnel Worker. The appeal of the Superintendent/Designee's decision shall be addressed to the President of the Board of Education, 125 N. Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157. Appeals and all supporting documentation must be received by the President of the Board of Education within thirty (30) days after the decision is rendered.
2011-2012 CRITERIA FOR OUT OF DISTRICT PLACEMENT
2012-2013 CRITERIA FOR OUT OF DISTRICT PLACEMENT
