School Choice 2021-2022 School Year
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- By April 1st of each year, all principals in Amesbury will review their enrollment projections for the upcoming school year and will identify any grade-levels which might be able to accommodate additional students from outside the district without placing an undue burden on the teacher, grade-level or school.
- Principals will review their proposed list of grade-level enrollments and the number of spaces available per grade-level with the Superintendent.
- By May 1st of each year, the Superintendent will make school choice recommendations to the school committee and the school committee will vote for the upcoming school year.
- If space is allotted through the school choice program, the school administration will publicize the openings through a variety of media, including but not limited to: website, social media, and newspaper.
- Interested parties will be required to complete an application process (see attachment below) and return the application to the central office no later than June 1st.
- After establishing the number of places available for out of town students at each grade level, enrollment of choice students will occur in the following order:
- Siblings of children already attending Amesbury Public Schools (in accordance with the 1994 amendment to the School Choice Law)
- Other applicants
- Where the number of applications is greater than the number of places available, the available places will be filled by a lottery conducted by the school district. The lottery drawing shall be conducted in public, with at least three days’ notice, and be drawn by a person without an interest in the outcome.
Once admitted to a school under the School Choice statute (MGL Ch76, S 12B) a child shall be entitled to remain enrolled at a school within the school system until his/her high school graduation with the following exceptions: there is a lack of funding for the program as a result of state action to discontinue the program; the student is removed for misconduct after due process under relevant laws and regulations; or the School Committee redistricts students.
- By April 1st of each year, all principals in Amesbury will review their enrollment projections for the upcoming school year and will identify any grade-levels which might be able to accommodate additional students from outside the district without placing an undue burden on the teacher, grade-level or school.