Jerome Joint School District No. 261

STUDENTS 3000

Entrance, Placement and Transfer

Equal Education Opportunity

The Board of Trustees of Jerome School District No. 261 affirms its belief that there shall be no discrimination

against students on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, creed, marital status or disability in

the educational programs and activities of this school district.

Entrance, Date and Age

No pupil may be enrolled in the kindergarten or first grade whose fifth (5th) or sixth (6th) birthday does not occur on

or before the first (1st) day of September of the school year in which the child registers to enter school. Any child

of the age of five (5) years who has completed a private or public out-of-state kindergarten for the required 450

hours but has not reached the age and date requirements set forth above, shall be allowed to enter the first

grade.

Students who are residents of this School District who qualify for special education and related services under

Public Law 94-142 and other applicable state and federal regulations, shall have their school age defined as

beginning at three years of age and continuing until the end of the semester the student attains the age of twenty

one.

Initial Enrollment

Immunization records or an appropriate waiver and birth certificate are required for admission to all District

schools (subject to provisions of McKinney Homeless Assistance Act). Communication of the requirement for

immunization records or exemptions shall comply with District Policy 3525.

If a birth certificate is not provided upon enrollment of a student for the first time in elementary or secondary

school, the District shall notify the person enrolling the student in writing that he must provide within thirty (30)

days either a certified copy of the student’s birth certificate or other reliable proof of the student’s identity and

birth date, which proof shall be accompanied by an affidavit explaining the inability to produce a copy of the birth

certificate. Other reliable proof of the student’s identity and birth date may include a passport, visa or other

governmental documentation of the child’s identity. If the person enrolling a student fails to provide the

information within the requested (30) thirty days, the District shall immediately notify the local law enforcement

agency of such failure and again notify the person enrolling the student, in writing, that he has an additional ten

(10) days to comply. If any documentation or affidavit received pursuant to this section appears inaccurate or

suspicious in form or content, the District shall immediate report the same to the local law enforcement

agency. Local law enforcement will investigate these reports. Failure of a parent, or person in custody of a child,

or a person enrolling a student, to comply with the documentation requirements of this section after a lawful

request shall constitute a misdemeanor.

A student transferring schools within the District need not provide proof of identity and birth date if the student’s

record already contains such verified information.

Placement

The goal of the District shall be to place students at levels and in settings that will enhance the probability of

student success. Developmental testing, together with other relevant criteria, including, but not limited to, health,

maturity, emotional stability, and developmental disabilities, may be considered in the placement of all

students. Final disposition of all placement decisions rests with the principal, subject to review by the

Superintendent and the Board.

Transfer

District policies regulating pupil enrollment from other accredited elementary and secondary schools are designed

to protect the educational welfare of the child and of other children enrolled in the District.

Elementary Grades (K-8): Any student transferring into the District will be admitted and placed on a probationary

basis for a period of two (2) weeks.

Should any doubt exist with teacher and/or principal as to grade and level placement of the student, the student

shall be subject to an educational assessment to determine appropriate grade and level placement.

During the two-(2)-week probationary period, the student will be subject to observation by the teacher and

building principal.

Secondary Grades (9-12), Credit Transfer: Requests for transfer of credits from any secondary school shall be

subject to a satisfactory examination of the following:

1. Appropriate certificates of accreditation.

2. Length of course, school day and school year.

3. Content of applicable courses.

4. The school facility as it relates to credit earned (i.e., lab areas for appropriate science or

vocational instruction).

5. An appropriate evaluation of student performance leading toward credit issuance.

6. Final approval of transfer credits will be determined by the high school principal, subject to

review upon approval by the Superintendent and Board of Trustees.

Transfer from Persistently Dangerous Schools

If any school within the District is found to be persistently dangerous in accordance with federal law, students

attending the school shall be permitted to transfer to another traditional or charter school within the District

which is not persistently dangerous and which is meeting annual yearly progress requirements. The transfer may

be either permanent or temporary and lasting until the school of origin is no longer designated as persistently

dangerous. Parents or guardians of students shall be notified that the school has been designated as persistently

dangerous within ten days of being so designated. Within 20 days of receiving such notification, students may be

transferred to another school within the District.

Any student who is the victim of a violent criminal offense on school grounds shall be permitted to transfer to

another school within the District.

Cross Reference: 3525 Immunization Requirements

4160 Parents Right-to-Know Notices

Legal Reference: Art. IX, § 9, Idaho Constitution- Compulsory Attendance at School

I.C. § 18-4511 School Duties—Records of Missing Child—Identification Upon

Enrollment—Transfer of Student Records

I.C. § 33-201 School age

I.C. § 33-209 Transfer of Student Records – Duties

I.C. § 33-524 Advance Enrollment for Military Dependents

I.C. § 39-4801 Immunization required

I.C. § 39-4802 Exemptions

20 USC § 6313 Eligible School Attendance Areas

20 U.S.C. § 7912 Unsafe School Choice Option

42 USC § 11432 Education of Homeless Children and Youths

Policy History:

Adopted on: 04/28/2009

Revised on: 09/26/2017

Revised on: 01/26/2021

Revised on: 03/15/2022

Revised on: 05/24/2022