Jerome Joint School District No. 261

STUDENTS 3030

Part-Time Attendance / Dual Enrollment

For purposes of this policy the term “District school student” is any student who is enrolled in a non-public school

(including a home school or private school), enrolled in a public charter school or enrolled in a post-secondary

institution, other than Jerome School District.

Any non-District school student will be allowed to enroll in the District and be entitled to participate in any

program (curricular or extracurricular), subject to the same requirements as other students who are enrolled full-

time in the District and subject to the requirements set forth below in this Policy.

Non-District school students admitted to the District shall only be on school property during the hours of

enrollment or as otherwise indicated by the Superintendent or Principal. The District will not be responsible for

the student during non-enrollment hours or times. Any transportation needs for such students not provided for

otherwise under this policy during the school day shall be the sole responsibility of their parents or guardian.

Admittance

The parent/legal guardian of any non-District school student wishing to admit their son/daughter in this District for

any academic or nonacademic program must register the student and provide the following prior to acceptance of

any such student:

•  Birth certificate;

•  Evidence of residency within the District;

•  Immunization records (or an appropriate waiver) as described in Policy 3525; and

•  Student records from the previously attended public school, if any, and any other records providing

academic background information.

•  Full disclosure of any other current school of attendance, including private school, home schooling or

public charter school, including identification of all courses of instruction currently taking/enrolled and

total hours of education currently being received by the student through any other educational program

as herein detailed.

Dual enrolled students may enter any program available to other students subject to the same responsibilities and

standards of behavior and performance that apply to any student’s participation.

Extracurricular Activities

Participation in extracurricular activities shall be subject to Policy 3031.

Average Daily Attendance

Students who are dual enrolled (i.e., enrolled on a part-time basis) shall be used in calculating the District’s state

fund, but only to the extent of the student’s participation in District programs.

Priority

Priority for enrollment, when school programs reach maximum capacities, will be given to students enrolled on a

regular full-time basis. If a number of non-District school students request admission into the same class, they will

be accepted on a first-come basis. In the event the class enrollment position of a non-District school student is

needed for a regular full-time student during the course of the year, the full-time student will have priority for the

position beginning with the semester after the need is identified.

Transportation

All non-public school students will be eligible for District transportation services. A public charter school student or

nonpublic student, upon admission to a school in this District, may ride a school bus on regularly scheduled routes,

including activity bus routes, and use regularly established bus stops or stops which would require no deviation

from the regularly established bus route. No alteration of routes will be made to specially accommodate a dual

enrollment student. If a dual enrollment student attends only part time, the District may furnish transportation at

the regularly scheduled time closest to the time period for which a student is enrolled (i.e., morning busing for

a.m. classes or afternoon busing for p.m. classes). The District will not provide such transportation if there is no

available space, if the furnishing of such transportation would cause a deviation or alteration of the regularly

established bus routes or stops, or if the furnishing of such transportation would require the purchase of additional

or substitute equipment.

IDEA/ADA/Section 504 Students

Parents who wish to have a dual enrollment student’s disability accommodated by the District via a 504 Plan or

who wish to have their student enrolled in special programs must comply with the requirements of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504).

If a dual-enrolled student or a student enrolled part-time at a District school is found to be eligible for a 504 Plan,

the District’s process to create and implement a 504 Plan for a student shall be followed.

Whether the District is responsible for assessing a student’s need for special education services and for

maintaining and implementing an IEP for the student depends on factors including, but not limited to what other

type of school the student is enrolled in, if any; whether the student lives in the District; and whether a private

school they attend is located in the District. The District shall provide such assessment and related services when

required by state or federal law or administrative rules.

Mixed Curriculum

If a public charter school student or non-public student wishes to attend activities or programs in a particular

discipline, in a class or grade where the curriculum is merged or integrated, such request shall be made in writing

particularizing the subject matter presentment which the student desires to attend (i.e., art instruction in a third

grade class). The teacher and principal of that school shall, upon request, provide scheduling information to the

dual enrollment student. It shall be the dual enrollment student’s responsibility to contact the District and

ascertain when such subject matter will be presented. Where certain subject matter is integrated into a mixed

curriculum, no change in the presentation of that curriculum needs to be made because of a nonpublic student’s

request for attendance. It is also the intent of this policy to insure that the teacher’s right to integrate disciplines

and be flexible in planning and modifying the daily classroom presentations shall not be hindered or restricted in

any way.

Graduation

In order to graduate from this District, all non-District school students must meet the grade and other graduation

requirements the same as regular full-time students as outlined in Policy 2720, unless exceptions are made as

described in Policy 2710 High School Graduation Requirements – Specialty Diplomas.

Cross Reference: 2400 Special Education

2410 & 2410P Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Policy 3525 Immunization Requirements

Legal Reference:

I.C. § 33-203 Attendance at Schools - Dual Enrollment

I.C. § 33-1001, et. seq. Foundation Program – State Aid - Apportionment

I.C. § 33-512 Governance of Schools

IDAPA 08.02.03.111.13 Assessment in the Public Schools - Dual Enrollment

Other References: Idaho State Department of Education Special Education Manual, current edition

Idaho State Department of Education Dual Enrollment Q&A

Idaho State Government Private Schools Quick Guide

Policy History:

Adopted on: 04/28/2009

Revised on: 02/26/2013

Revised on: 08/23/2016

Revised on: 12/14/2021

Revised on: 03/15/2022

Revised on: 09/26/2023