N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:11-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:11-4.5 - Lottery

(a) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-8, preference for enrollment in a charter school shall be given to students who reside in the school district in which the charter school is located. If there are more applications to enroll in the charter school than spaces available, the charter school shall select students to attend using a random selection process. A charter school shall not charge tuition to students who reside in the school district.

(b) A charter school shall allow any student who was enrolled in the school in the immediately preceding school year to enroll in the charter school in the appropriate grade, unless the appropriate grade is not offered at the charter school.

(c) A charter school may give enrollment priority to a sibling of a student enrolled in the charter school.

(d) If available space permits, a charter school may enroll non-resident students. The terms and condition of the enrollment shall be outlined in the school's charter and approved by the Commissioner.

(e) The charter school's admission policy shall seek, to the maximum extent practicable, the enrollment of a cross-section of the community's school-age population, including racial and academic factors.

(f) A charter school may seek approval from the Commissioner to establish a weighted lottery that favors educationally disadvantaged students, including, but not limited to, students who are economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, migrant students, multilingual learners, neglected or delinquent students, or homeless students, in an effort to better represent a cross-section of the community's school-age population.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:11-4.5

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 2521(a), effective 8/7/2017

Administrative Change, 56 N.J.R. 890(a) effective 4/22/2024