N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:12-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 6A:12-3.3 - Choice district procedures for students not meeting eligibility requirements

(a) If seats remain available in a choice district after exhausting the list of applicants who meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:12-2.2(a), including applicants on any waiting list established through the application process, the choice district may fill the seats with public school students who do not meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:12-2.2(a), and with nonpublic school students.

(b) Choice districts may accept applications from public school students who do not meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:12-2.2(a) and/or nonpublic school students until the deadline established by the Commissioner, or the Commissioner's designee, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:12-3.2(a).

(c) Upon the receipt of an application from a public school student who does not meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:12-2.2(a) or a nonpublic school student, the choice district shall send to the student's parent or guardian, a letter that includes the following information:

1. Whether the choice district will consider public school students who do not meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 5A:12-2.2(a) and nonpublic school students for admission to the choice district. If the choice district has not yet decided, it shall inform the parents of when the decision is expected to be made;

2. Public school students who do not meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:12-2.2(a) and nonpublic school students shall not be considered for admission until the choice district has conducted the application cycle and has exhausted its waiting list of students who meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:12-2.2(a) for the grade level to which they have applied;

3. The choice district may need to conduct a lottery to select the students to be offered admission to the choice district depending on the seats available and the number of applications received from public school students who do not meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A: 12-2.2(a) and/or nonpublic school students; and

4. The choice district shall fully inform the parents of public school students who do not meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:12-2.2(a) and nonpublic school students of the lottery process in the event the choice district conducts a lottery, the date it will be held, and what number has been assigned to the applicant.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:12-3.3

Amended and recodified from 6A:12-4.4 by 56 N.J.R. 1970(c), effective 10/7/2024