N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:31-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 6A:31-4.2 - Enrollment process for renaissance school facilities not located on land owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district

(a) If a renaissance school facility is located on land that is not owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district, preference for enrollment in the renaissance school project shall be given to students who reside in the renaissance school facility's attendance area identified in the application submitted by the renaissance school project and approved by the Commissioner. If there are more students in this attendance area than seats in the renaissance school project, the renaissance school project shall determine enrollment by a lottery for students residing in the attendance area. Students who participate in this lottery shall receive enrollment priority. In developing and executing its selection process, the nonprofit entity shall not discriminate on the basis of intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, status as a person with a disability, proficiency in the English language, or any other basis that would be illegal if used by a school district.

(b) A renaissance school project that is located on land not owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district shall allow any student who was enrolled in the renaissance school project in the immediately preceding school year to enroll in the renaissance school project in the appropriate grade unless the appropriate grade is not offered.

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

(d) In no case may an attendance area include an area outside of the renaissance school district.

(e) The renaissance school district and the renaissance school project shall agree to a process for the parents or guardians of students residing in the attendance area to submit documentation for enrollment in the renaissance school project. If spaces remain available in the renaissance school project, students subsequently shall be selected for the remaining spaces through the lottery system.

(f) The first lottery shall include resident students who reside outside of the attendance area of the renaissance school facility.

(g) If space remains available, a second lottery shall be conducted that may include non-resident students.

(h) The lottery(ies) shall be coordinated and administered by the renaissance school project, unless a centralized process is in place that complies with N.J.S.A. 18A:36C-8 and is agreed upon by the renaissance school project and the renaissance school district.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:31-4.2

Amended by R.2015 d.051, effective 4/6/2015.
See: 46 N.J.R 661(a), 47 N.J.R. 717(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2018 d.019, effective 1/16/2018.
See: 49 N.J.R. 2664(a), 50 N.J.R. 324(a).
Section was "Enrollment process for renaissance schools not built on land owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district". Rewrote (a), (d), and (g); and in (b), substituted "located on land not" for "not built on land".
Amended by R.2022 d.007, effective 1/3/2022.
See: 53 N.J.R. 1054(a), 54 N.J.R. 40(c).
Rewrote the section.