N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:31-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 6A:31-4.1 - Enrollment process for renaissance school facilities located on land owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district

(a) A renaissance school facility located on land owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district shall automatically enroll students residing in the attendance area established by the renaissance school district for that property. The renaissance school project located on land 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 it is not offered; a student enrolled in the immediately preceding school year shall have priority for enrollment in a grade that is at capacity over a student who would otherwise be eligible automatically for initial enrollment in the renaissance school project based on the student's residence in the attendance area established for the renaissance school project.

(b) If there are more students in the attendance area than seats in the renaissance school facility, 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.

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

(d) The parent or guardian of the student may determine not to enroll the student in the renaissance school project and, in that case, the student shall be eligible for enrollment in another school in 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 renaissance school project facilities' attendance areas to submit documentation for enrollment in the renaissance school project. If spaces remain available after the agreed-upon deadline for submitting such documentation, students subsequently shall be selected for the remaining spaces through a 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 that may include non-resident students shall be conducted.

(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:31-4.1

Amended by R.2015 d.051, effective 4/6/2015.
See: 46 N.J.R 661(a), 47 N.J.R. 717(a).
Deleted former (a); recodified former (b) as (a); rewrote (a); added new (b); and in (g), substituted ", which shall be" for ". The renaissance school is".
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 built on land owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority or the renaissance school district". Rewrote the section.
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.