FY 2021 Educational Facilities Master Plan

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Wicomico County Board of Education

v. Childcare – Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5 only. 1. The parent/guardian in a single parent/guardian home is employed before/during/after the hours of the school day, or 2. Both parents/guardians in a two-parent/-guardian home are both

employed/before/during/after the hours of a school day, and the parent/guardian has engaged the services of a childcare facility (babysitting) outside of the assigned attendance area, to care for his/her children during the hours of his/her employment. vi. Other 1. The parent must submit, in writing, a detailed explanation of why their child should be granted special permission. Supporting documentation must be included and deemed sufficient by school administration. 2. Reasons for “other” may not include any of the reasons cited in section “b.” below. b. Disqualifying requests for special permission i. Parent perception of the quality of the school in their assigned attendance area. ii. Closer proximity to after-school activities (school-related or not). iii. Social reasons and/or preferences. c. Special Provisions i. School staff who wish for their child(ren) to attend the school at which they are employed, may request special permission provided the school has capacity as described in section III.B. ii. Homeless children must attend the school of origin. If the parent wishes otherwise, the best interest of the child should be determined according to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001, and Guiding the Discussion on School Selection , published by the National Center for Homeless Education at the Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE). iii. Students who transfer from one Wicomico County school to another under the special permission enrollment provision or any other type of transfer are ineligible for participation in interscholastic athletics for a period of 365 days from the date of transfer, except as stated in the student athletic handbook. B. The following reasons for denial of appeals are supported by Federal, State and Local laws: 1. State-rated capacity/classroom capacity 2. Pre-Kindergarten capacity a. Capacity for Pre-Kindergarten programs is based on the ratio of teachers to students (1:10) with a maximum average classroom size of 20 students (COMAR 13A.14.02.31). b. Pre-Kindergarten capacity is determined apart from state-rated capacity of a school building.

Approval Status

Index Code

Title:

Special Permission to Attend School Outside of the Assigned Attendance Area

INS-SCH-PR-010

First Adopted: Legal Review:

02/14/17 01/23/17 02/14/17

Approved Revisions:

Effective:

02/15/17

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