Common use of Admissions; Enrollment; Attendance; Transfer Clause in Contracts

Admissions; Enrollment; Attendance; Transfer. (a) Each school the Education Corporation is permitted to operate shall have in place and implement comprehensive policies for admissions, enrollment and attendance, which policies shall be approved by the Education Corporation Board and shall be consistent with applicable law and regulations. Such policies shall provide in detail the procedures and practices utilized by each school in regards to admission, enrollment, attendance and withdrawal including, inter alia, the period in which applications for admission shall be timely, how to obtain an application for admission, the practices in operating the random selection process in accordance with section 119.5 of Title 8 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 119.5), the maintenance of a wait list, the implementation of the preferences required by law and any at-risk school design factors pursuant to Education Law § 2854(2) as set forth in the Terms of Operation, and the taking of attendance pursuant to 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 104.1. With the exception of any changes in the at-risk school design factors, the Education Corporation Board shall have the authority to make changes to such policies and such changes shall not require the permission of the Trustees or constitute a revision to the Charter Agreement. Such changes, however, must be consistent with applicable law and regulations, and the Education Corporation must report such changes to the Trustees as part of each school’s annual report as required by section 6.1 of the Charter Agreement. (b) The Education Corporation shall utilize reasonable outreach and marketing measures to make potential applicants aware of opportunities for enrollment at each of its schools. The Trustees, upon a finding that the outreach and marketing measures taken by the Education Corporation are inconsistent with applicable law; the Terms of Operation; or the enrollment and retention targets for students with disabilities, English language learners, and students who are eligible applicants for the federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program (i) prescribed by the Trustees for any school to be operated by the Education Corporation, (ii) to be prescribed by the Trustees for any school during the first year of operation under Trustees’ authorization if the Act mandates such targets or (iii) during the first year such targets are otherwise applicable to such school by the Act (the “Enrollment and Retention Targets”), may require the Education Corporation to take remedial action including, but not limited to, requiring the Education Corporation to extend any or all of its schools’ enrollment periods, delay or void random selection processes, implement at-risk school design factors and/or conduct further specified outreach and marketing steps. Only to the extent specifically provided for in the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall any school apply an at-risk of academic failure school design factor and/or limit admission to a single sex and any change to such factors as are provided for by the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall require the prior written approval of the Trustees, it being understood that such changes may also require a revision to the Charter, such determination to be made by the Trustees. (c) Applicants that have designated a particular school or schools on an application must be entered into a random selection process for those schools. However, the Education Corporation may offer admission in a different school in addition to, or if the applicant was not selected, in lieu of, admission to the designated school provided that the Education Corporation’s or the schools’ admissions policies in the Terms of Operation describe such process. (d) The Education Corporation may transfer students between schools it is authorized to operate, provided the following conditions are met: (i) the Education Corporation or each involved school has a specific transfer policy set forth in the Terms of Operation; (ii) the transfer policy treats similarly situated students in a like manner, does not unfairly discriminate against any student or group of students and comports with federal due process in terms of any disciplinary transfers; and, (iii) the transfer policy does not or does not as applied have the effect of interfering or skewing the student performance results to be reported pursuant to each school’s Accountability Plan as further described below.

Admissions; Enrollment; Attendance; Transfer. (a) Each school the Education Corporation is permitted to operate shall have in place and implement comprehensive policies for admissions, enrollment enrollment, and attendance, which policies shall be approved by the Education Corporation Board and shall be consistent with applicable law and regulations. Such policies shall provide in detail the procedures and practices utilized by each school in regards to the admission, enrollment, attendance and withdrawal of students including, inter alia, : (i) the period in which applications for admission shall be timely, ; (ii) how to obtain an application for admission, ; (iii) the practices in operating the random selection process in accordance with section 119.5 of Title 8 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 119.5), ; (iv) the maintenance of a wait list, ; (v) the implementation of the preferences required by law and any at-risk school design factors pursuant to Education Law § 2854(2) as set forth in the Terms of Operation, and ; and, (vi) the taking of attendance pursuant to 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 104.1. With the exception of any changes in the at-risk school design factors, the Education Corporation Board shall have the authority to make changes to such policies and such changes shall not require the permission of the Trustees or constitute a revision to the Charter Agreement. Such changes, however, must be consistent with applicable law and regulations, and the Education Corporation must report such changes to the Trustees as part of each school’s annual report as required by section 6.1 of the Charter Agreement. (b) The Education Corporation shall utilize reasonable outreach and marketing measures to make potential applicants aware of opportunities for enrollment at each of its schools. The Trustees, upon a finding that the outreach and marketing measures taken by the Education Corporation are inconsistent with applicable law; the Terms of Operation; or the enrollment and retention targets for students with disabilities, English language learners, and students who are eligible applicants for the federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program (i) prescribed or to be prescribed by the Trustees for any school to be operated by the Education Corporation, (ii) to be prescribed by the Trustees for any school during the first year of operation under Trustees’ authorization if the Act mandates such targets or (iii) during the first year such targets are otherwise applicable to such school by the Act Corporation (the “Enrollment and Retention Targets”), may require the Education Corporation to take remedial action including, but not limited to, requiring the Education Corporation to extend any or all of its schools’ enrollment periods, delay or void random selection processes, implement at-risk school design factors factors, and/or conduct further specified outreach and marketing steps. Only to the extent specifically provided for in the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall any school apply an at-risk of academic failure school design factor and/or limit admission to a single sex and any change to such factors as are provided for by the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall require the prior written approval of the Trustees, it being understood that such changes may also require a revision to the Charter, such determination to be made by the Trustees. (c) Applicants that have designated a particular school or schools on an application must be entered into a random selection process for those schools. However, the Education Corporation may offer admission in a different school in addition to, or if the applicant was not selected, in lieu of, admission to the designated school provided that the Education Corporation’s or the schools’ admissions policies in the Terms of Operation describe such process. (d) The Education Corporation may transfer students between schools it is authorized to operate, provided the following conditions are met: (i) the Education Corporation or each involved school has a specific transfer policy set forth in the Terms of Operation; (ii) the transfer policy treats similarly situated students in a like manner, does not unfairly discriminate against any student or group of students and comports with federal due process in terms of any disciplinary transfers; and, (iii) the transfer policy does not or does not as applied have the effect of interfering or skewing the student performance results to be reported pursuant to each school’s Accountability Plan as further described below.

Admissions; Enrollment; Attendance; Transfer. (a) Each school the Education Corporation is permitted to operate shall have in place and implement comprehensive policies for admissions, enrollment enrollment, and attendance, which policies shall be approved by the Education Corporation Board and shall be consistent with applicable law and regulations. Such policies shall provide in detail the procedures and practices utilized by each school in regards to admission, enrollment, attendance and withdrawal including, inter alia, the period in which applications for admission shall be timely, how to obtain an application for admission, the practices in operating the random selection process in accordance with section 119.5 of Title 8 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 119.5), the maintenance of a wait list, the implementation of the preferences required by law and any at-risk school design factors pursuant to Education Law § 2854(2) as set forth in the Terms of Operation, and the taking of attendance pursuant to 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 104.1. With the exception of any changes in the at-risk school design factors, the Education Corporation Board shall have the authority to make changes to such policies and such changes shall not require the permission of the Trustees or constitute a revision to the Charter Agreement. Such changes, however, must be consistent with applicable law and regulations, and the Education Corporation must report such changes to the Trustees as part of each school’s annual report as required by section 6.1 of the Charter Agreement. (b) The Education Corporation shall utilize reasonable outreach and marketing measures to make potential applicants aware of opportunities for enrollment at each of its schools. The Trustees, upon a finding that the outreach and marketing measures taken by the Education Corporation are inconsistent with applicable law; the Terms of Operation; or the enrollment and retention targets for students with disabilities, English language learners, and students who are eligible applicants for the federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program Program, (i) prescribed by the Trustees for any school to be operated by the Education Corporation, (ii) to be prescribed by the Trustees for any school during the first year of operation under Trustees’ authorization if the Act mandates such targets or or, (iii) during the first year such targets are otherwise applicable to such school by the Act (the “Enrollment and Retention Targets”), may require the Education Corporation to take remedial action including, but not limited to, requiring the Education Corporation to extend any or all of its schools’ enrollment periods, delay or void random selection processes, implement at-risk school design factors factors, and/or conduct further specified outreach and marketing steps. Only to the extent specifically provided for in the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall any school apply an at-risk of academic failure school design factor and/or limit admission to a single sex and any change to such factors as are provided for by the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall require the prior written approval of the Trustees, it being understood that such changes may also require a revision to the Charter, such determination to be made by the Trustees. (c) Applicants that have designated a particular school or schools on an application must be entered into a random selection process for those schools. However, the Education Corporation may offer admission in a different school in addition to, or if the applicant was not selected, in lieu of, admission to the designated school provided that the Education Corporation’s or the schools’ admissions policies in the Terms of Operation describe such process. (d) The Education Corporation may transfer students between schools it is authorized to operate, provided the following conditions are met: (i) the Education Corporation or each involved school has a specific transfer policy set forth in the Terms of Operation; (ii) the transfer policy treats similarly situated students in a like manner, does not unfairly discriminate against any student or group of students and comports with federal due process in terms of any disciplinary transfers; and, (iii) the transfer policy does not or does not as applied have the effect of interfering or skewing the student performance results to be reported pursuant to each school’s Accountability Plan as further described below.

Admissions; Enrollment; Attendance; Transfer. (a) Each school the Education Corporation is permitted to operate shall have in place and implement comprehensive policies for admissions, enrollment and attendance, which policies shall be approved by the Education Corporation Board and shall be consistent with applicable law and regulations. Such policies shall provide in detail the procedures and practices utilized by each school in regards to admission, enrollment, attendance and withdrawal including, inter alia, the period in which applications for admission shall be timely, how to obtain an application for admission, the practices in operating the random selection process in accordance with section 119.5 of Title 8 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 119.5), the maintenance of a wait list, the implementation of the preferences required by law and any at-risk school design factors pursuant to Education Law § 2854(2) as set forth in the Terms of Operation, and the taking of attendance pursuant to 8 N.Y.C.R.R. § 104.1. With the exception of any changes in the at-risk school design factors, the Education Corporation Board shall have the authority to make changes to such policies and such changes shall not require the permission of the Trustees or constitute a revision to the Charter Agreement. Such changes, however, must be consistent with applicable law and regulations, and the Education Corporation must report such changes to the Trustees as part of each school’s annual report as required by section 6.1 of the Charter Agreement. (b) The Education Corporation shall utilize reasonable outreach and marketing measures to make potential applicants aware of opportunities for enrollment at each of its schools. The Trustees, upon a finding that the outreach and marketing measures taken by the Education Corporation are inconsistent with applicable law; the Terms of Operation; or the enrollment and retention targets for students with disabilities, English language learners, and students who are eligible applicants for the federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program Program, (i) prescribed by the Trustees for any school to be operated by the Education Corporation, (ii) to be prescribed by the Trustees for any school during the first year of operation under Trustees’ authorization if the Act mandates such targets or or, (iii) during the first year such targets are otherwise applicable to such school by the Act (the “Enrollment and Retention Targets”), may require the Education Corporation to take remedial action including, but not limited to, requiring the Education Corporation to extend any or all of its schools’ enrollment periods, delay or void random selection processes, implement at-risk school design factors and/or conduct further specified outreach and marketing steps. Only to the extent specifically provided for in the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall any school apply an at-risk of academic failure school design factor and/or limit admission to a single sex and any change to such factors as are provided for by the Terms of Operation or the Additional Assurances and Terms shall require the prior written approval of the Trustees, it being understood that such changes may also require a revision to the Charter, such determination to be made by the Trustees. (c) Applicants that have designated a particular school or schools on an application must be entered into a random selection process for those schools. However, the Education Corporation may offer admission in a different school in addition to, or if the applicant was not selected, in lieu of, admission to the designated school provided that the Education Corporation’s or the schools’ admissions policies in the Terms of Operation describe such process. (d) The Education Corporation may transfer students between schools it is authorized to operate, provided the following conditions are met: (i) the Education Corporation or each involved school has a specific transfer policy set forth in the Terms of Operation; (ii) the transfer policy treats similarly situated students in a like manner, does not unfairly discriminate against any student or group of students and comports with federal due process in terms of any disciplinary transfers; and, (iii) the transfer policy does not or does not as applied have the effect of interfering or skewing the student performance results to be reported pursuant to each school’s Accountability Plan as further described below.