LINCOLN-SUDBURY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

RESIDENCY POLICY

In order to attend Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, a student must be a resident of either the Town of Lincoln or the Town of Sudbury as defined in Chapter 76, Section 5 or qualify under one of the following exceptions:

The School Committee reserves the right to limit the space available to ensure the maintenance of appropriate class sizes and to avoid overcrowding.

Note: Dependents of employees of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District, Lincoln Public School or Sudbury Public Schools are permitted to attend Lincoln-Sudbury as long as they remain employed by said school district and provided the student’s educational needs can be met within the school and its academic and support services.

Non-Resident Students

A) Non-resident employees desiring to enroll a dependent child(ren) shall apply to the Superintendent/Principal in writing. Procedures for enrollment will be available from the Superintendent/Principal.

B) Once enrollment is approved, the child(ren) of a non-resident employee will be permitted to remain a student of LSRHS until completion of his/her senior year, except that a student whose parent leaves the employ of LSRHS or the Lincoln or Sudbury Public Schools may continue to attend LSRHS only for the balance of that academic year.

C) The non-resident employee will be responsible for the transport of his/her child(ren) to and from school.

Resident Students Who Move During their Senior Year

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee recognizes that stability is important in a student’s educational career, especially for the final year of high school. Therefore, the LSRSC will allow any resident senior whose parent or legal guardian moves from Lincoln or Sudbury after December 5 of the student’s senior year to remain in attendance in order to complete his or her senior year.

Temporary Residence

In accordance with Massachusetts law, if a child resides temporarily in Lincoln or Sudbury for the special purpose of attending school, but the legal residence of the child’s parent or guardian is not in Lincoln or Sudbury, the School District may recover the tuition from the parent or guardian.

Prospective Residents of Lincoln or Sudbury Awaiting Occupancy

In the event prospective residents are waiting to occupy their Sudbury or Lincoln home and desire to have their child(ren) attend Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enroll their child(ren) in Lincoln-Sudbury High School for up to four (4) months prior to taking possession of the home. The parent shall assume all responsibility for transportation during this period.

The prospective resident must furnish the School Department with the following documents to qualify:

A.   A signed and accepted Purchase and Sale contract,

            B. A signed statement by a licensed Real Estate Broker or Bank Officer that a Financial

Commitment has been approved.

In the event that the prospective resident does not take possession of the property within four (4) school months of enrollment in the school system, the children of such prospective residents shall be automatically excluded from the school system.

Nothing in this policy shall supercede any provision of any collective bargaining agreement.

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee will review this policy annually.

Adopted 12/10/02