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Schools of Choice

Schools of Choice/Open Enrollment

Since the 1994-95 school year, Colorado students have had the right to attend a school outside their designated attendance area. This state mandate allows some restrictions and does not guarantee an automatic acceptance.

Thompson School District policies detail the timeline and formal application process for students residing outside the district and students transferring within the district. Permission to transfer can be denied due to a lack of building space, needed furniture, or additional staff to support the transfer. The student must meet established eligibility criteria such as age, course prerequisites, and level of performance. While no student can be denied admission solely on the basis of his/her race, color, ethnic origin, gender, religion, or disability, no school can be required to alter its building structure, arrangement, function of rooms, or established programs to accommodate student transfer requests.

Transportation for any transfer students must be provided by their parents or guardian unless space is available in district buses without disruption of their regular routes and loading areas.

School transfers are normally for the number of years served by the receiving school except when class size becomes a factor in that school, in which case, a transfer student may be returned to his/her home school for the succeeding year. After leaving an elementary or middle school, students must reapply for a transfer if they wish to attend outside their attendance boundaries at the next level.

Open Enrollment Admission to Thompson School District Schools

Nonresident students from other school districts within the state who are accepted pursuant to the regulations approved by the Board may enroll in particular district schools or programs on a space-available basis without payment of tuition, except as otherwise provided by law. Priority, however, shall be given to resident students who apply under the district's open enrollment/transfer plan. When a school's enrollment nears and exceeds its design capacity as defined by the district's Master Plan, actions will be taken to stop new transfers into the school (95%), review transfers already in the school (100%), and return a transfer student to his/her school of residence.

The district has no obligation to enroll non-resident students after the October 1 student count. After that date, it may enter into a written agreement with a student's district of residence providing for that district to pay tuition to allow the student to attend a Thompson school or program for the remainder of the year.

Nonresident attendance is granted for the current school year only; nonresident students must reapply and re-qualify for admission annually. Permission to attend will be denied for such reasons as lack of space in the requested school or program, lack of special needs facilities, program ineligibility, the need to purchase additional equipment or teaching staff, the student has been expelled, or is in the process of being expelled, from another school district, or has engaged in behavior detrimental to the welfare or safety of other pupils or of school personnel during the preceding twelve months; an/or meets the conditions listed in law as constituting reasons for denial of admission to school.

Students defined in state law, as homeless children shall be admitted in the same way as resident students. They shall not be charged tuition. Homeless children shall be provided access to the education necessary to ensure them an opportunity to meet district performance standards. If they are eligible for services, these shall be comparable in quality to those provided to other eligible children in their school.

Transportation for nonresident students who enroll in the district shall be furnished by their parents/guardians unless it is determined that transportation is necessary for the district to comply with state and federal law requirements for homeless and disabled students.

Elementary students who become nonresidents during the school year shall be allowed to remain enrolled in elementary schools in the district in accordance with state law and Board regulations.

Secondary students who become nonresidents during the school year may complete the semester or other term for credit. Seniors who become nonresidents during the school year shall be allowed to finish the school year as residents.

No student shall be denied admission on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, gender, religion, marital status or disability.

Eligibility of a nonresident student to participate in interscholastic activities will be determined according to state law, Board policy and CHSAA/school eligibility rules.