Bulletin One 2012 2013 Final.pdf - Fort Worth ISD

2.2.I.K Adult Student
2.2.I.L Foster Care
2. any person or entity that contracts with or is funded, licensed, certified, or regulated by a
state agency or political subdivision to provide custody or care for a person under
paragraph A.
A residential facility is required to notify the school district in which the facility is located of
the placement of a person three years of age or older. The facility is required to give the notice
not later than the third day after the date of placement. A district should contact residential
facilities in the district to coordinate implementation of this notice provision. In general,
students placed in residential facilities are entitled to admission under other provisions of
§25.001. However §25.001(b) (7) provides a uniform admissions provision for children in
such facilities. Additionally, the notice requirement should generate communication between
the facilities and school districts that will promote efficiency in the provision of educational
services to these children.
A student residing in the district is entitled to admission if the student is over 18 years of age
or if the student is less than 18 years of age and has had the disabilities of minority removed
through marriage or as otherwise permitted by law.
The law makes special provision for children in foster care. Children in foster care are to be
provided tuition-free admission in the district in which the foster parents reside. In addition,
the use of a durational residence requirement to prohibit a foster child from participating in
any school-sponsored activity is forbidden. A high school student placed in temporary foster
care is provided the option of continuing to attend, without payment of tuition, the school in
which the student was enrolled at the time of placement, regardless of the residence of the
foster parents. Pre-Kindergarten students must go to the Early Childhood Department for
acceptance.
2.3 Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment
Four-Year-Old Program – The District will offer pre-kindergarten classes if the District identifies 15 or
more eligible children. To be eligible for enrollment in a four-year-old pre-kindergarten class, a child
must be at least 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2012. The student must also meet one of the
criteria listed below:
IV. The student is unable to speak and comprehend the English language. Home Language Survey
indicates a language other than English is spoken in the home and the student qualifies as a
Limited English Proficient (LEP) student as determined by a state-approved assessment given by
the Student Placement Center (SPC) upon initial enrollment; or,
V. The family income, according to standards set by the State Board of Education or other
appropriate regulatory guidelines, is at or below subsistence level; that is, the student must be
eligible for the National Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program. Verification of household income
must be completed prior to enrollment of the student; or,
VI. Appropriate pre-kindergarten staff and McKinney Project Staff determines eligibility for students
who are homeless, regardless of the residence of the child, of either parent or stepparents of the
child, or the child’s guardian or other person having lawful control of the child.
12-13 SY Bulletin Number One 17 Revised: 10/9/2012