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2. Step-parent
3. Legally appointed guardian or foster parent (including a foster agency)
4. Person in “parental relation”
A person in parental relation refers to a person who has assumed the care of a child because the child’s
parents or guardians are not available, whether due to, among other things, death, imprisonment, mental
illness, abandonment of a child, or living outside of the state. A person may only qualify as a person in
parental relation if no other eligible person applies as parent or guardian. Any determinations about who
constitutes a person in “parental relation” must be based on the individual circumstances surrounding
guardianship and custodial care of the particular child. This shall include consultation with the principal. A
person who may provide temporary care (i.e., babysitting) for a child or children does not qualify as a person
in parental relation.
A sibling of a student is defined as a child who shares the same parent or guardian. To be eligible to share a
card in the lottery, siblings must either both reside in the Community School District, or both outside of the
Community School District. They need not reside in the same home. If one sibling resides within the
Community School District and the other(s) do not, they must have separate cards in the lottery.
The Community School District will be defined based on the physical location(s) of Leadership Prep Bedford
Stuyvesant school building(s) at the time of the lottery, even if Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant has plans
to move to another location the following school year. Community School District preference will be
determined by the school using the NYC Department of Education ATS system. A student’s Community
School District will be based on the elementary school district in which the student resides. Families are
required to provide documentation to verify the student’s home address. The following documents will be
accepted:
Accepted Documents
A residential utility bill (gas or electric) in the resident’s name issued
by National Grid, Con Edison or the Long Island Power Authority
Document on letterhead from federal, state or city agency –
including City Housing Authority or the Human Resources
Administration – which states home address
Official payroll documentation from an employer such as a form
submitted for tax withholding purposes or a payroll receipt.
An original lease agreement, deed or mortgage statement for the
residence
A current property tax bill for the residence
A water bill for the residence
Valid Date for Document
Within 60 days prior to application
submission
Within 60 days prior to application
submission
Within 60 days prior to application
submission
Any date
Must cover time period including
date of application submission
Past six months
If documentation is not received by Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant by the application deadline, the
student is not eligible for Community School District preference in the lottery for admission. Leadership
Prep Bedford Stuyvesant reserves the right to ask for additional documentation to establish a student’s
Community School District. In addition, Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant reserves the right to not admit
or expel any student if false Community School District documents were submitted.
An applicant is considered “at risk of academic failure” if:
1. She or he is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in New York City.
2. His or her income is sufficiently low such that one or more of the following are true:
• The applicant resides in a New York City Housing Authority public housing development.
Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School
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