J-0750 © JFAA ADMISSION OF
RESIDENT STUDENTS
J-0750 © JFAA A student who is a resident of the District and who meets the applicable requirements established by state law shall be admitted without payment of tuition to the school in the attendance area in which the student resides and may be admitted as a resident transfer student to another school in the District in accordance with the District's open enrollment policy.
• A student who is in the legal custody of a natural or adoptive parent or other person to whom custody has been granted by a court order and who resides with the parent or other person in the District.
• A student who is an emancipated minor and whose place of residence is in the District. When determining whether a minor is emancipated, the Superintendent will consider such factors as whether the student is married, financially independent, and residing away from the family domicile with parental consent.
• A student who is seventeen (17) years of age or older and whose place of residence is in the District.
• A student who is homeless, and who attended a school in the District at the time of becoming homeless.
• A school age person institutionalized per 43-1-3 NMSA and recommended for placement in public schools
The residency of a student, natural or adoptive parent, or other person to whom custody of the student has been granted by court order shall be based upon evidence of the individual's physical presence and intent to remain in the District. Such evidence of residency may include, without limitation, landlord-tenant agreements, rent receipts, and receipts for utility payments.
A student found to have an invalid enrollment shall be disenrolled from school in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 6.10.4.9 NMAC.
Adopted: June 28, 2022
LEGAL REF.: 22-12A-3 NMSA
43-1-3 NMSA (1978)
6.10.4.9 NMAC
42 U.S.C. 11301, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act of 2001, as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015
CROSS REF.: IKEB - Acceleration
JFAB - Admission of Nonresident Students
JFABD - Admission of Homeless Students
JG - Assignment of Students to Classes and Grade Levels
JLCB - Immunizations of Students
JLH - Missing Students