Roanoke County Public Schools Policy
Book:
Roanoke County Public Schools Policy
Section:
SERIES 07: Students
Title:
Resident and NonResident Policy
Number:
7.02
Status:
Active
Legal:
Adopted:
Last Revised:
04/11/2008
Last Reviewed:
Policy Detail
I.
Persons of school age who are legal residents* of Roanoke County shall be permitted to enroll
in Roanoke County Schools free of charge.
*Every such person shall be deemed a legal resident of Roanoke County when:
A.
He/she is living with a natural parent or parent by legal adoption who resides in Roanoke
County; or
B.
When the person’s custodial parent has been deployed outside the United States as a
member of the Virginia National Guard or as a member of the United States Armed
Forces; and such person’s custodial parent has executed a Special Power of Attorney
under Title 10, United States Code, § 1044b providing for the care of the person of school
age by an individual who is defined as a parent in Va. Code § 22.1-1 during the time of his
deployment outside the United States. The person of school age shall be allowed to
attend a school in the school division in which the individual providing for his care,
pursuant to the Special Power of Attorney resides. Furthermore, when practicable, such
persons of school age may continue to attend school in the Virginia school division they
attended immediately prior to the deployment and shall not be charged tuition for
attending such division
C.
No child of a person on active military duty attending a school free of charge in
accordance with this policy shall be charged tuition by the school division upon such
child’s relocation to military housing in another school division in the Commonwealth,
pursuant to orders received by such child’s parent to relocate to base housing and forfeit
his military allowance. Such children shall be allowed to continue attending school in the
school division and shall not be charged tuition for attending such school. Such children
shall be counted in the average daily membership of the school division in which they are
enrolled.
D.
The parents of such person are dead and he/she is living with a person in loco parentis
who resides in Roanoke County; or
E.
The parents are unable to care for the person, and he/she is living with a court-appointed
guardian or custodian, not solely for school purposes, who resides in Roanoke County; or
F.
He/she is living in Roanoke County, not solely for school purposes, as an emancipated
minor or self-supporting person; or
G.
He/she has been placed permanently in a foster home in Roanoke County by any state or
local agency authorized to do so under the laws of Virginia.
Legal residency is verified by a rental agreement or contractual agreement on a home in
Roanoke County, or tax receipts.
II.
Persons of school age other than legal residents who may attend Roanoke County Schools free
of charge are as follows:
A.
Foreign exchange students and/or other foreign nationals who are assigned to Roanoke
County Schools by special arrangement with the Department of State or other federal
agency if they are residing in Roanoke County with the person designated by the
authorizing agency; or
B.
Residents of the State of Virginia placed temporarily in foster homes in Roanoke County
by any state or local agency authorized to do so under the laws of Virginia.
C.
Homeless children who are temporarily sheltered in Roanoke County.
III.
Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, Roanoke County Schools will not accept new
nonresident students for the 2008-2009 school year, except students whose legal guardians are
current or retired Roanoke County Schools and Roanoke County employees. Those
nonresident students already enrolled in the Roanoke County Public School System will be
allowed to continue to attend Roanoke County Schools with the conditions of their enrollment
continuing. The Roanoke County School Board will decide annually whether or not to accept
nonresidents into our school system. At their October 11, 2008 meeting, the School Board
decided to accept non-resident students for the 2009-10 school year, using the same criteria as
in the past.
IV.
The tuition rate shall be established annually by the school board.
V.
Enrollment of any nonresident student in a Roanoke County school during any school year shall
not create any right or entitlement to enrollment during any subsequent year.
VI. Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, the nonresident tuition shall be as follows:
Tier 1 – Tuition for students whose legal guardians are current or retired Roanoke County
Schools and Roanoke County employees will be increased annually to reflect the percentage of
budget increase for the school system from the previous school year. In those years where the
school budget decreases, the nonresident tuition will remain the same. The fee is payable to the
school prior to the first day of enrollment and will be non-refundable.
Tier 2 – The tuition for students enrolled prior to the 2002-2003 school year will be increased
annually to reflect the percentage of budget increase for the school system from the previous
school year. In those years where the school budget decreases, the nonresident tuition will
remain the same.
Tier 3 – The tuition for students who enrolled for the 2002-2003 school year and after will be
increased annually to reflect the percentage of budget increase for the school system from the
previous school year. In those years where the school budget decreases, the nonresident tuition
will remain the same.
The “Hill Drive” agreement will not be affected.
The tuition rate may be adjusted by the school board as deemed appropriate. The tuition rate
for the 2008-2009 school year is:
Tier 1 = $229 Grades K-8, $371 Grades 9-12
Tier 2 = $1,149
Tier 3 = $2,863
VII. The superintendent or his duly authorized designee reserves the right to terminate the
enrollment of any nonresident student for just cause. Upon written request of the parent(s) or
guardian(s), a meeting shall be held with the superintendent to provide an opportunity for all
parties to present any facts relating to this termination decision. The superintendent shall
provide all parties with a written notice of his/her decision. The decision of the superintendent
shall be final and nonappealable.
--Revised: February 24, 2000, March 28, 2002, August 12, 2004, January 11, 2006; August 16, 2006,
February 14, 2008, April 10, 2008