Last month, the Board Bits article focused on a discussion of the laws and subsequent policy that addresses residency eligibility and registration procedures associated with student enrollment and attendance in our district. This information was provided to emphasize the importance of this issue for all members of Pennsauken Township. The Board of Education wants to ensure that only students who are eligible to receive an education in Pennsauken are benefitting from this service. In order for the Board to achieve this goal, it is crucial for all parents and guardians to keep the school district administration informed of their current address, phone numbers, or any living arrangements or guardianship changes that may have occurred since the initial enrollment of their child.
As we approach the end of this school year and begin our preparations for the next academic year, we would like to take the opportunity in this month’s article to update the public on changes that have taken place regarding the registration procedures for students attending Pennsauken schools.
The Pennsauken Board of Education, with the assistance of our attorney, consulted with neighboring districts on their procedures relating to this important task of ensuring all of our student enrollment information is current and correct. We also researched how other districts in New Jersey conduct the registration process.
As a result of this research, at the March 2015 business meeting, the Pennsauken Board of Education approved a revision to Regulation 5111, Eligibility of Resident and Non-Resident Pupils, directing the administration to request re-validation of student eligibility to attend school in Pennsauken. State law dictates that the Board of Education may periodically request revalidation of eligibility for continued attendance in the school district. Therefore, beginning this year, all currently enrolled eighth grade students who wish to attend ninth grade at Pennsauken High School must re-validate their eligibility, or re-enroll as a student in our district.
In addition to this change, the Board of Education will be creating a centralized registration office to handle all registration needs. The Pennsauken School District administration is working to implement the re-validation procedure and creation of the centralized registration office. Once these policy directives have been finalized, complete details will be available to parents, guardians and the community at large via the district website, future mailings from our administrative offices, Channel 19, and future articles.
Board Bit Of The Month
Did you know… the Pennsauken School District serves 2,207 breakfasts and 3,675 lunches for a total of 5,882 meals every day?
The members of the Pennsauken Board of Education are Nick Perry (President), Dung Nguyen (Vice President), Armando Diaz, Mike Hurley, Diane Johnson, Dr. Allyson Meloni, Leona Moss, Meg Snyder, and Joann Young. For more information on the Board of Education, visit Pennsauken.net.
