Welcome To Hazel Park SchoolsWelcome and thanks for your interest in the Hazel Park Schools. If you are interested in exciting learning opportunities for your children, you have come to the right place. For example, did you know that if you are or become a resident of the Hazel Park School District while your children are in elementary school and they graduate from the Hazel Park Schools they could receive two years of free college tuition? It’s true. The Promise Zone will provide scholarship dollars after all other scholarship and financial assistance is totaled, to provide an associate's degree OR its equivalent at Oakland Community College or towards tuition at any other in-state college, university or trade school. To qualify you must graduate from Hazel Park High School and reside within the boundaries of Hazel Park School District. There is also scholarship money for Hazel Park graduates that move into the district in later grades. Please take a few moments to download and fill out the attached forms and secure a place for your children in the Hazel Park Schools. Forms can be dropped off at the Board Office at 1620 E. Elza in Hazel Park. You will be warmly welcomed. Click here to download our enrollment packet, and thank you for your interest in Hazel Park Schools.
BOARD POLICY - 5425 CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE A. Eligibility of Resident / Nonresident Students Legal eligibility is a condition of enrollment for children to attend the Hazel Park Schools. The Michigan School Code states that a child who is a resident of the Hazel Park School District generally has the right to attend school in the District and nonresident students may attend District schools under certain conditions. To qualify as a student a child must meet at least one (1) of the following criteria: 1. The parent(s) reside in a dwelling in the District. If the student's parents reside separately in different Districts, either District may enroll the pupil as a resident, a) A person is said to reside in the dwelling where they sleep on a seven (7) day a week basis. 2. The student lives with a relative other than a parent in a dwelling within the District for the purposes of securing a suitable home and not solely for education a) For residency purposes, a relative is defined as a parent, grandparent, brother, sister, stepparent, step-grandparent, stepsister, stepbrother, uncle, aunt, first cousin, great aunt or great uncle by marriage, blood or adoption. 3. The student is 18 years of age or an emancipated minor and resides in the District. The school District shall require reasonable documentation to verify the child meets the residency requirements for purposes of attendance without payment of tuition. BOARD POLICY - 5425 CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE E. Annual Proof of Residency Once a student has been enrolled in the Hazel Park School District an update of proof of legal and eligible residency may be required. Current proof of residency shall be the same as required for new enrolling student and a copy of the documentation kept on file by the District. When the District becomes aware of the questionable eligibility of a currently enrolled student, notice shall be given to the parent/guardian to clear up any issues of eligibility to attend Hazel Park Schools. If eligibility to attend Hazel Park Schools is not established within five (5) school days of notice of the apparent infraction of eligibility polices the student will be dropped from school rolls BOARD POLICY - 5425 CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE C. Entrance Information Packet The Hazel Park Schools Entrance Information Packet contains several forms needed by the District to provide services and support for the student and family. Some of these documents are provided to the families as informational items. Other forms must be completed by the parent/legal guardian and returned to the District as part of the enrollment process. Failure to complete the required forms or provide the required information may delay or prevent the enrollment of the student. BOARD POLICY - 5425 CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE D. Enrollment Documentation Certain documents are considered determinative and other documents corroborative in nature. Since a family may establish residence as a private homeowner, a renter, by living with a relative or friend, by court placement, or any of the residency exceptions provided by Michigan statute and referenced in this policy and administrative procedures, specific documents are required. Additional corroborative documents may be required or accepted by authority of the administrator. 1. HOME OWNER • Closing statement, or ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 2. RENT/LEASE • Apartment/home rental lease, and ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 3. FOSTER HOMES/GROUP HOMES • Court order, or ◆ Immunization record of Student(s) 4. EMANCIPATED MINOR • Emancipation petition filed with Probate Court • Proof of residence * ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 5. AGE OF MAJORITY ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) • Proof of residency * 6. CHILD(REN) LIVING WITH A RELATIVE • Proof of residency by host family * ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 7. PARENT(S) AND CHILD(REN) LIVING WITH A RELATIVE OR FRIEND • Proof of residency by host family * ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 8. FOREIGN STUDENTS/ALIENS/REFUGEES • Green card, or resident alien card, or white/red card with picture and fingerprint (replacement for green card) ◆ Birth certificate of Student(s) 9. FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS • Form IAP-66, Certificate of Eligibility Passport ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 10. SCHOOLS OF CHOICE • Approved School of Choice application • Proof of residency in allowable District * ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 11. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS • Application if required ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 12. NON RESIDENT OTHER STUDENTS • Superintendent’s agreement, or ◆ Birth Certificate of Student(s) 13. CHILDREN OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEES Starting with the 2008/2009 school year, the District will accept and enroll pupils who are the children of District employees. The term “children,” as used in this policy, includes adopted children, stepchildren, and legal wards. However, the District will not accept nor enroll a child of a District employee who resides in another County and is a “child with a disability” within the meaning of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act or Michigan’s Mandatory Special Education Act, in the absence of a written agreement with the resident district of the pupil for the purpose of providing a free appropriate public education; which agreement will include, but not be limited to, an agreement on the responsibility for the payment of the added cost of special education programs and services for the pupil. * Proof of Residency – Items required for homeowner or renter providing proof of residency shall be required. • Determinative Documents - items required to enroll a student and start classes. ◆ Corroborative Documents - items needed to complete an enrollment and may cause delay, suspension or removal from the District if not completed within requested or required time BOARD POLICY - 5400 OPEN ENROLLMENT The Board of Education believes in and is committed to operating according to the Community School concept. This operational philosophy includes, but is not limited to, the concept of neighborhood schools. The School District has a long history of emphasizing the importance of parents being actively involved with their local school, be it the elementary school, the junior high school or the high school. This Policy of Open Enrollment has been written to provide methods and timeliness for those parents and/or eligible students who feel a school outside of their normal attendance area, but within the Hazel Park School District, can better meet their educational needs or special circumstance. The Hazel Park School District’s adoption and implementation of this Open Enrollment Policy guarantees that no child will be displaced (forced) from their local school at the beginning of each year as a result of this policy. To accomplish the goal of assisting those desiring to opt for open enrollment and to protect those who wish to remain at the neighborhood school, the following procedures, guidelines, timeliness and responsibilities have been developed. Parents and/or eligible students must assume responsibility for: • Requesting the transfer to a school outside of the normal attendance area before the end of the prior school year. Forms are available from every Hazel Park Community School or the district Service Center. If the number of new applications exceed the number of allowable spaces for a particular school and grade level, pupils will be selected via a random selection process. Through the adoption of this policy, it is the intent of the School District to provide equal opportunity for all students requesting to be involved in the open enrollment option regardless of race, color, religion, sex, physical limitations, or national origin. Open enrollment policies work best when they are supported by parents, teachers, principals, and other community members from the local attendance area. To that end, this policy will only permit enrollment of non-attendance area students if spaces are available in existing classes at the grade level assignment for which enrollment is being requested. This will mean that school assignments for those requesting transfer may be delayed. Every effort will be made to expedite this procedure; all those requesting transfer will be notified via U.S. mail on or before August 15th regarding the final outcome of the request. However, the School District recognizes its responsibility to educate all children and, if a transfer request cannot be accomplished, space will be provided at the local school in the attendance area for the child. However, once students become enrolled in this Open Enrollment Program, they will be subject to all the rules and regulations contained in this document. The intent of the policy is to allow for a “School of Choice” through the practices of open enrollment. No section or subsection of this policy should be construed to mean that parents or eligible students may select a specific teacher or classroom through the use of this policy. It is the building principal’s responsibility to determine these grade level and classroom placements. The School District is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Pupils will remain subject to all eligibility rules of this organization regardless of the school they attend. Questions arising from the implementation of this policy including the timeliness, procedures, and guidelines will be addressed by a committee appointed by the BOARD POLICY - 5425 CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE E. Annual Proof of Residency Once a student has been enrolled in the Hazel Park School District an update of proof of legal and eligible residency may be required. Current proof of residency shall be the same as required for new enrolling student and a copy of the documentation kept on file by the District. When the District becomes aware of the questionable eligibility of a currently enrolled student, notice shall be given to the parent/guardian to clear up any issues of eligibility to attend Hazel Park Schools. If eligibility to attend Hazel Park Schools is not established within five (5) school days of notice of the apparent infraction of eligibility polices the student will be dropped from school rolls
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