Number:

 206

Section:

 Pupils

Title:

 Assignment Within District

Date Adopted:

 May 14, 1979

Date Reviewed:

 February 24, 2004

Purpose
The Board directs that the assignment of students to schools within the district be consistent with their proper education and the best use of the resources of the district.

Authority
The Board shall determine periodically the School attendance areas of the district and shall expect the students within each district to attend the school so designated.  In assigning pupils to schools within this district, no distinction whatever shall be made on the basis of the student's race or color.

Delegation of Responsibility
The Superintendent shall periodically review existing attendance areas and recommend to the Board such changes as may be justified by:

• the effectiveness of the instructional program,
• considerations of safe student transportation and travel,
• convenience of access to schools,
• financial and administrative efficiency,

The Superintendent may assign a student to a school other than that designated by the attendance area when such exception is justified by circumstances and is in the proper educational interest of the student.

The Superintendent shall normally assign incoming transfer students to such schools in accordance with Board attendance areas unless otherwise noted above.

The building principal shall assign students in his or her school to appropriate grades, classes or groups.  This action shall be based on consideration of the needs of the students as well as the administrative requirements of the school district.