N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:32-8.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:32-8.2 - School enrollment

(a) The school enrollment in a program of instruction, a school, or a school district shall be the total number of original student entries in the school register plus the number of re-entries, less the number of transfers, withdrawals, or dropouts in any such unit during a school year. The total number of original entries and re-entries, less the number of transfers, withdrawals, or dropouts, in all programs of instruction and schools of a school district shall constitute the school enrollment for the district board of education during any school year.

(b) A student attending a school operated by a district board of education shall not be concurrently enrolled in more than one school register in any school district during a school year with the exception of shared-time students.

(c) A student shall not be enrolled in a school register until the student has reached over the age of five years in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:38-1, Attendance at school free of charge. The district board of education may enroll students under the following legal school ages:

1. Kindergarten: older than four years and younger than six years;

2. State-funded preschool program: at least three years of age and younger than five years; and

3. Preschool students with disabilities: at least three years of age and younger than five years.

(d) Within 10 school days of the start of the school year, a school district shall determine whether a student who attended the previous year but not the current school year has an excused absence or has transferred, withdrawn, or dropped out of the school district.

(e) Any student enrolled in a school district who moves to another school district in the same school year shall be included in the school register in the new school district upon enrollment.

(f) The average daily enrollment in a school district for a school year shall be the sum of the total days in membership of all enrolled students when schools were in session during the year, divided by the number of days in session. The average daily enrollment for the programs of instruction or schools of a school district having varying lengths of terms shall be the sum of the average daily enrollments obtained for the individual programs of instruction or schools.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:32-8.2

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 464(a), effective 2/17/2015

Amended, 54 N.J.R. 1276(a), effective 7/5/2022