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Board holds first readings of seven policy updates; interdistrict open-enrollment to phase to tuition basis
Summary
At its April 8 meeting, the Three Rivers Local Board of Education gave first readings to seven policies, including a revision that phases out open enrollment for new students and will offer tuition-based continuation for existing families who move out of district.
Doctor Alford presented seven policy changes for first reading at the April 8 meeting, highlighting revisions to interdistrict open enrollment, school-board meeting participation language, inventory thresholds for fixed assets, and public-records procedures.
“We have 7 policies that we're presenting this evening for the first reading,” Alford said, noting that the district removed pandemic-era language allowing remote participation from the school-board-meetings policy and raised the fixed-asset inventory threshold from $5,000 to $10,000 to reflect current equipment costs.
Alford identified the interdistrict open-enrollment revision as the most consequential for families. Under the proposed language, the district will continue to accept students who already have siblings enrolled during the transition year, but it will phase new admissions toward a tuition-based model. If a residential family moves out midyear and wishes to stay, the district will offer tuition-based enrollment prorated for the remainder of the year (Alford cited an example figure of $2,500). The policy will allow continuation under a tuition model for existing students while new admissions become tuition-based in the following year.
Board members asked whether executive sessions could still allow remote participation for invited guests and were told the revised policy does not preclude inviting remote guests into executive session on a case-by-case basis.
Alford also discussed KBA (public-right-to-know) changes that clarify district procedures when public-record requests are not promptly fulfilled and referenced the Ohio Department of Education guidance used in other policy updates.
The items were presented for first reading; the board did not vote to adopt any of the policies at the April 8 meeting and requested time to review the language before a subsequent meeting.
Items mentioned for review included policy BD (school-board meetings), inventory/fixed-asset threshold language, interdistrict open-enrollment revisions, and KBA (public records).
