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Board approves ‘best interest’ admission for nonresident junior; sending district to pay tuition
Summary
The board approved a superintendent-recommended request to enroll a Sandown resident junior at Salem High School under district policy JFAB; the sending Timberlane district agreed to pay tuition and the board voted 5–0.
Superintendent Mara Palmer requested board approval to enroll a high‑school junior who lives in Sandown under the district’s nonresident‑student policy (JFAB) after the student’s home district, Timberlane Regional School District, agreed to pay tuition. Palmer said she reviewed the student’s report cards and behavior records, met with the family and supported enrollment so the student could begin attending Salem High School the next school day. Business office staff had received written confirmation from the sending district that it would pay tuition.
Board member Mike Carney moved to authorize the superintendent to accept the nonresident junior and to enter any tuition agreement with the sending district; a board member seconded and the board approved the motion 5–0.
Why it matters: The decision uses existing nonresident admission policy and payroll procedures; the receiving district will enroll the student immediately if the sending district pays tuition under the agreed terms. The admission is year‑to‑year and the board noted continued review for the senior year would follow if appropriate.
