District considers outside residency‑verification service as staff report growing nonresident enrollments

Oak Creek — District administrators on July 14 told the school board they are stepping up residency verification after repeated situations in which students enrolled using addresses that district staff later could not confirm. Andre, a district administrator, summarized the problem: families sometimes enroll reporting they live with relatives or friends and then cannot be reached or are later discovered not to live at the stated address. The district’s enrollment specialist and school staff already verify many cases; administrators said that work is time‑consuming and that some families falsify documentation. To support verification, staff said the district has engaged Frasco, a private firm that performs residency verification and investigative services. Administrators said Frasco can provide a range of services — from desktop database checks to more intensive field work — and that the district would use Frasco services on a case‑by‑case basis rather than through a blanket contract. “The start is as low as $99, based on each individual case,” Andre said when discussing Frasco’s fee structure. Administrators described a multi‑step process before districts remove a student from resident status: school staff raise concerns; enrollment staff review documentation and may perform in‑person verification; only then would the district consider a third‑party check. Staff said they will inform school staff district‑wide about the service and coordinate intake from principals and school clerks when verification questions arise. District leaders said the objective is to ensure limited taxpayer‑funded educational resources are allocated to resident children and to reduce staff time spent on repeated verification. Administrators said most families are properly documented but a smaller number of questionable cases required additional effort; they stressed the district will follow legal and procedural safeguards before revoking residence‑based enrollment. No board vote was taken July 14; administrators said Frasco work would be billed per case and that the district can request cost estimates for a given investigation before moving forward.