Board approves first reading of revised attendance and enrollment policy to clarify mid‑term placement and partial credit

The Kennewick School District Board of Directors voted to approve first and second reading of a revised Policy 3110, Qualifications of Attendance and Placement. The update clarifies how the district enrolls and places students who enter during a term, and codifies procedural provisions for awarding partial credit to students who change schools mid‑term.

Why it matters: The revisions formalize current practice that allows high-school students who enroll after a semester begins to earn course credit proportionate to work completed (including partial credit in some circumstances), and they clarify the district’s authority to place students outside their boundary school for program or special-education reasons.

Matt Scott, assistant superintendent for K–12, told the board these changes were prompted by work on procedures for awarding partial credit, which state guidance allows for students who are in foster care or experiencing homelessness. Scott said the policy edits explicitly note that the superintendent may make exceptions to placement timelines for specified reasons and that the procedures will document how partial credit is applied at the secondary level.

The board passed the motion to accept Policy 3110 for first and second reading by roll-call vote; all board members present voted yes. The district will publish the required notices and maintain a written procedure describing how partial credits are calculated and how placement decisions are made for students who require program placements outside their boundary school.

Ending: Policy 3110 advances for formal adoption; district staff will finalize and publish the associated procedure describing partial-credit calculations and administrative processes for mid‑term placement.