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Board reviews draft policies to reintroduce nonresident paid tuition and courtesy tuition
Summary
City Schools of Decatur officials presented two draft policies — a revised JBC (school admissions) and a proposed JBCB (nonresident students) — to govern courtesy tuition for employees and paid nonresident tuition, prompting questions about enrollment priority, grade bands and transportation.
The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education on Tuesday discussed draft revisions to the district’s student admissions code that would reintroduce paid nonresident tuition and formalize “courtesy tuition” for employees.
What was presented: Amanda Lynch, chief of staff, told the Board staff propose to split the current admissions language so that policy JBC focuses on standard age/residency admissions and a new policy, JBCB, would address nonresident students and courtesy tuition. Highlights of the proposed JBCB draft included: - Definitions separating “courtesy tuition” (an employee benefit) from “nonresident paid tuition.” - Annual application and annual determination for both categories, subject to space and program availability. - Courtesy tuition eligibility proposed for employees…
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