Board hears mandated revision to 5111 requiring districts to charge tuition for nonresident students

The New Providence Board of Education on Aug. 14 was presented with a mandated revision to Policy 5111 (Eligibility of Resident/Nonresident Students) to conform with a change to statute identified in the meeting as "18A." District administration said the revised policy aligns the district with the statutory requirement that districts charge tuition to nonresident students.

Mr. Uglieluro told the board the change is required by statute and that the district previously had a local policy exception allowing some senior students who moved out of town late in the school year (the transcript references moves occurring in February or April of senior year) to be exempt from tuition charges for the remaining months. Under the statutory change the district must charge tuition, but administrators noted that the district may set the tuition amount as low as $1 in particular cases to preserve the district's prior local practice while meeting the statutory requirement.

The revision to Policy 5111 was presented to the board as a mandated update; the transcript does not record a final adoption vote during the Aug. 14 meeting. No specific tuition rates or a district rulebook on calculation were provided in the meeting record.

The board was not recorded as taking further action on implementation details at the meeting.