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Superintendent reports residency verifications; a small number of students found not domiciled in Roselle Park
Summary
District officials reported results of recent residency checks: 32 verifications in one period, a total of 289 for the school year, with 3 students identified as not domiciled in Roselle Park (one in process of disenrollment and two pending further investigation). Two recent surveillances produced two non‑domiciled findings and parents have been
Superintendent Goyce told the Roselle Park Board of Education the district conducted residency verification work during recent weeks and reported several findings that will affect student enrollment status.
According to the superintendent’s report, the district’s residency investigator completed 32 residency verifications between Oct. 27 and Dec. 12, bringing the total verifications for the school year to 289. The superintendent said three students were identified as not domiciled in Roselle Park; one of those students is in the process of being disenrolled and two cases remain under further investigation. The superintendent also said the investigator conducted six surveillances between Nov. 11 and Nov. 27, which resulted in two students being found not domiciled; the parents of those students have been served with disenrollment papers.
The superintendent additionally reported that a parent voluntarily withdrew an enrollment application after questions arose about residency documentation. The transcript indicates the residency investigator provided early‑morning security at Robert Gordon School for a temporary issue that has since been resolved.
Why it matters: residency verification affects district enrollment counts, state funding formulas and program staffing. Disenrollments and pending investigations can change class sizes and special‑service caseloads.
What the record does and does not say: the superintendent provided counts and described next steps (disenrollment paperwork and continued investigation). The transcript does not provide personal identifying information about the students, exact dates for pending actions, or the final administrative outcomes for the pending cases beyond the statement that one student is being disenrolled and two remain under investigation.
Administrative follow-up: the superintendent invited questions and indicated the residency investigator will continue verifications; the board did not reverse or alter the district’s verification procedures during the meeting.
Attribution: the residency figures and descriptions above are taken from the superintendent’s report to the board as recorded in the meeting transcript.
