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Lake Wales Charter approves clearer enrollment policy, sets ZIP-code-based attendance area
Summary
The Lake Wales Charter Schools Board adopted a revised enrollment policy clarifying 'in-zone' vs. 'out-of-zone' priorities, aligning charter contracts with statutory preferences and moving transportation rules to a forthcoming dedicated policy that will use both a historical map and ZIP codes to define the Greater Lake Wales area.
The Lake Wales Charter Schools Board of Trustees on Nov. 17 adopted an updated enrollment policy that defines the system’s priority area and clarifies how applications are processed.
Superintendent Conrad told trustees the policy makes explicit that the 'Greater Lake Wales area' defines in-zone students (who receive statutory enrollment preferences) and that out-of-zone applicants are considered only after in-zone, on-time applicants. The board also removed confusing phased language from an older draft and aligned charter contract…
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