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Board affirms disenrollment resolution after residency review; superintendent cites eight unverified families
Summary
Superintendent Michael Jordan said eight families in grades 10–12 did not verify residency; the board approved a separate disenrollment resolution for one student after determining the parent failed to meet the statutory burden, with an appeal window to the Commissioner of Education.
Superintendent Michael Jordan told the board that the district’s summer re‑registration and residency verification effort has proceeded and that eight families in grades 10–12 did not verify residency; the district is sending disenrollment notices to those families this week, the minutes state.
The board separately considered a resolution to disenroll a student after reviewing evidence presented by the parent and the administration. Citing N.J.S.A. 18A:38‑1, the minutes say the board determined the parent had not met the statutory burden to establish that the student is entitled to a tuition‑free education from the district. The resolution directs that, absent an appeal to the Commissioner of Education within 21 days, the student shall be disenrolled and the parent assessed tuition for the period deemed ineligible. If the parent files an appeal within 21 days, the student remains enrolled while the appeal is pending.
President Taylor moved the disenrollment resolution; Ms. Soriano seconded and the motion carried 5–0. The minutes record that the board discussed residency in closed session earlier in the meeting and that action could follow.
During the superintendent’s report the board also announced a new tool — Thomson Reuters CLEAR — to bolster residency verification, including broader address searches and license‑plate checks, as part of the district’s strategy to identify and respond to residency irregularities.
The minutes do not identify the student by name (they are recorded as a confidential personnel/residency matter) and do not specify the exact number of students besides the eight families flagged for follow‑up during re‑registration. The board’s resolution and the statutory citation were recorded in the minutes as the formal basis for the district’s action.
