Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:36B-18 Evaluation of district's application. 5. The commissioner shall evaluate an application submitted by a proposed choice district according to the following criteria: a. the fiscal impact on the district; b. the quality and variety of academic programs offered within the…

18A:36B-19 Current choice districts unaffected. 6. Any choice district established by the commissioner prior to the effective date of P.L.2010, c.65 (C.18A:36B-14 et seq.) is authorized to continue operation as if the choice district had been approved pursuant to the provisions o…

18A:36B-20 Applications by student to choice district. 7. a. The parents or guardian of a student shall notify the sending district of the student's intention to participate in the choice program and shall submit an application to the choice district, indicating the school the st…

18A:36B-21 Enrollment restrictions. 8. a. (1) The school board of a sending district may adopt a resolution to restrict enrollment of its students in a choice district to a maximum of 10% of the number of students per grade level per year limited by any resolution adopted pursuan…

18A:36B-22 Provision of transportation, aid in-lieu-of transportation. 9. a. Transportation, or aid in-lieu-of transportation, shall be provided to an elementary school pupil who lives more than two miles from the choice district school of attendance and to a secondary school pup…

18A:36B-23 Parent information center. 10. A choice district shall establish and maintain a parent information center. The center shall collect and disseminate information about participating programs and schools and shall assist parents and guardians in submitting applications fo…

18A:36B-24 Annual report. 11. The commissioner shall annually report to the State Board of Education, the Legislature, and the Joint Committee on the Public Schools on the effectiveness of the interdistrict public school choice program. The commissioner's annual report shall be p…