Madison Metropolitan School District
Board of Education Policies and Procedures

POLICY	ATTENDANCE	4051 Pupils

Tuition: Nonresident Determination, Contracts, Remissions, Foreign Students, State Reimbursements

The Madison public schools are maintained tuition-free to all persons of school age who are residents of the Madison Metropolitan School District. Notwithstanding Board Policy 4025 and 4027, nonresident pupils may be enrolled in the Madison public schools subject to the payment of such tuition fees as are fixed annually by the BOARD in accordance with the formula prescribed by state statute. All nonresident admissions must be reapproved annually.

s.121.76; 121.77; 121.78(1)(); 121.78(2); 121.79; 121.81(1); 121.81(2); 121.82; 121.84

PROCEDURE	ATTENDANCE	4051 Pupils

Tuition: Nonresident Determination, Contracts, Remissions, Foreign Students, State Reimbursements

1. Determination as to residency and remission of Tuition shall initially be made by the REGISTRAR.
2. Individual Tuition contracts are required for nonresident pupils and are payable in advance. Payment shall be made to the REGISTRAR on a monthly, semester, or yearly basis.
3. The REGISTRAR may allow remission of Tuition providing:
   1. The nonresident pupil is residing in the District clearly and necessarily for purposes other than primarily that of attending school.
   2. The nonresident pupil is a refugee child and registers that status with the REGISTRAR.
   3. A student in kindergarten through 11 grade who becomes a nonresident because his/her parent(s) no longer reside in the School District is enabled to complete the current school year. A student who has gained 12 grade status in a high school and is a resident of the School District at the time of gaining such status may complete 12 grade at the high school.
   4. 1. A school board shall permit a pupil to whom all of the following apply to attend school in the school district in the current school year without payment of tuition:
         1. The pupil was a resident of the school district on the 2nd Friday in January of the previous school year.
         2. The pupil was enrolled in the school district continuously from the 2nd Friday in January of the previous school year to the end of the school term of the previous school year.
         3. The pupil ceased to be a resident of the school district after the first Monday in February of the previous school year.
         4. The pupil continues to be a resident of this state.
      2. If a pupil attends school in a school district outside the pupil's school district of residence under par. (a), s. 118.51(12), (14), (16) and (17) apply to the pupil as if the pupil were attending school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.51. If the pupil is rejected as a result of s. 118.51(12)(a), prohibited from attending as a result of s. 118.51(12)(b) 1. or transferred as a result of s. 118.51(12)(b)2., s. 118.51(9) applies.
   5. A veteran is returning to high school who otherwise would be subject to the Tuition charge.
4. All nonimmigrant alien pupils in the District on a F-1 Student Visa pay nonresident Tuition.
   1. As a precondition to registration at the beginning of each school year, each nonimmigrant alien pupil on a F-1 Student Visa shall pay in full his/her Tuition for the upcoming year to the REGISTRAR.
5. Appeal from a determination of nonresidence or nonremission of Tuition by the REGISTRAR shall be as follows:
   1. To the SUPERINTENDENT or designee within five (5) days from the date of notice of the REGISTRAR'S determination.
   2. Following the SUPERINTENDENT'S review and determination, notice of appeal must be made to the BOARD within ten (10) days after notice of the SUPERINTENDENT'S decision has been made, or the SUPERINTENDENT'S decision shall become final.
6. State Tuition payments shall be made in accordance with s. 121.79, Wis. Stats.
7. Tuition Payment for Parents:
   1. "All tuition shall be calculated under s. 121.83 unless the State Superintendent approves an alternative procedure consistent with s. 121.75."

   s. 121.76(2)(a)

8. Tuition Payments by School District:
   1. "Upon the approval of the State Superintendent, the school board of the district of residence and the school board of the district of attendance may make a written agreement to permit an elementary or high school pupil to attend a public school, including an out-of-state school, outside the school district of residence, and the school district of residence shall pay the tuition" pursuant to s.121.78(1), Wis. Stats.

   s.121.78(1)(a)

9. Reorganized Districts:
   1. In cases of district reorganizations (annexations or attachments are considered reorganizations), 11th and 12th grade pupils may complete their schooling at the resident school prior to reorganization and the new district shall pay the tuition pursuant to s.121.78(2), Wis. Stats.

8/26/02

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