1.By March first of the school year preceding the year of enrollment, a parent who
wishes to enroll a student in a North Dakota school district other than the student's
district of residence shall file an application for approval with the board of the admitting
district and shall file a copy of the application with the student's district of residence.
The superintendent of public instruction shall make the application forms available in
each school district.
2.By April first of the school year preceding the year of enrollment, the board of the
admitting district shall approve or deny the application. The board of the admitting
district shall notify the board of the district of residence and the student's parent of its
decision within five days.
3.Notice of intent to enroll in the admitt
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1. By March first of the school year preceding the year of enrollment, a parent who
wishes to enroll a student in a North Dakota school district other than the student's
district of residence shall file an application for approval with the board of the admitting
district and shall file a copy of the application with the student's district of residence.
The superintendent of public instruction shall make the application forms available in
each school district.
2. By April first of the school year preceding the year of enrollment, the board of the
admitting district shall approve or deny the application. The board of the admitting
district shall notify the board of the district of residence and the student's parent of its
decision within five days.
3. Notice of intent to enroll in the admitting district obligates the student to attend the
admitting district during the following school year unless the school boards of the
resident and the admitting districts agree in writing to allow the student to transfer back
to the resident district or the student's parent relocates to another district.
4. A parent who wishes to enroll a student in a school district other than the student's
district of residence shall file an application for approval with the board of the admitting
district. All applications must be reviewed in the order received.
5. A student whose school district of residence does not offer the grade level in which the
student requires enrollment may not participate in open enrollment. For purposes of
determining whether the grade level in which the student requires enrollment is
offered, the several school districts cooperating with each other for the joint provision
of education services under a plan approved by the superintendent of public
instruction must be considered to be a single district.
6. A child placed for purposes other than education in a group or residential care facility
or in a psychiatric residential treatment facility is not eligible for open enrollment under
this section.
7. The board of a school district of residence and the board of an admitting district shall
waive the application, consideration, and approval dates in this section for any student
who, together with the student's parent, moves from the student's school district of
residence to another school district and who wishes to enroll in a school district other
than the district to which the student moved.
8. The board of a school district of residence and the board of an admitting district shall
waive the application, consideration, and approval dates in this section for any student
who, together with the student's parent, moves into this state from out of state and who
wishes to enroll in a school district other than the district to which the student moved.