Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Special Permission to Attend School Outside of the Assigned Attendance Area INS-SCH-PR-010 First Adopted: 02/14/17 Legal Review: 01/23/17 Approved Revisions: 08/21/20 02/14/17 Effective: 08/21/20 02/15/17 Page 3 of 3 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE., SUITE 3, SALISBURY, MD 21802-1538 INS-SCH-PR-010 a. Capacity for Pre-Kindergarten programs is based on the ratio of teachers to students (1:10) with a maximum average classroom size of 20 students (COMAR 13A.14.02.31). b. Pre-Kindergarten capacity is determined apart from state-rated capacity of a school building. c. Pre-Kindergarten capacity cannot be averaged with other Pre-Kindergarten classrooms to determine an overall average class size. Therefore, no Pre-Kindergarten classroom size can exceed 20 students. d. Special permission to attend Pre-Kindergarten may be considered under the following conditions: i. All requests within the attendance area of that school have all been filled. Students who live in the attendance area and who are not economically disadvantaged will be considered prior to granting special permission to a student not living within the attendance area. ii. There are still open seats within the Pre-Kindergarten class. The required amount of staff has been fulfilled (teacher-student ratio, 1:10, not to exceed 20 students). C. The following schools are not available for Pre-Kindergarten special permission requests due to federal grant requirements 1. Pemberton Elementary. 2. Beaver Run Elementary. D. The following schools are available for request for special permission to Pre-Kindergarten. 1. Westside Primary. 2. Fruitland Primary. 3. Willards Elementary. 4. Pinehurst Elementary 5. Northwestern Elementary. 3. Prince Street Elementary. 4. Chipman Elementary. 5. West Salisbury Elementary Related Documents: • McKinney-Vento Homeless Act of 2001 • Guiding the Discussion on School Selection – National Center for Homeless Education • COMAR 13A.14.02.31 • SFS-GEN-PL-032, Assignment of Student to Schools Policy • SFS-GEN-PR-025, Tuition and Admission of Non-Resident Students Procedure. 79
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