United Public Schools

Descriptor Code: FAAA
Open Enrollment
Open enrollment applications received from other North Dakota school districts will be acted upon by the United #7 school board at a regular or special meeting in March which shall be held after the second Monday. All applications will be reviewed and acted upon in the same chronological order as they were received by the school district of residence.
Criteria for acceptance or rejection shall be based upon the capacity of a program or grade level.
This district will not deny an application on the basis of previous academic achievement, participation in extracurricular activities, disabilities, English language proficiency or previous disciplinary proceedings.
This district will not give or offer to give compensation or directly or indirectly influence upon the student or the student’s family, in order to encourage participation in the open enrollment program for the purpose of having the student participate in varsity athletics activities.
The district reserves the right for the superintendent to determine the class schedule for students who are accepted under this policy.
The business manager or designee will notify the parent or guardian and the resident district of the acceptance or rejection of an application within five days of the date on which action was taken. Legal Ref: NDCC 15-40.3// Open Enrollment