Superintendents,
In an effort to free you and your staff from a burdensome process, I contacted State Auditor, Shad White, to request an exemption to the requirement of proving residency for returning students in districts for this upcoming school year. He has granted the request for this year and asked that documentation be maintained showing what was required of the parent.
For returning students to your district whose address has not changed, you may create a form for parents to sign stating that their address has not changed from the previous year as part of your registration process. This can be done as paper/pencil or digitally if you have online registration, but a copy should be placed in the child’s cumulative record for documentation purposes.
New students to your district or returning students whose addresses have changed will still be required to prove residency as has been done in the past. This also should be placed in the cumulative record for documentation purposes. This exemption is only for returning students who remain in their current address.
Hopefully, this will allow you and your staff to concentrate your efforts more effectively as we move toward reopening schools.
Carey M. Wright, Ed.D.
State Superintendent of Education