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By law, a resident district must be notified if a student intends to apply to a choice district. Any student intending to participate in Choice must submit the Intent to Participate form to their resident district by the November deadline. 

Late Forms

Late forms should be submitted to the resident district if the student is a late applicant.

The resident district should provide students with a signed receipt confirming that they received the Intent to Participate form.

The information provided in the student's choice application determines the student's choice enrollment category (Tier 1, Tier 2, or special enrollment preference). To confirm the student's enrollment category, the choice district must complete a Resident District Confirmation of Student Enrollment form for each resident district. 

For each student, the choice district must provide:

• Student's name
• Current school
• Current grade level

For each student in the workbook, the resident district must verify whether the student:

1. Was counted in its most recent October 15 Application for State School Aid (ASSA) count
2. Continues to be enrolled in the district

Students who Moved During the School Year

If a student moved during the school year and attended the public school of both the old and new resident districts, both resident districts must confirm enrollment during their respective time periods. These students are considered Tier 1.

The choice district will notify the resident district of which choice applicants have been accepted for enrollment.

Late Applicants

If late applicants are accepted by the choice district, the choice district will send the Student's Notice of Intent to Enroll (Aviso de Intención de Inscribirse en el Programa de elección de escuelas públicas entre distritos) to the resident district. The resident district cannot prevent a student from attending a choice district if the Notice of Intent to Enroll form is submitted late, unless the district has an approved limiting resolution signed by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education.

Choice districts will send the resident district the transportation requests for all eligible students. If students are accepted after the March deadline, the choice district will send the transportation information to the resident district when they receive it.

Review the transportation requests and determine eligibility for transportation services. Notify the choice districts and choice applicants of their transportation options.

For additional information about transportation of choice students, refer to the Choice School Transportation Procedures page.