Enrollment policies
Enrolling a student
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Resident students
Any educable child of specified age or who meets specifications established by Kansas statutes and who is living with a natural parent, or parent by legal adoption, or guardian, who actually resides within the boundaries of the Eudora School District, shall be permitted to attend the public schools of Eudora Kansas, without payment of tuition unless otherwise prohibited by the policies, rules and regulations of the Board of Education of Eudora, Kansas. Unified School District #491 will not pay tuition for students attending school in other districts except as may be mandated by the State of Kansas or the Federal Government.
Nonresident students
Nonresident students may be admitted to USD 491 when such action appears appropriate. Non-resident students must fill out an application. The district reserves the right to deny any application it deems necessary. Some of the factors to be considered prior to rejection or acceptance are as follows:
From previous school year:
- No more than 15 days absent
- Minimum of 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
- No suspensions for drug or alcohol abuse
- Maximum of one (1) suspension for any other reason
- Does not have adjudicated offender status
- Failure to meet one or more of the previous criteria may constitute grounds for nonacceptance.
For current school year
- Checkout grades of at least 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
- No more than an average of four (4) days absent per nine-weeks
- No suspensions for drug or alcohol abuse
- Maximum of one (1) suspension for any other reason
- Not leaving former school because of expulsion
- Does not have adjudicated offender status
- Class sizes indicate there is room for the student
No bus shall leave the District or its normal route to transport nonresident students. Students must pay the percentage of state aid lost if applying after September 15 of the year in question.
Failure to meet one or more of the previous criteria may constitute grounds for nonacceptance.
Other Guidelines
Applicants will be evaluated at the building level and either accepted or rejected with an appeal process to the Board of Education.
Those students accepted will be subject to a building-level review every semester to determine acceptance for the following semester with an appeal process to the Board of Education. The fall semester review will take place between December 10 and 20, and the spring semester review will take place between May 10 and 20 to allow time for appeals to the Board of Education.
Children of Eudora USD 491 employees will automatically be accepted initially, but will be subject to a building-level review each semester with an appeal process to the Board of Education.
Current out-of-district students who have attended Eudora USD 491 schools two or more years will automatically be accepted but will be subject to a building-level review each semester with an appeal process to the Board of Education.
Withdrawal of students
A student planning to withdraw from school should report this intention to the counseling office and pick up a withdrawal release form that must be signed by each teacher and returned to the office for the principal's signature. The school reserves the right to withhold credit for work completed until withdrawal arrangements are properly made with the school, which includes taking care of all bills.
