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Interdistrict Attendance Agreement

 
Dear Parent,

Welcome to Exeter Unified! We are delighted to have your student(s) in our District.  This year, we reviewed Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5117.5 and have tightened our Terms and Conditions for both acceptance of Interdistrict Agreements, and continued stay in Exeter once an agreement has been reached. 
 
Administrative Regulations, or the local law established by our school District and aligned with California Education Code, allows for terms of initial acceptance as well as the revocation of agreements should the expectations in the Administrative Regulations not be followed.  To be accepted on an Interdistrict Agreement, or to stay in the District once the agreement has been signed, our School Board has established minimum standards for grades, attendance and discipline. By Education Code, these standards must be equally applied and cannot be arbitrary.  The following are the minimum standards:
  1. Grades- a 2.0 or greater; passing grades in elementary
  2. Attendance- 94% attendance rate. Student cannot be truant (tardies more than 30 minutes and unexcused absences)
  3. Discipline- no suspensions or suspendable offenses
The District has established one probation standard that will be equally applied to all current (not new) students. Current students who have an attendance rate between 90-93%, are not truant, have no discipline, and acceptable grades will be allowed to stay for one semester on probation. During this time frame if the attendance improves to 94% the student may continue with enrollment in the District. If the student does not raise their attendance to this standard, the Interdistrict Agreement will be revoked at the end of the probationary period (one semester or term).  This is the only probation accepted and it is not negotiable as that will violate the “arbitrary” requirement in the law.
 
Per Education Code 46601 and AR 5117.5, students have the right to appeal an initial interdistrict application denial; however, students do not have the right to appeal if the renewal is revoked due to failure to meet the minimum standards set by Exeter Unified.  
 
Below are the Terms and Conditions for all students who are on an Interdistrict Attendance Agreement in Exeter Unified School District. All student records will be reviewed in December and again in May.  Please help us and your student by monitoring your student’s attendance, grades and discipline.  
 
Sincerely,
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Carol Swanson
Director of Student Services and Special Education