GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL CHOICE
Public school choice in Arkansas allows students to attend a public school in a district other than the one in which they reside. The state law creating Public School Choice is designed to provide parents and guardians greater freedom to determine the most effective school for meeting their children’s individual educational needs.
The law also seeks to make schools responsive and effective in meeting the needs of students. The original law stated the following: “There is no right school for every student, and permitting students to choose from among different schools with differing assets will increase the likelihood that some marginal students will stay in school and that other, more motivated students will find their full academic potential.”
Before a student can attend a school in a nonresident district, the student’s parent or guardian must submit an application to the nonresident district. The application to the nonresident district must be postmarked no later than July 1 of the year the student would began the fall semester in the nonresident district.
The Genoa Central School District participates in Freedom of Choice unless:
(1) The transfer upsets the racial balance of the resident or non-resident school district or
(2) A transfer overburdens the capacity of a school program, class, grade level, school building, or staff.