If Pulaski Co.'s School district has a cap of 240 students that they'll pass the ADA to Somerset, Somerset will just have to charge a little more to cover the difference.

 

What's the relevance of Pulaski Co's size? Fayette Co. schools should pay for that?

Anyone?

 

There are no boundaries restricting anyone from attending any school. There are only self-imposed boundaries set by local school districts.

There are no boundaries restricting anyone from attending any school. There are only self-imposed boundaries set by local school districts.

 

Does the state not set educational boundaries?

There are no boundaries restricting anyone from attending any school. There are only self-imposed boundaries set by local school districts.

 

Does the state not set educational boundaries?

 

AtB, are you serious? :lol::lol:

AtB, are you serious? :lol::lol:

 

Meaning as an institution we are resposible for educating these students? ADA money for these zoned students?

 

Just looking at what ladiebballcoach posted and I do believe he/she is versed in this.

I got on the Somerset Commonwealth Journal's website and found the cartoon in question along with an accompaning article. It seems the cartoon was created by Steve Cornelius, Sports Editor of the Commonwealth Journal. While he didn't sign his name on the actual cartoon, as you can see by following this link he did take credit for it in the captioning. It seems as though whoever posted the cartoon on the other site neglected to post the caption so it would appear that the posters that questioned the guts or professionalism of the author owe him an apology. Here's the link:

 

http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/localsports/local_story_024131436.html?keyword=topstory

 

I don’t know this for a fact, but I would gander a guess that Lexington Catholic had a little to do with blowing the whistle on their fellow private school.

 

With ignorant and completely irresponsible statements such as above in the article no one owes this guy a thing. He looks like good material for the Lexington Herald Leader-Pravda.

Meaning as an institution we are resposible for educating these students? ADA money for these zoned students?

 

All boundary restrictions are made by that particular school board. County, city, independent, private...doesn't matter.

 

If there's a reciprocal agreement between the school district where the kid lives and the school district where the kid is attending, the ADA is passed on by the home school to the out of district school. If there is not a reciprocal agreement, the child forfeits those fees to the home district and the out of district school usually charges more to cover the ADA.

 

Recipient schools can charge whatever they want but would be silly to charge less than the cost of providing an education for the student.

Then take the students without the state money, just like private schools do with every one of their students. Still seems to me like Somerset is imposing a limitation on themselves.

 

Just out of curiosity how much does Somerset charge an out of district student to attend?

 

They charge $250 per semester which, as I understand it, goes to the Pulaski County system then the Somerset system receives the rest of the money from the state. The problem with accepting more than the agreed upon number of students is that Pulaski County can at any time rescind the agreement and take away the 240 kids that it allows. If that were to happen it would cripple the system financially. With the limited money that public schools already have how do you propose that they accept students without state money. Most public schools don't have an endowment--how would you propose that the pay their teachers? Somerset is not affluent enough to have all those kids pay the full cost of the state money that they would lose.

All boundary restrictions are made by that particular school board. County, city, independent, private...doesn't matter.

 

If there's a reciprocal agreement between the school district where the kid lives and the school district where the kid is attending, the ADA is passed on by the home school to the out of district school. If there is not a reciprocal agreement, the child forfeits those fees to the home district and the out of district school usually charges more to cover the ADA.

 

Recipient schools can charge whatever they want but would be silly to charge less than the cost of providing an education for the student.

 

OK , however seems to me someone had to set these other than a school board. If there is an disagreement who solves this? Why not just incompass what you want as a board?

They charge $250 per semester which, as I understand it, goes to the Pulaski County system then the Somerset system receives the rest of the money from the state. The problem with accepting more than the agreed upon number of students is that Pulaski County can at any time rescind the agreement and take away the 240 kids that it allows. If that were to happen it would cripple the system financially. With the limited money that public schools already have how do you propose that they accept students without state money. Most public schools don't have an endowment--how would you propose that the pay their teachers? Somerset is not affluent enough to have all those kids pay the full cost of the state money that they would lose.

 

Somerset Independent school district sends money to the county school district?

Somerset Independent school district sends money to the county school district?

 

The way that I understand it the $250 does go to the Pulaski System.

OK , however seems to me someone had to set these other than a school board. If there is an disagreement who solves this? Why not just incompass what you want as a board?

 

Who else would set them?

 

That's a lot of people's point. Why should the KHSAA make private schools or independent schools draw borders and impose restrictions on themselves. The public schools can do the same if they so choose.

The way that I understand it the $250 does go to the Pulaski System.

 

We're talking about kids outside of the Somerset Independent "district" but within Pulaski counties, correct?

Who else would set them?

 

That's a lot of people's point. Why should the KHSAA make private schools or independent schools draw borders and impose restrictions on themselves. The public schools can do the same if they so choose.

 

Why does the state not just send the money there then? Who set them to start with?

 

I would believe that the Ky. Department of Ed. determined zones with ADA moneies?

OK , however seems to me someone had to set these other than a school board. If there is an disagreement who solves this? Why not just incompass what you want as a board?

 

What Sticky was getting at, I think, is the fact that local boards of education have the unfettered right to accept out of district students if they so choose. If the out of district student comes from a district with which the attending school has a reciprocity agreement (which is voluntarily entered into between the two districts) then the attending district gets the state ADA money and the home district does not. If there is not reciprocity agreement because one of the two districts would not agree to it (and thus the attending district does not get the state ADA money), the attending district normally will charge the out of district student some amount of tuition to compensate the attending district for the cost of educating the out of district student. At least that's what I think Sticky was trying to say. :laugh: