Here in NK there is no diferance between Public and Private. We have City School that get kids from all over the area and we have Kenton Co. that has open enrollment, and Boone Co. if you don't like the School just go to the next one. And the Private School do the same.

I wouldn't say there isn't much difference becuase there certainly is. Campbell and Boone don't have open enrollment do they? Students can't typically choose to go to a school in another county that's a public school but can with the privates. I'd say there is still a pretty big difference it's just not looked at as much probably mainly because in NKY it doesn't effect the 6A school that are competing with each other in NKY.

I wouldn't say there isn't much difference becuase there certainly is. Campbell and Boone don't have open enrollment do they? Students can't typically choose to go to a school in another county that's a public school but can with the privates. I'd say there is still a pretty big difference it's just not looked at as much probably mainly because in NKY it doesn't effect the 6A school that are competing with each other in NKY.

 

In NKY a student can go to any school they wish as long as they are willing to pay tuition and the school is not reached it's capacity. Boone Co. may be the exception to this rule but I know that you can be out of district and pay to attend Highlands, Beechwood, Holmes, or any of the Kenton Co. Schools.

Here in NK there is no diferance between Public and Private. We have City School that get kids from all over the area and we have Kenton Co. that has open enrollment, and Boone Co. if you don't like the School just go to the next one. And the Private School do the same.

 

I think your wrong on Boone County unless they have changed that in the past 2-4 years.

 

Also, the independent schools that let students come in with an open door policy is not looked at very nicely.

 

Heck, I just had one private school coach complain that they are sick and tired of developing their sports athletes in the MS level to have them picked off by another private school for the varsity level. ANd then the 2nd school getting all the credit as a top program despite all the development going on at the first private school.

 

I don't think it is all hunky dorey as you say.

Sports fan in Campbell and Boone there are City Schools they have open enrollment, so you can live next to Campbell Co High School and go to a City School.

They do not have open enrollment in Boone County. The only public school you can attend is the one whose district you live. There are a few exceptions mainly dealing with parents working at a school.

Sports fan in Campbell and Boone there are City Schools they have open enrollment, so you can live next to Campbell Co High School and go to a City School.

 

I thought a lot of school districts have 1 for 1 contracts instead of open enrollment.

Sports fan in Campbell and Boone there are City Schools they have open enrollment, so you can live next to Campbell Co High School and go to a City School.

 

You mean like Highlands, wouldn't that cost the family tuition, similar to what the cost would be in taxes if the family lived in that district? I'm not sure on the numbers exactly but I was of the understanding that it's something like that.

41 you are right they have to pay.

From the Boone County website:

 

 

 

STUDENTS 09.11

School Attendance Areas

ASSIGNED ZONES

All pupils shall be assigned by geographic attendance zones and will attend the school designated to serve their area of residence. Specific areas served by each attendance zone will be marked on a map in the central administration office. The Board may revise attendance zones from time to time to attain maximum utilization of school facilities.1

IF FAMILIES MOVE

If a family moves from one attendance zone to another within the school system during the last nine (9) weeks of the school year, the pupil may be permitted to finish the school year in the school in which s/he was last enrolled (at no cost or service by the Board). The Superintendent may grant exceptions to this restriction. However, the pupil must enroll the following year in the school in the attendance zone of his/her legal residence.

If a student moves from his/her attendance zone after his/her junior year, s/he may be allowed to graduate with his/her graduating class at the school s/he previously attended (at no cost or service by the Board).

REQUESTS FOR TRANSFER

Written requests for transfer to another District school must be based on physical, psychological, or educational/academic reasons. Family hardship may also be considered in changing school assignment.2

In compliance with and as set forth by federal requirements, the District shall allow students to transfer to another District school if:

1. Another school option exists;

2. The assigned school is identified for school improvement under federal guidelines (priority for transfer will be given to the lowest achieving children from low-income families);

3. The assigned school is designated by the state as being “persistently dangerous”; or

4. The student becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense, as determined by state law, while attending school.3

EMPLOYEES’ CHILDREN

Regular employees working a minimum of twenty (20) hours or more per week for a contract year (not including substitutes), shall have the option of enrolling their children in the District school of their choice, provided:

 

 

EMPLOYEES’ CHILDREN (CONTINUED)

1. The class size maximum in the school chosen is not exceeded.

2. The district of nonresident employees signs a contract to transfer ADA funds.

3. The employee provides transportation.

4. A written request, using the form “Employee Child Change in School Assignment/Nonresident Application”.

5. The program in which the employee desires their child to participate is available in the school.

6. Approval is granted on a year to year basis.

7. A cut off date is established.

8. An assignment of schools, once approved, must continue through the end of the school year.

I don't think Boone Co, has City Schools like Campbell and Kenton, just asking how did the Moss girl go from Ryle to Boone.

They do not have open enrollment in Boone County. The only public school you can attend is the one whose district you live. There are a few exceptions mainly dealing with parents working at a school.

 

So can a resident of Boone Co. pay tuition to go to a another High School in Boone Co. other than the one they are assigned to? Or are they forced to go out of county to go to a school other than the one assigned?

I think your wrong on Boone County unless they have changed that in the past 2-4 years.

 

Also, the independent schools that let students come in with an open door policy is not looked at very nicely.

 

Heck, I just had one private school coach complain that they are sick and tired of developing their sports athletes in the MS level to have them picked off by another private school for the varsity level. ANd then the 2nd school getting all the credit as a top program despite all the development going on at the first private school.

 

I don't think it is all hunky dorey as you say.

 

 

Of course there is some friction in individual instances but there are more untrue accusations than there are real occurances of hard feelings between schools or districts.

 

First, there is not one single independent school district that has an "open door" policy on out of district enrollment. The large county school districts would love for you to believe that there is, but it simply is not true. Any DPP (Director of Pupil Personnel) worth his salary will tell you that. ADA (Average Daily Attendance determines the amount of money per student per day a district receives) is what funds all public schools and NOBODY is going to give that up in the current economic environment. AND, the districts most negatively affected by the state's funding formula? You guessed it, the small Independents. So tuition paying students for some districts ARE a matter of economic survival. Thusly, either the district who takes on the student gets the ADA money released to them from the child's previous school district, or the student must pay tuition, usually equal to or higher than the ADA allotment they are not getting as a result of the "transfer." NO school, public or private, would exist very long if they just threw the doors open for the scores of athletes who are alleged to be "on scholarship" for athletics or anything else.

 

In Boone County they don't always necessarily follow their own set of guidelines (like almost any large school district) but for the most part, kids go to the school in which they are districted. Now, if a parent makes a legitimate case for moving their student, they typically get that opportunity but it is certainly not a given. But it is also certainly not unheard of either.

 

And yes, I am VERY familiar with the scenario you described with a small local private school who basically feeds their better MS athletes into another larger more "athletically reknowned" private school. The Diocese has their own mess there to clean up and it has been well documented and discussed for a number of years.

 

But the true bottom line in No. Ky. is that the vast majority of administrators, coaches etc. understand that there IS NO REAL PERFECT SYSTEM to ensure total equity, so you play the hand you're dealt and try to make it better. There are absolutely exceptions to that rule, but they definitely are in the minority. Some of the outer reaches of the No. Ky. area may feel differently, but for most 9th Region folks, it's just not the issue it is in other parts of the state.

 

(Notice that nowhere in this little diatribe do I use the word "fan." ) That's a whole different ballgame.

It's a lot easier when the publics are better than the privates. Here, that's the case, so there's no real groundswell for change.

It's a lot easier when the publics are better than the privates. Here, that's the case, so there's no real groundswell for change.

 

That's not always been the case. But then, I'm sure I go back a ways further than you in terms of years. I can remember some times when it was pretty much the other way around. I'll admit, it wasn't quite as accepting then as it is presently, but I don't think it ever got to the point of boycotts and inflamatory rhetoric like in some parts of the state more recently.