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March 2014
MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
Arlington, Lakeland School Boards
Approve Interlocal Agreement
By Terry Louderback
Agreement Excludes
Future Annexation;
Phases In Lakeland
Students Zoned for
Bon Lin Middle
The agreement will
be effective March 1,
2014 and cover seven
school years, until June
30, 2021.
Students
residing within the
existing Lakeland
municipal boundaries are
guaranteed Educational
Services, specifically
including transportation,
by t he Ar l i ngt on
Community School
Board.
The Lakeland
School System will pay a
per student Seat Fee equal
to the Town of Arlington
per st udent l ocal
contribution.
The
Lakeland School System
may terminate the
agreement with an
advance notice of three
school years.
Bon Lin Middle
School:
Lakeland
students currently zoned
for Bon Lin Middle
School will be “phased
in” at Arlington Middle
School starting with 2014
-15 sixth grade students.
Students entering seventh
and eighth grade in 201415 who are currently
Lakeland residents and
zoned for Bon Lin Middle
School will continue to
attend BLMS. However,
according to the
agreement, they will
receive Educational
Services by the Arlington
Board “on a priority basis
to the extent capacity is
available.”
D o n e l s o n
Elementary: Lakeland
students currently zoned
for Donelson Elementary
School will continue to
attend
Donelson
Elementary School and
transportation will be
provided.
Arlington Community Schools Sets Open
Enrollment Policy, Fees
By Terry Louderback
At the February 6 work session, the
Arlington Community School Board
discussed the long-awaited open
enrollment policy and a revised InterLocal Agreement with the Lakeland
School System. The Arlington OpenEnrollment Policy was approved at its
first reading on February 13. Here are the
nuts and bolts of the proposed Open
Enrollment policy, called “Attendance of
Non-Resident Students” (Policy 6.204)
Application deadline is April 15 and
applications must be filed annually.
Notification of acceptance will be make
in early to mid-May
Non-resident students must provide
their own transportation
Applicants may be rejected for
unsatisfactory academic, discipline, and
attendance record
Priority will be given as follows:
1: Children impacted by educational
Cooperative/Inter-local Agreements with
other LEAs.
2: Children of employees of
Arlington Community Schools inclusive
of feeder school patterns.
3: Children who can provide
documentation of an exit grade transfer
approval issued by Shelby County
Schools to the requested school of
attendance.
4: Children currently enrolled in
Arlington schools for the 2013-14 school
year as a result of previous attendance
zones
5: Children of non-residents who
have siblings a [