Waiver of Student Fees
The Superintendent or a designee will
recommend to the Board for adoption what fees, if any, will be charged for the
use of textbooks, consumable materials, extracurricular activities, and other
school fees. Students will pay for loss
of school books or other school-owned materials.
Fees for textbooks, other instructional
materials, and driver education are waived for students who meet the
eligibility criteria for fee waiver contained in this policy. In order that no student be
denied educational services or academic credit due to the inability of
parent(s)/guardian(s) to pay fees and charges, the Superintendent will
recommend to the Board for adoption
what additional fees, if any, the District will waive for students who meet the
eligibility criteria for fee waiver.
Students receiving a fee waiver are not exempt
from charges for lost and damaged books, locks, materials, supplies, and
equipment.
The Superintendent shall ensure that
application for fee waivers are widely available and distributed according to
State laws and ISBE rules and that provisions for assisting parents/guardians complete
the application are available.
A student shall be eligible for a fee waiver
when:
1. The student is currently eligible for free
lunches or breakfasts pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/125/1 et seq.; or
2. The student or student's family is currently
receiving aid under Article IV of The Illinois Public Aid Code (Aid to Families
with Dependent Children).
The Building
Principal will give additional consideration where one or more of the following
factors are present:
·
Illness
in the family;
·
Unusual
expenses such as fire, flood, storm damage, etc.;
·
Seasonal
unemployment;
·
Emergency
situations
·
When
one or more of the parent(s)/guardian(s) are involved in a work stoppage.
The parent(s)/guardian(s) shall submit
written evidence of eligibility for waiver of the student's fee.
The Building Principal will notify the
parent(s)/guardian(s) promptly as to whether the fee waiver request has been
granted or denied. A Building
Principal's denial of a fee waiver request may be appealed to the
Superintendent by submitting the appeal in writing to the Superintendent within
14 days of the denial. The
Superintendent or a designee shall respond within 14 days of receipt of the
appeal. The Superintendent's decision
may be appealed to the Board of Education.
The decision of the Board is final and binding.
Questions regarding the fee waiver request
process should be addressed to the Building Principal's office.
LEGAL REF.: 105
ILCS 5/10-20.13 and 5/10-22.25.
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