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PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS w w w .pgcps.org Prince Georges County Board of Education Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., Chair Ron L. Watson, Ph.D. , Vice-Chair Donna Hathaway Beck Pat J.

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Prince George’s County Board of Education

Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., Chair Ron L. Watson, Ph.D., Vice-Chair Donna Hathaway Beck Pat J. Fletcher Heather Iliff Rosalind A. Johnson

  • R. Owen Johnson, Jr.

Linda Thornton Thomas Amber P. Waller Edward Burroughs, III, Student Member William R. Hite Jr., Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools and Secretary/Treasurer

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Prince George’s County Public Schools Residency Verification Overview

Division of Student Services

Karyn T. Lynch Chief of Student Services

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Residency Verification – The Process begins at the School

Residency Verification is a standard part of enrollment Residency verification begins at the school:

  • MSDE requirements for all Maryland schools
  • PGCPS defines specific acceptable documents (AP5111)
  • Homeowner/Lessee - proof of ownership/lease

agreement; originals required

  • Shared Housing – Proof of ownership; reviewed

annually; notarized statement from homeowner; affidavit signed by parent with up to 30 days to provide 2 additional documents showing proof.

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Residency Verification – Review During Enrollment

School-based personnel and the residency verification process –

If documentation supports enrollment, the student is enrolled If documentation does not support enrollment:

  • Registrars consult with the Department of Pupil Accounting

and School Boundaries (PASB); Concerns with documentation, questions, acceptable substitutions

  • If enrollment is denied, parent can request a review from PASB

Post Enrollment Concerns:

Returned Mail, Chronic Lateness, Community Tips from Anonymous Sources, Self Report from Students, Suspicious Lease Agreements; Out-

  • f-state tags observed on vehicle which daily transports student
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Residency Verification - Guidelines for Pupil Personnel Workers

Post-Enrollment Concerns:

  • Schools take action: updated documents, mail info, mailing

test (restricted delivery letter), request clarification / explanation from parent.

  • Consult with PASB
  • Refer Case to Pupil Personnel Worker (PPW) for

Investigation Investigative Process:

  • PPWs review school’s efforts to date; initiated contact with

parent(s); request, by certified mail, additional verification; telephone contact.

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Residency Verification - Guidelines for Pupil Personnel Workers

PPW investigative process, continued

  • Conduct home visits to obtain additional information
  • Contact Leasing office
  • Contact community members, neighbors
  • Observation of (students, peers, transportation)
  • Interview student and siblings (talk with school personnel in sibling’s

school)

  • Electronic verification (MD Assessment/Taxation, White Pages)
  • Contact child care facility
  • Completed investigations - to the principal for review and action.
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Residency Verification - Guidelines for Pupil Personnel Workers

School Year

SY 2008-2009 SY 2009-2010

(to date) Investigations Conducted

1369 1105

Students Appropriately Enrolled

763 (55.7) 847 (76.7)

Students Transferred within the County

405 (29.5) 140 (12.7)

Students Withdrawn from PGCPS

201 (14.7) 118 (10.7)

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Residency Verification – Additional Responsibilities

  • Facilitate training process for school personnel
  • Facilitate MSDE’s audit (2008-09)
  • 400 student records reviewed
  • Residency verification reviewed; successful

audit; all records had current documentation

  • Cross-referenced all documentation; waiver

requests

  • Resulted in the addition of gateway checks for

residency (AP5111)