RATIONALE/OBJECTIVE:

All employees of the Cobb County School District (District), except temporary and substitute employees, who are also a custodial parent/legal guardian with whom the child is domiciled may elect to have their student(s) attend a school according to the requirements of this Rule.

RULE:

A. General Provisions:
    1. The District feeder schools pattern will be used to determine the approved cluster
        schools the employee's student may attend. Each employment site and the schools
        approved for each site will be posted on the District Support Web site and will be
        updated annually.
    2. The employee’s principal/supervisor shall verify the school assignment for  

        each employee's student(s) when the options of this Rule are elected.
    3. The District does not provide transportation for an employee's student except in the
        attendance area of residence under existing system regulations and/or directives.
        The employee must provide transportation for his/her student to attend the approved
        school or board a bus at an approved bus stop for that school.
    4. Students participating in performance activities in the District
        shall comply with the policies, rules and regulations of the District, the State Board of
        Education, and/or the Georgia High School Association. It is the responsibility of

        the eligible employee who has a student participating in performance activities to

        know, understand, and comply with these requirements. If the student is at the high

        school level, he/she may become ineligible for performance activities when the move

        is made. The Fine Arts and Athletics Offices may be contacted regarding eligibility

        questions.
    5. The Superintendent or designee is authorized to make exceptions to this Rule for

        extenuating circumstances.

B. SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN:
District employees who elect the options of Rule JCAC must abide by the following regulations and procedures:
    1. Employees may choose among the elementary and middle schools designated in the
        District feeder schools pattern. The home base will generally be the employee’s
        employment site. However,
        a. Home base for employees serving several schools will be the school designated as
            their base of operation.
        b. System-wide or central office employees will be assigned schools based upon the
            location of their job site.
        c. Employees whose job site is located within the City of Marietta may choose the
            feeder pattern that is closest to the job site.
    2. Students who receive special education services may be reassigned to a school based
        on program availability and the approval of Special Student Services.
    3. If attendance zone changes occur, the student may remain in the school in the old
        attendance boundaries of their parent's/guardian's employment site until the highest
        grade is completed for that school or may select a school(s) in the newly approved
        zone.
    4. The employee is limited to one school selection at each elementary, middle and
        high school level unless there is a change in employment location.
    5. The employee must complete the application "Assignment of Students of
        Employees."
        a. The employee's principal/supervisor must sign the application for each student.
            This signature provides verification that the employee is:
            (1) Not a temporary or substitute employee;
            (2) Employed in the position indicated; and
            (3) Employed in the feeder pattern of the school selected.
        b. The employee must submit the application to the Area Assistant Superintendent

            for the receiving school.
        c. The Area Assistant Superintendent keeps the original on file at the District Office   

            and forwards copies to the receiving school, the office of accountability for FTE,

            and the parent. If the student is in high school, the school’s Athletic Director’s

            office is responsible for checking the performance eligibility status of student per

            GHSA and Administrative Rule.
        d. Only one student can be listed per application.
        e. The applications are available on the District Support Web Site.
    6. For an employee who will remain in the same position without a change in job
        location, the application must be submitted each year. This will allow for the
        appropriate allotment of employees to accommodate employees' students.
    7. If an employee has a change in job assignment responsibilities, the employee has
        the right to request a change in schools for his/her student at the time of
        employment or at the time when the job assignment changes.
    8. If an employee is administratively reassigned to a new job site in a new feeder
        pattern or to system-wide or central level responsibilities, the student may remain at
        the same school or move to a school in the new job assignment feeder pattern. If the
        student is at the high school level, the move may affect eligibility for GHSA
        performance activities.
    9. If an eligible employee initiates a change in position in a new employment site
        feeder pattern, the student is eligible only for enrollment in the new job assignment
        feeder pattern or in the zone of residence. If the change in position occurs during the
        school year, the student may remain at the school until the end of the school year.
    10. If an employee retires from the District, the provisions of this Rule will continue, as
         long as the student remains in the same feeder patterns.
    11. If an eligible employee is granted a leave of absence, the student may remain at the
         school approved through this Rule until the end of the approved leave.
    12. If the eligible employee resigns or is terminated from the District, the provisions of
         this Rule will end. At that time, the student will be governed by all policies affecting
         Cobb County students who are not children of eligible employees. If the student is at
         the high school level, he/she may become ineligible for performance activities at that
         time.
    13. An eligible employee's student may return at any time to the school in the
         attendance zone in which he/she is a resident.

14. Acceptable behavior, attendance and a cooperative/productive relationship

     between home and school must be maintained in order for transfers to

     remain valid. Transfers may be denied or revoked if the conditions above

     are not met.

If you are employed at a school, click here to view official "Feeder Patterns"

If you are employed at one of our other job sites, see Form JCAC-2

Reclassified an Administrative Rule: 9/1/04
Revised: 8/25/05; 5/9/07