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According to my address, which school should my child attend?
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Please refer to the Properties Within the District section or direct attendance boundary questions to the Student Services office at 248.341.6390. For information on the BHS open enrollment policy, please refer to Open Enrollment / Transfer Requests.
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What is required to prove residency?
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One of the following documents is required to prove residency:
Recent Property Tax Statement
Current Lease/Rental Agreement **
Closing Statement from a recently executed purchase
** Leases must be notarized unless a management company/apartment complex handles the property
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Three of the following documents are required to prove residency (mail should be no more than 60 days old and should be from three different sources):
Employer / Tax Statements
Car Insurance Statement
Utility Bills (no cell phones bills)
Statement Bank / Credit Card Statements
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Is Bloomfield Hills Schools a School of Choice district?
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No.
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What do I need to do if I move to a new home within Bloomfield Hills Schools?
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Appropriate "Proof of Residency" (see above) must be submitted to Student Services. Addresses will not be changed until documentation is received.
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If my child is in the second grade and is already attending a school other than my neighborhood school, will he/she be able to continue in the third grade in the same school?
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Yes. Once a transfer is approved the student may remain in the school until a transition year (preschool to kindergarten or elementary school to middle school). At that time a Continuing Transfer Request must be completed.
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Will you automatically enroll my child in the new building if we move and change attendance areas within the district?
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No. It is assumed that your child will remain in their current building until their education at that building is complete. When you change your address you will be asked to indicate your intention to either remain in the current building or to move to the new building.
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If I don’t live within the Bloomfield Hills Schools’ boundaries, can I send my child to your schools via a tuition program?
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Due to increasing enrollment and our desire to maintain district class size balance, new K-12th grade tuition students will not be accepted for the remainder of the 2012-13 school year or for the 2013-14 school year. Tuition-based enrollment will be revisited once space needs are assessed for subsequent years. Qualifying tuition students currently enrolled in our district will be permitted to stay.
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My child is currently attending a Bloomfield Hills Schools building as a tuition student. Will they be allowed to stay?
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Yes, provided your child continues to abide by the “Statement of Satisfactory Behavior and Academic Performance” guidelines.