Students residing in Clay County, including and limited to those students residing in the Kingsley Lake area, are approved to attend public schools in Bradford County. It should be noted that this agreement, besides specifically addressing the Kingsley Lake area, states that there is an open door policy between the Bradford Board and the Clay Board for those students residing in Bradford county who wish to attend McRae Elementary School, Keystone Heights Elementary School, Keystone Heights Jr. - Sr. High School.  Attendance at Keystone Heights Elementary School by Bradford County students is dependent upon student station availability on a grade by grade basis as determined by the school administration and as approved by the Clay Board.  Bradford County students who have been approved by the Clay Board to attend either McRae Elementary School or Keystone Heights Elementary School shall be allowed to do so by the Bradford Board.  Keystone Heights Jr.-Sr. High School is an open school to those Bradford County students who are approved to attend either KHES or MES.  In addition, through "Controlled Open Enrollment," there are students attending a Clay school that is outside of the Keystone Heights area.

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Currently, there are 227 Bradford County students attending a Clay County school.  At this time, there is no way to determine the number of Clay students who choose to attend a Bradford school.

For the 2019-20 school year, all of the Keystone schools are considered closed.  However, if the Principal states that they have room available the Bradford students will be considered.  If looking at the past 10 year trend, Clay County receives far more students from Bradford than those leaving the District.

The district ensures fiscal responsibility and equitable distribution of resources.

Approve the Bradford County Agreement as submitted.