Residence Verification

Proof of Residency

Proof Required:  Persons enrolling a student shall submit two proofs of residency from the school systems’ approved list of verifiable residency documents: one from the approved utility list and one from the approved residency list, upon initial enrollment in Fulton County Schools and when there is any address change (see list below). Schools will retain a copy of documents in the student’s permanent record folder. Schools will follow the records retention guidance found in the following policies: EHB Records Administration.

Please provide ONE PROOF from EACH LIST
Two Total Proofs Required

Documented proof of where the student primarily resides and that this dwelling is within Fulton County.
Parents/guardians cannot carry a homestead exemption on another address in another jurisdiction.
All proofs of residency must be provided with the parent(s)/ guardian(s) name and current address.

Provisional Enrollment: If the provision of proof of residency, age, or any other requirements is delayed, the student will be provisionally enrolled for a period of 30 calendar days. The 30-calendar day period starts on the 1st day of enrollment. At the end of this 30-calendar day period, if the two required proofs of residency have not been provided, the student will be withdrawn. By the 20th day, if no proof of residency has been provided, a withdrawal letter will be sent to the enrolling person notifying them of the imminent withdrawal of the student if no documentation is provided.

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Additional Residency Verification

The Superintendent or their designee will conduct additional systemic residency verification at different intervals to ensure enrollment accuracy. The list below includes the types of systemic residency verification that can be conducted:

• Entry to Elementary, Middle, and High School: All students entering Kindergarten, 6th grade, and 9th grade in Fulton County Schools will be required to submit proof of residency as outlined above prior to the start of the aforementioned grades.
• Mid-Point of Enrollment: All students entering 2nd grade, 7th grade, and 10th grade will be required to submit proof of residency as outlined above prior to the start of their enrollment in the aforementioned grades.
• Ad Hoc: prompted whole-school review based on concerns related to overcrowding, a high number of reports of fraud, and/or Board request.
• Individual Student Concern: If the school becomes concerned that a student may have changed residences and no longer lives in the school’s attendance zone, the school will conduct its own due diligence, including:
  • Reviewing the student’s educational record, tardies, attendance, and/or bus riding records;
  • Contacting the student’s parent or legal guardian for more information; and/or
  • Consulting with the school’s social worker.