Health and Welfare Services
Pre-K Students
Q.) In section 912 of Education Law there is no mention on whether pre-K students should be included in the enrollment numbers used to determine the cost per student for billing purposes. Should districts bill other districts for health service provided to non-residents students enrolled in Pre-K programs in non-public schools?
A.) This question supports the need of a contract between both public schools from the onset to avoid issues later on.
The costs for health services to a non-public with pre-K are the responsibility of the district of location, if they have an entry level of pre-K in their public school. Usually this is a UPK program, even if the district contracts with a CBO to provide the program they are still public school students.