Residency Verification Form

State law requires that a student reside within the district boundaries and be able to prove residency or have been approved for an Interdistrict transfer to enroll in school. In order to establish or reestablish residency in the Vashon Island School District you will need to complete the steps below.

1. Establish Residency

If you live within the Vashon Island School District, before your student may be enrolled, you must establish residency within the attendance boundaries of your neighborhood school.

Residency is defined as the physical location of the student’s principal home, house or apartment where the student:

Spends most of their time; a minimum of four (4) nights a week
Keeps their things
Provides the basics:
- A place to sleep
- A kitchen with appliances for cooking
- A bathroom with a toilet and shower

The following locations do NOT constitute places of residence:

Secondary homes or property, whether rented, leased or owned
Place of business apart from the primary residence
Addresses designated only for the receipt of mail

There is no provision for families who live outside of the Vashon Island School District to claim residency in the District because they have made arrangements for their child to live with another family member or friend who lives in the district.

Exceptions:

Students who live in a foster home, officially established group home to which they have been legally assigned, residential treatment center, or juvenile detention, are considered to be residents of the attendance area in which the foster home, group home, or other such facility is located.
Students under the joint custody of separated or divorced parent(s) or guardian(s) are considered to be residents of the attendance area in which the student actually resides with a parent or guardian, subject to residence verification and the provisions of a parenting plan or divorce decree if applicable.
Students 18 years of age or older not living under the care and custody of parent/guardian, or legally emancipated minor students, are considered to be residents of the attendance area in which they reside, subject to comparable address verification required of parent(s) or guardian(s) for non-emancipated minor students.
Students who are homeless are assigned pursuant to the requirements of federal law.

2. Verify Residency.

During the Enrollment Process, you will be required to carefully read, agree to, and sign this Residency Verification Form. Misrepresentation of residency information or failure to follow through with the statements on the Residency Verification Form will result in your student's withdrawal from the district.

Student(s)*

Physical Address of Students*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip Code

I acknowledge and agree to the following:

My student(s) (listed above) resides with me at least four nights per week at the address listed above, which is my primary residence.*

YesNo

I agree to notify the district/school within five school days when I change my residence or that of my student to a new address, either within or outside the district.*

YesNo

I understand that the district will investigate all cases where it has reason to believe that residency status has changed and/or false information has been provided, which may include home visits.*

YesNo

I understand that investigations that reveal students have enrolled on the basis of providing false information will be cause for revocation of the student’s school assignment and disenrollment from the district.*

YesNo

Residency Verification Checklist

To verify residency, you must provide two original documents which must be from two different bulleted categories listed below. All addresses on the documents must include the parent/guardians name and match the address of your primary residence.

Government Mail - Examples include: car registration; Good to Go! bill or letter; letter from Social Security, immigration, unemployment, DMV; USPS Change of Address form; election ballot. (Correspondence from Vashon Island School District does not qualify as government correspondence.)
Home Documents - Mortgage Statement or Homeowner’s Insurance Policy Declaration or Property Tax Statement. Unexpired Lease/Rental Agreement - Must be signed by both parties and include the contact information for the lessor/landlord.
Utility Bill - Must be dated within the last 2 months. Accepted utilities include water, sewer, gas, electricity, or garbage; the mailing and service address must be the residence address. Cable, internet and phone bills are not accepted.

If you are part of the Washington State Address Confidentiality Program, an official letter from the Address Confidentiality Program stating the attendance area school fulfills the requirement to establish residency in the Vashon Island School District. You must submit a renewed letter to the school each school year.

Additional Verification of guardianship and/or residency may be required.

I understand that I am required to present two different unmarked, original residency documents in person to the school office as detailed above.*

YesNo

DO NOT SIGN THIS FORM IF ANY OF THE STATEMENTS ARE INCORRECT.

I certify the foregoing information to be true and correct, and that any and all documents submitted to verify my residency are original documents. Evidence that false information was provided will be cause for immediate revocation of the student’s school assignment and withdrawal from the district.

Signature*