9.          ENROLLMENT

9.1        When enrolled.  A child is enrolled in the Primary School when the Director or designated representative accepts the first tuition payment for the school year. Unless otherwise stated in these Bylaws, once a child has been enrolled in the Primary School, that child is entitled to complete the current school year provided the childs student account remains in good standing as defined in Section 4.2.

9.2        Admissions policies.  Children will be admitted to the Primary School based on predetermined class sizes and in accordance with the following policies and priorities.

9.3      Children eligible for admission.  The following categories of children are eligible for admission to the Primary School.

(a)           Category 1: Children, dependents and wards of United States and allied uniformed service personnel assigned to duty at the U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Station Annapolis Area Complex and their tenant activities; civilian faculty and employees of the U.S. Naval Academy; and salaried employees of the Primary School.

(b)           Category 2: Children, dependents and wards of other United States uniformed service personnel including active reserve and retired personnel.

(c)           Category 3:  Children, dependents and wards of salaried employees of the Naval Academy Athletic Association, Naval Academy Alumni Association, and civilian Department of Defense personnel.

(d)           Category 4: Children, dependents and wards of persons who once satisfied but no longer satisfy the membership requirements of Sections 9.3(a) through 9.3(c), who however currently have a child enrolled in the Primary School.

(e)           Category 5: Children, dependents and wards of persons who do not satisfy the membership requirements of Sections 9.3(a) through 9.3(c).

(f)            Consideration of candidates for admission in Category 5:  Children in Category 5 will be eligible for admission only after they petition the Primary School, in writing, and demonstrate to the Board a connection to the Naval Academy, Department of Defense, other members of the Association in good standing, or other good cause shown acceptable to the Board.  The Board will consider children in this category for admission only in the event in which students in all other categories of eligibility for admission have not filled classes.

9.4        Enrollment priority.  Children eligible for admission will be enrolled at the Primary School in the following priority.

(a)           Priority 1: Children presently enrolled whose eligibility for admission is based on Sections 9.3(a) through 9.3(e) provided their student account is in good standing.

(b)           Priority 2: Siblings of children presently enrolled whose eligibility for admission is established through Sections 9.3(a) through 9.3(e) provided their siblings student account is in good standing.

(c)           Priority 3: Children not presently enrolled whose eligibility for admission is established by Section 9.3(a).

(d)           Priority 4: Children not presently enrolled whose eligibility for admission is established by Section 9.3(b).

(e)           Priority 5: Children not presently enrolled whose eligibility for admission is established by Section 9.3(c).

(f)            Priority 6: Children not presently enrolled whose eligibility for admission is established by Section 9.3(e).

9.5        Exceptions to enrollment priority.  In appropriate circumstances, the Board may approve exceptions to the enrollment priority policy in Section 9.4.