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5. At MDE's request, in recent years PACT has also submitted copies of the actual enrollment applications for all students who have applied for admission. Most recently, this was done in fall 2007 when MDE requested applications from all charter schools. Again, MDE has raised no issues with those applications that would suggest that PACT was erroneous in its interpretation ofM.S.A. S 124D.10's preference requirements. 6. In accordance with Minnesota Statute S 124D.I0, as apart of PACT's enrollment policy, PACT applies a Sibling Preference and will give acceptance preference to siblings of a student(s) currently enrolled and in attendance at PACT. Siblings include: 1) All children of a family unit related biologically, by marriage or adoption to one or both parents. 2) All children in 'long term' placement within a foster-care situation. Documentation regarding foster-care will be required from a case manager, judge, or court. 7. Also in accordance with Minnesota Statute S 124D.10, PACT applies a Proximity Preference and will give preference to a student that lives within two miles of PACT Charter School's location (as the crow flies) if the next closest public school (which serves their grade level) is more than five miles away from the student's home. As explained in the attached enrollment policy, Exhibit A, distances are determined using the Google Earth program or official Anoka County highway maps. A student qualifying for the Proximity Preference will receive equal preference to that of a student qualifying for the Sibling Preference. 8. Because Ramsey is a city, not a town, PACT does not apply an admissions preference ("Town Preference") based on an applicant's status as a resident of the City of Ramsey. 9. According to PACT's enrollment policy, class openings are filled first by students who have a Sibling or Proximity Preference and a completed application on file prior to the 1 2153181v5 - 58- 2