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3131 - Attendance Zones Transfer Policy
STUDENTS
Attendance Zone Transfers
Each student in the district is required to attend the school designated for the geographic attendance area in which he or she resides.
A. District-initiated Transfers
In those cases where estimated enrollments exceed class size guidelines, the district may implement student transfers in order to operate an effective and efficient educational program.
Prior to the implementation of any planned transfer of students, parent(s) or guardian(s) of students involved in such planned transfer shall be notified. An orientation to the new school may be arranged for transferred students at the request of the parent or guardian.
B. Transfer Requests
A parent(s) or guardian(s) of students residing within the district may request that his or her child be allowed to attend another school in the district. Requests must be submitted, in writing, to the principal of the building at which the student is currently assigned for placement in grades K-8, or to the Student Services Office for placement in grades 9-12. Parent(s) or guardian(s) requesting transfers will be informed by letter of the approval or denial of the request. Requests which are granted must be renewed by the parent or guardian and approved by the district on an annual basis, or the student will be returned to the attendance-area school.
Transfers may be granted according to procedures established by the Superintendent. Criteria to be considered shall include space (seat) availability, substantial hardship to the student, and demonstration of other unique and justifiable needs. Transfers shall not be granted for purposes of student participation in extracurricular activities, or for interscholastic athletics and activities as governed by WIAA rules and regulations. The district will not provide transportation for students transferring outside their attendance boundary.
Per RCW 28A.225.270, the district shall permit the children of full-time certificated and classified employees to enroll at the school to which the employee is assigned, a school in the district’s K-12 continuum that includes the school to which the employee is assigned, or a school in the district providing early-intervention pre-school services if the student is eligible for such services.
Providing false or inaccurate information or documents relating to non-attendance area transfer or enrollment may result in the student(s) being immediately withdrawn from the non-attendance area school and enrolled in their attendance area school. In such cases, the student(s) will not be eligible to transfer to a non-attendance area school. Such cases may also impact a student’s athletic eligibility under applicable district and WIAA rules and regulations.
Parent(s) or guardian(s) shall be informed annually of the district’s attendance area transfer option. The district shall make available for public inspection the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s annual information booklet on enrollment options in the state at each school building, the central office and local public libraries.
Cross References:
Board Policy 3130 Attendance Areas
Legal References:
RCW 28A.225.270 Intradistrict enrollment options policies
RCW 28A.225.300 Enrollment options information to parents
RCW 28A.225.280 Transfer students’ eligibility for extracurricular activities
RCW 28A.225.290 Enrollment options information booklet
Adoption Date: March 8, 2011