Edmonds School District No. 15
Lynnwood, WA 98036-5789
8105-R1 - INTRADISTRICT STUDENT TRANSFER PROCEDURES
Adopted
12/2/74
Revised
2/3/75
7/14/75
2/22/77
1/22/79
4/23/79
1/26/81
7/12/94
10/18/99
11/27/00
12/17/01
11/6/03
Parents or guardians who wish their child(ren) to attend a school other than the one in the attendance area to which their residence is assigned may deliver a written request to the principal of the school in which they wish to enroll their child(ren).
Requests will be considered in the order in which they are received in accordance with guidelines developed by the Superintendent or designee. Beginning with enrollment for the 2000-2001 school year, student transfer placement may be determined by lottery when transfer applications exceed a school's capacity. If a school is accepting transfers, siblings may be given priority to attend a school when a brother or sister will still be in attendance at that school for the transfer year requested.
Students who are children of full-time employees of the district will be permitted to enroll at the school to which the employee is assigned or its feeder schools unless space is not available and such child's enrollment would displace a resident student. For purposes of this policy, "space" includes: (a) the capacity of the program, classroom, and building to accommodate the student as identified by the district or by the building principal and (b) the capacity of a school to meet the educational needs of the student applicant. Space is not available in schools closed to transfer.
Requests will be honored up to the designated enrollment capacity of the school.
Parents whose request for enrollment out of the home attendance area is approved will be responsible for all transportation. School buses will not alter routes to transport children to school other than the ones to which the student has been assigned.
Each child will be allowed to continue at that school until the end of the child's education in that school without reapplying in succeeding years provided that this assurance may be waived when district attendance boundaries are altered by Board action and/or when a school is determined to exceed capacity per district guidelines.
Nothing in these regulations waives each student's rights and responsibilities under the law.
Adjustment on Disciplinary Transfers
A student may be transferred administratively because of adjustment or
disciplinary reasons. Students transferred under this section shall be
ineligible for cocurricular activities (those activities not required
as a part of his/her class curriculum) during the first twenty (20) school
days in the school to which he/she has been transferred. Prior to the
expiration of the twenty (20) days, if appropriate, an evaluation may
be conducted by the principal and/or designee. If the principal determines
that a satisfactory adjustment has taken place and all other eligibility
requirements are met the student may become immediately eligible for cocurricular
activities. The decision may be delayed up to another ten (10) days if
the principal deems that additional time is necessary to make a fair determination
of whether a satisfactory adjustment has taken place.
Appeal Process
In the event a transfer request is denied, an appeal may be made to a
hearing committee appointed by the superintendent or designee. A request
for an appeal must be submitted in writing to the Student Placement Office
within five (5) school days of the date the parent/guardian receives notification
of the results of the transfer request.