Intradistrict Transfer Practices and Priorities
The ¶¶ÒôÒõapp Unified School District’s Intradistrict Transfer/Open Enrollment program offers parents and legal guardians residing in the district the opportunity to apply to the school that they would like their child to attend. To be considered, parents must submit an Intradistrict Transfer Request/Open Enrollment Application for the following school year.
As its first priority, the district will attempt to accommodate all ¶¶ÒôÒõapp within each school’s attendance area according to existing class size and program mandates. Once resident ¶¶ÒôÒõapp have been placed, and space has been deemed available at the grade level and/or program, the selection of ¶¶ÒôÒõapp into the school will be based on the following criteria:
- Administrative placements, including diversion ¶¶ÒôÒõapp
- SRVUSD ¶¶ÒôÒõapp who are siblings of any student currently in attendance at a school and who will continue to be enrolled at the same school next year (concurrent enrollment)
- SRVUSD ¶¶ÒôÒõapp in good standing who have attended a school continuously for at least one school year but have moved into another school’s attendance area within the district
- SRVUSD ¶¶ÒôÒõapp who are siblings of a student who will be exiting the requested school at the end of the year of open enrollment application (consecutive enrollment)
- All other SRVUSD student requests for Intradistrict Transfer/Open Enrollment
The Students Services Department within Educational Services, after consulting with the principal of the requested school to determine space availability, will authorize the transfer.
Parent notification of the decision to approve or disapprove the transfer request will take place as follows:
- If space is available, as verified by the requested school, and the decision is to approve the request, the Student Services Department within Educational Services will so designate and notify the requested school, the home school, and the parent(s)/legal guardian(s).
- If the decision is to disapprove the request based on the lack of available space, the Student Services Department within Educational Services will so designate and notify the requested school, the home school, and the parent(s)/legal guardian(s).
- If the transfer is requested to occur during the current school year, the Student Services Department within Educational Services with notify the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) within five school days after the request is submitted.
- If the request is for the following school year, the Student Services Department within Educational Services will notify the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) no later than 5:00 pm the day prior to the first day of school.
A student who has been granted an intra-district transfer shall be regarded as a resident of the requested school through the highest grade at that school. Upon transitioning to middle or high school, intradistrict transfer ¶¶ÒôÒõapp will be enrolled at their home school. Revocation of an intradistrict transfer may occur if requested by the parent and space is available at the resident school.
Intradistrict transfers for identified special education ¶¶ÒôÒõapp, including referrals to Del Amigo and Venture, shall not be approved until Special Programs verifies space availability and authorizes such a transfer.
Students determined to have enrolled in a school by falsifying intradistrict information, including student or residency records, shall be returned to their home school immediately, even if they otherwise meet priority status.
Requests denied may be appealed to the Superintendent or designee based on procedural error.
School personnel may initiate Open Enrollment transfers on the basis of school housing needs (diversion) and/or student behavior invalidating transfer or administrative placement.