Board Policy JC-R:
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS
Students attending the
Change
of Residence
If, during the course of a school
year, a student’s legal residence changes and that new residence places him/her
in a different attendance zone within the county, the parent or guardian must
apply for out-of-zone status by completing a Transfer Request Application
within 10 school days. If the student’s
legal residence changes and the new residence places him/her outside the county,
the student must apply as a Non-Resident (see Policy JEC and regulation JEC-R)
within 10 school days, if the parents want the student to remain in a
Parents of PCS students who perceive
the need to have their children attend PCS schools other than the ones to which
they are assigned may apply for a transfer using the approved Transfer Request
Application. Transfer requests may be
generally considered appropriate for the following reasons:
1. The student has need of special
educational programs or services which are not offered at the assigned school
or are inadequate to meet the student’s needs and can be better accommodated at
the requested school.
2. The transfer would result in the
improvement of the educational environment at the assigned school without
creating undue or adverse impact upon the educational environment at the
requested school.
3. The student is in demonstrated
danger of physical or psychological victimization or has actually been a victim
of violence at the assigned school.
4. The student’s family has a
demonstrated hardship situation which requires special consideration.
5. The student is involved in a
temporary domiciliary situation pending expected resolution.
The procedure for applying for a
transfer within the county is as follows:
a) Parents file a Transfer Request
Application with the Office of the Superintendent through the Superintendent’s
designee.
b) Copies of the Application are
sent immediately to the Principals of both the assigned and requested schools
for review.
c) Both principals review and advise
as to the suitability and desirability of the requested transfer in writing to
the Superintendent’s designee within 5 days’ receipt of the notice of request.
d) The Superintendent’s designee
shall review the request and the principals’ advice and make recommendation to
the Superintendent for approval or rejection of the transfer request.
e) The Superintendent will make a
recommendation to approve or reject the transfer request and will present the
recommendation to the School Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
f) The Superintendent’s designee
shall inform the applicant student’s parents immediately after approval or
rejection of the transfer request.
Students approved for transfer may enroll at the requested school on the
next school day.
g) Students whose requests are
denied by the Superintendent shall have the right to appeal directly to the School
Board and shall be so informed by the Superintendent’s designee upon
notification of recommendation of rejection of the application to transfer.
In all cases, students who are approved for transfer
assignment are not entitled to county school bus transportation. Parents of transfer-assigned students are
responsible for providing transportation to and from school and all school
activities. Failure to provide such
transportation will result in the student’s reassignment back to the
originally-assigned school with loss of privilege to apply in future years.
Transfer
approval is valid for THE REQUESTED SCHOOL YEAR ONLY. Students automatically revert to their
original domiciliary-based attendance zone school assignment at the end of each
school year and must re-apply each year if they wish to attend a different
school.
Approved: