School Choice and Transfer (portlandschoolsproject)

If you are interested in attending a school other than your neighborhood school, check out the School Choice section of the Portland Public Schools site.

You may have heard that siblings of children in a school have priority. That's true - here is the official policy that governs transfer priorities (PDF)
The number of open transfer slots by school.
Transfer timeline:

Starts Ends
Elementary/Middle School Transfer Application Cycle
January 30, 2009
8:00 a.m.
March 13, 2009
5:00 p.m.
Elementary/Middle School Notification Letters Mailed May 1, 2009
Information on mandatory meeting and information night schedules: Mandatory meeting and information night schedules will be available on January 30, 2009 for Elementary/Middle Schools.

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