Inter-district Transfer

Inter-District Transfer Requests to Enter Alameda Unified District:

These procedures are for students living outside the AUSD boundaries wishing to attend a school in Alameda.

If a student lives outside of the Alameda Unified School District they must:

1) Go to the District Office of their resident school district to request an Inter-district Transfer form.

2) The resident school district must approve the transfer.

3) If the resident school district approves the transfer they need to bring the inter-district transfer request to the Alameda School Districts Student Services Department.

Alameda Unified School District accepts students on Inter-district transfers based on the following criteria:

• Students are accepted on a program space available basis

• A copy of the most recent report card must be submitted with the transfer request

• Your child’s grades must be satisfactory

• Your child must have good attendance with no "cutting" classes and few or no tardies

• Your child must not have any behavioral or discipline problems

• All transportation will be provided and/or arranged by the parent

ALL NEW INTER-DISTRICT PERMITS MUST START AT THE STUDENT SERVICES OFFICE.

Student Services will make a recommendation to approve the permit if the student fulfills all of the above criteria. If allowed to enroll, the student's inter-district transfer is valid through the last year that school serves.

IMPORTANT TO EXPLAIN:

• The first week of June we begin accepting new Inter-district transfer requests/applications in Student Services. Students will be notified of their status by on or before the 20^th day of school.

• Requests received after August 15th will not be considered until the district has established the enrollment of resident students.

• Students who are attending an AUSD school on an Inter-district permit may remain enrolled in that school, unless the student is displaced by a student who resides in the school attendance area, or if the student fails to meet the established criteria for continued enrollment.

• A new application is only required when transitioning to a grade level at a different school. (example any grade transition 5^th to 6^th grade and or 8^th to 9^th grade)

CONTINUING INTER-DISTRICT PERMIT AGREEMENTS:

Site administrators are required to meet with their inter-district transfers at the beginning of each school year. Each student and guardian is required to sign the contract. The contract should stay at the school site in an accessible binder labeled INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS.

School sites are required to check the data on each inter-district student at each grading period. School sites should hold conferences with students that they are concerned about. If the student does not fulfill the criteria set by the inter-district contract the school site must inform student services to deny the inter-district by April 15^th. A form will be provided on the student services website.

If a student has had discipline or attendance issues that are disrupting the climate of the school during the year the school may opt to dissolve the contract prior to the end of the school year. The school site should provide a warning and a conference about the behavior affecting the student’s ability to continue on the inter-district permit and make every effort to support the students learning. This conference should be recorded in aeries and should accompany a letter to the family warning them of the possible revocation. If a site administrator wants to revoke a permit during the school year s/he must recommend this to the Chief Student Support Officer in writing. The Chief Student Support Officer will determine if revocation of the permit is appropriate. If deemed appropriate by Student Services the school site needs to contact the family and inform them that their contract is being revoked due to (state the reason) and that they need to enroll in their home district. Every effort should be made to revoke the transfer at the end of the quarter or semester.