Applications for interdistrict attendance shall be submitted to the district office by January 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the student may be transferred. The application deadline may be waived upon agreement between the district and the district of residence. (Education Code 48308)
The application deadline shall not apply to an application requesting a transfer if the parent/guardian with whom the student resides is enlisted in the military and was relocated by the military within 90 days prior to submitting the application. (Education Code 48308)
(cf. 6173.2 - Education of Children of Military Families)
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that any communication sent to parents/guardians is factually accurate and does not target particular neighborhoods or individual parents/guardians on the basis of a child's actual or perceived academic or athletic performance or any other personal characteristic. (Education Code 48301)
The district shall give priority for attendance to siblings of students already in attendance in the district. (Education Code 48306)
The district shall give priority for attendance to children of military personnel.
Any existing entrance criteria for specialized schools or programs shall be uniformly applied to all applicants. (Education Code 48305)
Not later than 90 days after the district receives an application for transfer, the Superintendent or designee shall notify the parent/guardian in writing whether the application has been provisionally accepted or rejected and of the student's position on any waiting list.
Whenever the number of applicants exceeds the number of interdistrict transfers that may be accepted as determined by the Board of Trustees, students accepted for transfer shall be selected by a random drawing of the provisionally accepted applications.
Final acceptance or rejection of applications shall be made by May 15 of the school year preceding the school year for which the student may be transferred. (Education Code 48308)
However, if an application is submitted for a student who is residing with a parent/guardian enlisted in the military and that parent/guardian was relocated by the military 90 days prior to the submission of the application, then the district shall make a final decision to accept or reject the application within 90 days of its receipt. If the student's application has been submitted less than 90 days prior to the beginning of the school year, then the district shall accept or deny the application before the school year begins. Upon his/her acceptance, the student may immediately enroll in a district school. (Education Code 48308)
The Superintendent or designee shall notify the student's district of residence of the district's decision.
Students admitted through the school district of choice program are deemed to have fulfilled district residency requirements pursuant to Education Code 48204. (Education Code 48301)
(cf. 5111.1 - District Residency)
(cf. 5116.1 - Intradistrict Open Enrollment)
Final acceptance of the transfer is applicable for one school year and shall be renewed automatically each year unless the Board, by adoption of a resolution, withdraws from participation in the program and no longer accepts transfer students from other districts. (Education Code 48308)
The district may accept any completed coursework, attendance, and other academic progress credited to an accepted student by any district(s) he/she has previously attended and may grant academic standing to the student based upon the district's evaluation of the student's academic progress. (Education Code 48309)
(cf. 6146.3 - Reciprocity of Academic Credit)
The district may revoke a student's enrollment if he/she is recommended for expulsion pursuant to Education Code 48918. (Education Code 48309)
(cf. 5144.1 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process)
The district may deny a transfer into the district under the school district of choice program if:
1. The Board determines that the transfer into or out of the district would negatively impact a court-ordered or voluntary desegregation plan of the district. (Education Code 48301)
2. The transfer into the district would require the district to create a new program to serve that student, except that the district shall not reject the transfer of a student with disabilities or an English learner. (Education Code 48303)
Regulation COLLEGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: March 9, 2010 Santa Ynez, California