Student Transfer Requests for 2013 - 2014

Transfer and Nonresident Requests

Student Transfer Requests for 2013-2014

The district will accept student transfer applications for the 2013-14 school year from February 1 until March 15. Those applications received by the deadline will be notified of the district decision by April 30. Approval or denial of requests is based on criteria outlined in board policy 3131 for resident and 3141 for nonresident students.

Requests received after the deadline will be considered as follows:

Applications received by the March 15 deadline will be notified by April 30.
Applications received by June 15 will be notified by June 25.
Applications received by August 15 will be notified by August 30.
Applications received after August 15 will be decided on a case-by-case basis and may have to wait until actual enrollment counts in September before receiving notification.

Transportation

Parents will provide transportation for students who voluntarily attend a school outside their attendance area.

Transfer Form (Within District): 2012-13 2013-14

For students who live in the Yelm Community School District and would like to transfer from one Yelm school to another.

Day Care Verification Form: 2012-13 2013-14

For students requesting a transfer based on the location of their day care.

Non Resident "Choice" Transfer Request Form: 2012-13 2013-14

For students who live in a neighboring district (e.g., Eatonville, Bethel, North Thurston) and would like to attend a Yelm school. Please obtain a signed Release of Attendance from your home school district before applying for Non Resident status in Yelm.

Release of Attendance: 2012-13 2013-14

For students who live in the Yelm Community Schools District and would like to attend a neighboring district. Once filled out and signed by the parent, bring it to our district office for a release signature.

A Note About "Feeder" Schools

Something to think about before requesting a transfer is that our elementary schools have designated "feeder" middle schools. If you request an elementary school that feeds into a middle school outside of your home attendance school, you will either have to continue to request transfers and transport your child to and from school, or your child will have to separate from his or her peer group when moving up to middle school.

Fort Stevens Elementary	Yelm Middle School	Yelm High School
McKenna Elementary
Southworth Elementary
Lackamas Elementary	Ridgeline Middle School
Mill Pond Elementary
Prairie Elementary

State Laws on Family Choice

Learning by Choice (a publication created by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction)