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STUDENT TRANSFERS 2010-2011

Reminder - Last day to apply for a transfer for the 2010-2011 school year is June 4, 2010.

Dr. Hall's letters to parents regarding student transfers:

General Administrative Transfers

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship

The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) offers school choice options for students who wish to attend a school other than their neighborhood/zoned school. Parents/guardians may request a general administrative transfer to attend an out of zone school. General administrative transfers include all transfers required pursuant to

Georgia

law regarding school choice for students (Public School Choice and Georgia Special Needs Scholarships). General administrative transfer participation is also open to non-resident students who pay tuition at the rate established by the Atlanta Board of Education. Available spaces are allotted to Atlanta Public Schools students before non-resident students.

Students eligible to transfer pursuant to No Child Left Behind will receive first priority for available seats at schools in the district that are not in "Needs Improvement" and have space available. Parents will be notified in writing in July by the school if their child qualifies for a NCLB transfer.

General administrative transfers are granted based upon space availability. If the number of applications for a given school exceeds the number of available spaces, a random lottery will be conducted to provide each interested student with an equal chance to be admitted.

If a parent requests a transfer to a school that does not have the services required in a current Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Accommodation Plan (IAP), the district is not required to develop those services at a requested school as long as the services are available within the school district.

Students and parents should be aware that school transfers may affect the student’s eligibility to participate in athletic and extracurricular activities governed by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA). Parents should verify whether GHSA requirements may affect their child’s eligibility prior to submitting a transfer request.

A general administrative transfer request may be denied for any of the following reasons:

• Lack of capacity of the school building;

• Class-size capacity by grade and subject, or

• Lack of capacity based on choice for students required under federal law (e.g., for students transferring from NI schools or unsafe schools under No Child Left Behind; for students with disabilities whose Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) or Individualized Accommodation Plan (IAP) calls for placement at a particular school).

The application acceptance dates for General Administrative Transfers for the 2010-2011 school year are as follows:

May 8, 2010 (Saturday) (9:30 am – 2:30 pm)

May 15, 2010 (Saturday) (9:30 am – 2:30 pm)

May 17, 2010 – June 4, 2010 (8:30 am – 4:30 pm)

No general administrative transfer applications will be accepted after 4:30 pm on June 4, 2010.

Location: Office of Student Placement

Center for Learning & Leadership Building

130 Trinity Ave., SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303

· You must apply in person for a General Administrative Transfer.

· A transfer request must be submitted for each individual student.

· Parents who request a general administrative transfer assume all responsibility and

all costs of transporting their child to and from school.

· General administrative transfers are limited by available space at a school site. Schools at or near capacity will not accept general administrative transfers for the 2010-2011 school year.

· A current list of schools eligible to accept general administrative transfers for the 2010-2011 school year will be posted on the APS website prior to May 8.

· Applications are no longer accepted on a first come, first serve basis. General administrative transfers are granted based upon space availability. If the number of applications for a given school exceeds the number of available spaces, a random lottery will be conducted to provide each interested student with an equal chance to be admitted.

· The following documents are required with your application:

*Proof of your current residence (deed, current mortgage statement or lease and

current Georgia Power utility bill),

*Proof of Identification w/ photo (parent/guardian), or

*APS employment badge (if parent/legal guardian is a current APS employee). The

badge should reflect the name of the current APS worksite.

Acceptable forms of identification are:

Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free Voter ID Card issued by the county registrar's office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
A Georgia Driver's License, even if expired
Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state
Valid U.S. passport ID
Valid U.S. military photo ID
Valid tribal photo ID

If the parent/legal guardian guardian does not own or lease the property in which they reside, an Affidavit of Residency should be completed by the parent/legal guardian and the adult with whom the parent/guardian and student are living on a full time basis.

Helpful links

Residency Affidavit

Residency Affidavit - Spanish

GaDOE Public School Choice (HB251)

GaDOE Special Needs Scholarship

Georgia High School Association

Student Placement & Tribunal

OFFICE OF STUDENT PROGRAMS & SERVICES

130 TRINITY AVENUE – 2nd FLOOR

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

404-802-2233/2204

404-802-1203 fax

placements@atlanta.k12.ga.us