Student-of-Employee Transfer Options

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Application Window for SY26-27

Coming Soon January 2026

All full time employees of Atlanta Public Schools who are also a custodial parent/legal guardian with whom the child is residing may elect to have their child(ren) attend Atlanta Public Schools in accordance with the requirements of this regulation.

The children of full-time non-resident employees are considered residents and allowed to attend APS schools tuition-free. The children of fulltime non-resident employees of organizations which partner with APS to operate district schools are considered residents and allowed to attend APS schools tuition-free.

Contractors, consultants, temporary/part-time workers and substitutes are not considered residents for enrollment purposes.

Regulation JBCCA-R(4): Student Assignment to Schools - Student Transfers

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In This Section

APS offers three types of transfer options for children of employees.

General Administrative Transfers

General Administrative Transfers – permits students to attend an out-of-zone school until the highest grade of the school

Full-time employees (non-residents of the city of Atlanta) who are not requesting a transfer for their child to attend school at their worksite, are required to apply through the general administrative transfer process.
APS employees (1) who are transferring their child into APS after the transfer application window, (2) who are newly employed by the district, or (3) who are enrolling their students after the beginning of the new school year are eligible to request a general administrative transfer to any school that had unfilled spaces at the conclusion of the random lottery.

General Administrative Transfer SY25-26 Application: Closed - Please contact the Office of Student Assignment at 404-802-2233 to join the interest database for APS employees seeking a general administrative transfer for their student for SY25-26.

Application Window: January 12th- January 30th, 2026

General Administrative Transfer Application

Student-of-Employee Worksite Transfer

Student-of-Employee Worksite Transfers – permits full-time employees assigned to a school worksite to apply for their child to attend school at the same worksite.

If the parent/guardian has a change of worksite/position outside the annual application window, they may submit an application within 30 days of their hire date and/or change of worksite/position.

Application Window: Coming Soon, January 2026

Student-of-Employee Worksite Transfer FAQ

Student-of-Employee Worksite Transfer Application

Student-of-Employee Cluster Transfer

Student-of-Employee Cluster Transfers- Children of full time APS or partner school-based employees as well as bus operators (FT drivers and monitors) may attend a school in the vertical feeder pattern at which the parent or legal guardian is employed, provided that the school has sufficient capacity.

If the parent/guardian has a change of worksite/position outside the annual application window, they may submit an application within 30 days of their hire date and/or change of worksite/position.

Application Window: Coming Soon, January 2026

Student-of-Employee Cluster Transfer FAQ

Student-of-Employee Cluster Transfer Application

PLEASE NOTE:

Your employment status will not be validated until 24 hours after your initial start date, provided by the Atlanta Public Schools Human Resources Department.