Student Transfer Information

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Important deadlines:

Transfer season ends for initial (new student) requests on June 1, 2008.
Transfer season ends to submit a request for renewals (returning students) (April 1) and high school curricular students (April 15).
The High School Curricular Application season has been extended to May 2, 2008.
Requests for initial transfers available March 1-June 1, 2008.
Transfer renewals for returning students begins February 15 and ends April 1, 2008

A parent or guardian of a student enrolled in FCPS may request a student transfer for his or her school-aged child (K-12) from their base school for the next school year during transfer season.

Important Notes:

All transfers are considered on a space available basis. The Notification of Schools Closed for Transfers list for 2007-2008 is available. These schools may be at capacity for the 2008-2009 school year; the updated list will be posted by June 1, 2008.
If approved, a transfer is granted for only one year.
FCPS does not provide transportation except for students affected by School Board approved boundary phase-ins.
A transfer may be terminated if the conditions of the transfer are not maintained by the student.
If a student is seeking High School Curricular transfer, he or she may not be eligible to participate in secondary school interscholastic athletics for one year.

FCPS approves a transfer request for very specific reasons as outlined in Regulation 2230. They are:

1. Family relocation *
2. Child care hardship (elementary only) *
3. Medical, emotional, social, or family adjustment hardship *
4. FCPS parent employee working 20+ hours/week
5. High School Curricular program

* Regulation 2230 requires that applicants must provide specific documentation to support the transfer request.

Application Procedure and Deadlines
1. Students must be enrolled in their base school before starting the application
procedure. Registration information is available at
www.fcps.edu/ss/StudentServices/StudentRegistration/.

Unsure about your base school? Boundary information is available at www.fcps.edu/boundary.

2. You must complete the appropriate transfer application by the end date for your child to be considered for a transfer for school year 2008-09. There are three types of transfer requests:

High School Curricular
Renewal (returning student)
Initial (new student)

Student Transfer Application Season
Application	Start Date	End Date
High School Curricular	January 1	April 15
Renewal (returning student)	February 15	April 1
Initial (new student)	March 1	June 1
Note: In the absence of extenuating circumstances, late applications will not be processed.

Late applications will not be accepted except for extenuating circumstances.

Please review the following documents before submitting a transfer application:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Regulation 2230
Student Transfer Applications and Guidelines (pdf)
High School Curricular
Renewal (returning student)
Initial (new student)
Notification of Schools Closed for Student Transfers, 2007-2008
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate List

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Updated: 05/01/08