All parents of students who wish to transfer into the Walters School District during the next school year (2020-2021), must submit applications. All transfer requests must be filed with the Superintendent of Walters Schools, 418 South Broadway, during regular business hours beginning January 1 and ending April 1, 2020. Open transfers shall not be granted to students whose parents fail to file for a regular application by April 1, unless a family moves its permanent residence after that date.
All transfer applications shall be approved or denied by the Board of Education, subject to the following criteria:
1. Availability of programs - courses or programs will not be added just to accommodate transfer requests.
2. Staffing availability - if accepting the transfer will require the addition of personnel, the transfer application will be denied.
3. Space limitations - transfer requests will be accepted by the school district if space is available without crowding classrooms or pushing class size limitations imposed by the state.
4. Disciplinary record - students with discipline records or those deemed “not in good standing” at their former school will not be approved for transfer to the Walters Public Schools.
5. Special education status - children with disabilities may be granted transfers based on availability of space, programs and staffing.
No student shall be permitted to transfer more than once in any school year. No transportation shall be provided transferred students outside the Walter Schools’ boundary lines, and transportation routes will not be changed to accommodate transferred students. The Superintendents of the sending and receiving schools may approve an emergency transfer after April 1, if a family moves its permanent residence after that date.