Open Enrollment
 PAUSD recognizes that a school's environment can influence a
student's success. Therefore, we offer several school placement
options. Students can attend their neighborhood school, apply
to choice schools and alternative programs (chosen by lottery),
or transfer to another District school.
We place as many students as possible in their neighborhood schools.
Requests for intra-district transfers are granted on a space-available
basis.
Board of Education Open Enrollment
Policy (  20K)
Transfering Within PAUSD
Students who wish to attend a school other than their neighborhood
school may do so if space permits. Transfers are approved by education
level: elementary school (K - 5), middle school (6 - 8), and high
school (9 - 12). When students graduate
from a school level, their placement assignments for the next
level will revert back to their neighborhood schools.
If you would like to apply for an intra-district transfer, submit
the appropriate form to the Central Attendance office.
Priority transfer requests will be accepted January
4 - February 20, 2007. Parents will be notified of transfer
decisions no later than five days
before the school begins in the fall.
Please note that PAUSD does not guarantee transfers for siblings.
Each student must apply for an intra-district transfer. Mid-year
intra-district transfers are not recommended by the Administration.
Bullis-Purissima Elementary School
It is possible under joint arrangements with LASD for PAUSD families living in Los Altos Hills to request up to 7-year transfers to Bullis Purissima Elementary School. The school is located on Fremont Road and scheduled to reopen in the Fall, 2008 after extensive renovations. As with registering a new student, the priority window for requesting Inter-District Transfers (IDTs) will begin January 8 and ends February 8. If you have a K-6 student and wish to consider this alternative, the IDT form is available at the PAUSD Central Attandance Office at 25 Churchill Avenue. For questions regarding the IDT process, please contact Margie Mitchell at mmitchell@pausd.org.
Transfering Outside PAUSD
Transferring
Out
Students who live within the boundaries of PAUSD and would like
to attend school in another district may apply for an inter-district
transfer. Submit an Inter-district
Transfer Request Form (
24K ) to the PAUSD Central Attendance office. Transfers
must be approved by PAUSD before
submission to the district requested.
Transferring
In
Students who wish to transfer to PAUSD should contact
their district of residence and file an inter-district transfer.
Inter-district transfers are limited to
hardship (limited to medical or safety issues) and
senior privilege (12th grade only).
If you have questions, contact Central Attendance at (650) 329-3707
or centattendance@pausd.org.
Revised January 2008 |