Transfer Requests

In-District Transfers:

The In-District transfer process applies to Greater Albany Public School District students who wish to transfer from their neighborhood school to another school within the district.

• Students need to enroll at their home boundary school even if they are applying for an In-District transfer.
• Parents will be notified via e-mail, phone call, or letter about their application (please allow at least two weeks following the window closing for this process). 
• The online application link will become active the day the window opens.

Please complete the following form: GAPS In-District Transfer Request Form

• If your transfer request is not approved during this window you may apply again during the next open window.
• We do not keep a waiting list.

Inter-District Transfers:

• The Inter-District transfer process applies to students who live outside of the Greater Albany Public School District but wish to apply to attend a GAPS school.
• This is a two-part process. Both parts must be completed in order for the application to be complete.  
  • Part 1:  Please complete the online INTER-District Transfer Request form below. 
  • Part 2:  Please contact your resident district for a release form to attend Greater Albany Public Schools.   This must be signed by your current school district.

Please complete the following form: INTER-District Transfer Request Form

Inter-district Transfers, transferring OUT of the Greater Albany School District

For students who wish to transfer out of GAPS District to another school district, please print the Transfer Out form (ENG) (ESP).  Fill out the form then email the form to:

Renee Riley – Elementary (Grades K-5)

Nancy Dickerman- Secondary (Grades 6-12)

Marcie Barnhart – Charter Schools (Grades K-12)

Or bring it to the District Office, 718 Seventh Ave. SW, Albany, OR.  We will need to sign the form for your new district indicating we release your child as a student in our district.

For further information please call Renee Riley, 541-967-4519 (for Elementary information) or Nancy Dickerman, 541-967-4517 (for Secondary Information), or Marcie Barnhart, 541-967-4525 (for Charter Schools).

If you moved during the school year, here’s what you need to do:

• Contact your current school and let them know you have moved.  This is critical!  
• IN-District Move:  Students who move IN-District during the school year may complete the school year at their current school provided a Special Circumstance IN-District Transfer request form is submitted (this is a paper transfer application available from your school office).   If you wish to continue at your current school the following year, you must apply online for an In-District Transfer during the next open window.
• INTER-District Move:  Students who move OUTSIDE-the-District during the school year may continue at their current school provided a Special Circumstance INTER-District Transfer request form is submitted (this is a paper transfer application available in your school office).  If you wish to continue in the GAPS district the following year and beyond you must apply online for an Inter-District transfer during the next open window.
• Already have a transfer?  Students who move, but have a current transfer can update their transfer by completing the appropriate Special Circumstance Transfer form.
  • If your current transfer is IN-District, you need to complete the Special Circumstance IN-District Transfer form.
  • If your current transfer is INTER-District, you need to complete the Special Circumstance INTER-District Transfer form.

If you moved during summer break, here’s what you need to do:

• Contact your current school and let them know you have moved.  This is critical!  
• IN-District Move:  Students who move IN-District during summer break may choose to stay at their current school provided a Special Circumstance IN-District Transfer request form is submitted (this is a paper transfer application available at your school office).   If you wish to continue at your current school beyond the current school year, you must apply online for an In-District Transfer during the next open window.
• INTER-District Move:  Students who move OUTSIDE-the-District during the school year may choose to stay at their current school provided a Special Circumstance INTER-District Transfer request form is submitted (this is a paper transfer application available at your school office) and a release from your new district is completed and processed.  If you wish to continue in the GAPS district you must apply online for an Inter-District transfer during the next open window.
• Already have a transfer?  Students who move, but have a current transfer can update their transfer by completing the appropriate Special Circumstance Transfer form.
  • If your current transfer is IN-District, you need to complete the Special Circumstance IN-District Transfer (this is a paper transfer application available at your school office) form.
  • If your current transfer is INTER-District, you need to complete the Special Circumstance INTER-District Transfer (this is a paper transfer application available at your school office) form.

Per School Board Policy JECC-AR(1), School Attendance – Students who Reside IN the District:  Any student in attendance at a district school due to bonafide legal residency whose residence changes to a different district attendance area may choose whether to attend the new neighborhood school or the former school.

• Students who move during the school year may remain at the former school upon completion of an in-district transfer application.   (per JECC-AR(2), “Parents desiring an exception to their student’s enrollment at the designated neighborhood school will complete an electronic in-district transfer application.”  see above for more details)
• Students who move during the summer are permitted to stay upon the submission of an in-district transfer application.  (per JECC-AR(2), “Parents desiring an exception to their student’s enrollment at the designated neighborhood school will complete an electronic in-district transfer application.”  see above for more details)

Once a student enrolls in the school in the attendance area to which the parents or guardians have moved, it becomes the student’s assigned neighborhood school. 

Per School Board Policy JECB-AR(1), Admission of Non-Resident Students Interdistrict Transfers: 

• A student, attending on an Interdistrict Transfer, whose legal residence changes to a different school district, may continue through the school year, but must submit an Interdistrict Transfer Application.  (per JECC-AR(2)  “A student, attending on an in-district transfer, whose legal resident changes, may complete a Special Circumstance Application.”)
• Students who move over the summer are allowed to stay the following school year, but must submit an Interdistrict Transfer Application.  (per JECB-AR(1)  “Parents or guardians desiring an exception to their students’ enrollment in their resident district will file an electronic Interdistrict Transfer Application with the Greater Albany Public School District.)
• Continuation beyond these exceptions requires a new application; priority consideration may be given to students who have siblings currently enrolled or were previously approved as an inter-district transfer student.

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