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Transfers are required for students to attend a school other than their “neighborhood school” – the school assigned based on the parent/guardian’s legal address of residence.   An online application must be completed to request a transfer to another school.  

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Transfer windows will be open…

Transfer
Window Date
For Grades  (as available)
If approved, transfer will begin…
 Winter
 Nov 15 – Dec 31
 Kinder – 11th
 February 6, 2023
 Spring
 March 1 – April 1
 1st – 11th
 September 2024
 Summer
 July 1 – July 31
 Kinder – 11th
 September 2024

 

Transfer Openings for School Year 2024/2025
Aperturas de transferencia para el año escolar 2024/2025
     
 School/Escuela Projected Open Grade Levels (Space available for transfers)
Niveles de grado abiertos proyectados (espacio disponible para transferencias)
Closed Grade Levels (Definitely NO space available for transfers) Niveles de grado cerrados (Definitivamente NO hay espacio disponible para transferencias)
 Central (3-5) 3, 4, 5
 Lafayette 1, 3, 4 K, 2, 5
 Liberty 1,2 K, 3, 4, 5
 Meadow Ridge (K-3) K, 1, 2, 3
 North Albany Elementary 2 K, 1, 3, 4, 5
 Oak 1, 2, 3 K, 4, 5
 Oak Grove 1 K, 2, 3, 4, 5
 Periwinkle 2, 3 K, 1, 4, 5
 South Shore (dual   Language/lenguaje dual) 1, (2-5: parents need to contact South Shore for student evaluation/Los padres deben comunicarse con la primaria South Shore para la evaluación del estudiante) K
 Sunrise 2 K, 1, 3, 4, 5
 Takena (K-2) 1, 2 K
 Tangent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 K
 Timber Ridge (4-5) 4 5
 Waverly 2, 3 K, 1, 4, 5
     
 Calapooia Middle School 6, 7, 8
 Memorial Middle School 6, 7, 8
 North Albany Middle School 6, 7, 8
 Timber Ridge 7, 8 6
     
 South Albany High School 9, 10, 11 12
 West Albany High School 9, 10, 11 12
2024-2025 School Year: In-District Transfer Applications

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:  Online 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.
2024-2025 School Year INTER-District Transfer Applications

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:  Online INTER-District Transfer Request Form

Transfers OUT of the Greater Albany School District

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 it to:

Shelly Johnson – Elementary (Grades K-5)

Elizabeth Anderson – 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 Shelly Johnson, 541-967-4519 (for Elementary information) or Elizabeth Anderson, 541-967-4517 (for Secondary Information), or Marcie Barnhart, 541-967-4525 (for Charter Schools).

If You Have Moved

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

          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.

           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.

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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. 

 

Find Your Home School

Not sure which school is your “home school”?
Click here to find out which school is your “home school.”

New to the district or to your neighborhood school?
You may register your child at your home school at any time during the school year by calling the school office. Check your school website for contact information and office hours.

For further information please call:
  • Shelly Johnson, 541-967-4519 (for Elementary information) 
  • Elizabeth Anderson, 541-967-4517 (for Secondary Information)
  • Marcie Barnhart, 541-967-4525 (for Charter Schools)

If you wish to attend your neighborhood school, you can enroll online here

See related Board Policies (JECB, JECB-AR(1), JECB-AR(2), JECC, JECC-AR(1), JECC-AR(2))

Note: Albany Online is a program for students in Kindergarten – 12th grades.  For more information, please go to Albany Online.   

 

Solicitudes de transferencias (en Español)