Transfer Requests Information

The School District of Janesville’s Board of Education has committed to maintaining the neighborhood school concept as long as it shall be practicable. The district has adopted the following procedures for families to follow if their individual circumstances make it difficult to maintain the neighborhood concept. Please refer to Board Policy 5130 and Administrative Regulation 5130.1 if you wish to read the complete policy and regulation regarding this process.

School Transfer/Placement within the School District Timelines

Requests for School Transfer Placement within the School District for childcare reasons or parental choice – choosing to attend a school in the district other than the home school – are made December 1-15 for the upcoming school year. Application forms are available in school offices or at the Education Services Center, 527 S. Franklin Street. Parents residing within the School District of Janesville who would like to choose a school within this district but outside of their home school attendance area may apply. Parents who received approval for a transfer do not need to reapply unless their child is moving from elementary to middle, or middle to high school or their home address changes. (Late transfer requests may not be reviewed until after June 30th.)

Completed applications must be returned no later than December 15 for the upcoming school year. A letter approving or denying all timely intra-district requests will be mailed no later than January 15.

Students who have moved out of a school’s attendance area and wish to continue to attend their current school should apply within two weeks of their move for a “Request to Remain in Current School Following Move to New Attendance Area” form. These forms can be obtained from your current school’s office. Students will have the option to complete the current school year only or the remainder of their schooling at that school level.

The School District of Janesville does not provide transportation for families approved for an intra-district transfer. If a student changes his/her mind after an Intra-District Transfer Request is granted; it becomes the school district’s decision whether or not a student can attend their resident home school attendance area. Both space availability and maintenance of balanced enrollment throughout the district will be used as criteria for review of applications.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR:

Preschool for Janesville(P4J)/Pre-Kindergarten(PK)/Early Childhood(EC)

School placements for the P4J/PK program are made by Coordinator of Early Learning Kristen Moisson. Questions regarding those placements should be directed to the P4J office at 608-743-5059 or 608-743-5038. Early Childhood placements are made by the Special Education Department. Questions regarding those placements may be directed to the Director of Special Education Barbara Hilliker at 608-743-5061 or Program Support Teacher Tracy Schenk at 608-743-5043. School placements decisions for students younger than Kindergarten age are made only for the Early Learning programs. P4J/PK/EC students who wish to attend a school for Kindergarten other than their home attendance area school must apply for a school transfer during the two week Kindergarten Enrollment period in late February/early March prior to the year they would start Kindergarten.

Kindergarten – 5th Grade

Applications for elementary transfers must be returned to the Administrative Services office at the Educational Services Center, located at 527 S. Franklin Street. Elementary transfer requests are subject to approval by the Director of Administrative Services and Human Resources. If you have questions regarding elementary level transfers, please contact the Administrative Services office at 743-5006. Applications must also be made for newly enrolling kindergarten students for the upcoming school year with siblings currently approved for School Transfer/Placement within the school district. Please complete the transfer application request for incoming kindergarten students during the publicized Kindergarten Enrollment period, usually in late February/early March. While every effort is made to meet parent/guardian requests for kindergarten students to attend the same elementary school as pre-approved siblings, it is not guaranteed. Receipt of transfer application requests during the two week Kindergarten Enrollment period will greatly improve siblings’ chances of being approved.

A student residing in an option area may apply for enrollment at any school at the time of their initial enrollment for Kindergarten – Grade 5. If the student’s enrollment would not cause the recommended administrative guideline enrollment for that student’s grade to be exceeded or create an enrollment imbalance, the application shall be approved by the Director of Administrative and Human Services. Once an option placement has been made a student may not reactivate the option alternative to change schools, they are required to apply for an intra-district transfer during the December 1-15 time period.

Middle and High School

Applications for middle and high school transfers must be returned to the middle or high school in the attendance area where you currently reside. Middle and high school principals will review requests and determine approval. If you have questions regarding middle or high school intra-district transfers, please contact the middle or high school principal in your home school attendance area.

Resident Students Not Currently Enrolled in a Janesville Public School

Resident students newly enrolling in the School District of Janesville are permitted to request a school transfer at the time of their enrollment. School transfer requests will add additional time to the processing of enrollment and are granted based on space availability and review of enrollment balance at the time the request is received.

Non-Resident Students

Non-resident students currently attending the School District of Janesville under the state open enrollment program who wish to request a school transfer should apply during the December 1 – 15th time period. Per state law currently attending open enrollment students are granted the same preferences as resident students.

Non-resident students not currently attending a public school in the School District of Janesville are required to apply for Open Enrollment during the state specified time period. Please <click here> to receive detailed information about the open enrollment program.