- is being impacted by a parent or guardian's military deployment
- is experiencing instability related to homelessness or foster care placement
- has a documented medical condition that necessitates a transfer
- is impacted by the death of a parent
- there is severe financial hardship for the family
- is involved in a documented case of severe harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyber-bullying
A hardship is NOT a preference for an academic program or activities offered at another school.
If you want to attend a school in the Beaverton School District, or wish to attend a school in another school district, and believe you have a hardship, please complete an Interdistrict Transfer application and attach a letter stating the specific reasons for the request. Your completed form and hardship letter may be submitted to interdistricttransfer@beaverton.k12.or.us, faxed to 503.356.4438, or mailed to the Beaverton School District, Attention: Interdistrict Transfers, 1260 NW Waterhouse Ave., Beaverton, Oregon 97006. Decisions will be made once Beaverton School District and the non-resident school district have reviewed. If the Interdistrict Transfer request is approved, into or out of the Beaverton School District, the student will be approved through grade 12. If the request is denied, the student should make plans to enroll into their boundary school.
Interdistrict Transfer requests are contingent upon meeting behavior and attendance expectations:
- Attendance of 92% or greater;
- No more than one suspension per academic year; no suspension of, or greater than, five days;
- No expulsions;
- Timely transportation is the responsibility of the family.
Non-resident students should contact their home school district office for transfer requirements.
High School Only: OSAA Constitution and Rules provide that any student who attends a high school as a result of undue influence may become ineligible and the high school could be subject to penalties. OSAA rules also require approval by both the sending and receiving high school principals, and approved by the Superintendent's Office. Student eligibility is subject to OSAA guidelines.
Administrative Student Transfers
ADMINISTRATIVE STUDENT TRANSFERS allow resident students to transfer from one Beaverton school to another Beaverton school. Administrative Student Transfers are approved for one school year only. An Administrative Student Transfer to a school outside of your home feeder path does not guarantee continuation to the next feeder level of your transfer school. All students must qualify for hardship in order to be approved for an Administrative Student Transfer regardless of grade level, sibling status on open enrollment, siblings of students in specialized programs, or parent employment with the district. Please contact your student's resident school if you have questions about Administrative Student Transfers.
Administrative Student Transfer applications may be initiated at any time during the year by a parent/guardian, eligible student, or administrator. When considering an Administrative Student Transfer, both principals shall use the following criteria:
- Capacity at the receiving school
- Hardship is defined as the student:
- is being impacted by a parent or guardian's military deployment
- is experiencing instability related to homelessness or foster care placement
- has a documented medical condition that necessitates a transfer
- is impacted by the death of a parent
- there is severe financial hardship for the family
- is involved in a documented case of severe harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyber-bullying
A hardship is NOT a preference for an academic program or activities offered at another school.
Administrative Student Transfer forms should be submitted to the student's resident school. The resident school is the neighborhood school at which the student is assigned by the District's attendance plan (Policy JEA-AR). To confirm your assigned resident school, please access boundary information on our website or contact the district office, 503.356.4500.
The principal of the student's resident school will initiate contact with the principal at the school where the student has applied to attend. Both principals must agree to the transfer for it to be considered approved. After the two principals come to agreement (either approval or denial), the decision is final and there is NO appeal. Copies of the completed application will be distributed by the resident school, pending a letter or telephone conversation with the parents/guardians of the student, regarding the final recommendation. The receiving school principal may revoke the Administrative Student Transfer at any time if there is no evidence the student has benefited from the transfer, as evidenced by behavior, attendance, or academic achievement.
Transportation for Administrative Student Transfers is the parent's/guardian's responsibility. Parents may submit a written request for transportation on a completed "Regular Education Transportation Service Request" and will be considered under the following conditions:
- Service requests are approved on a space available, first-come, first-served basis. When the bus reaches capacity for students who reside within the school's attendance boundaries, non-eligible riders (open enrollment transfers) are removed. The last students approved will be first to be removed.
- Student would use only a scheduled bus stop.
- Students shall not cross streets designated as hazardous by the district.
All applications received prior to June 1 will be held for bulk review.
Decisions on applications received prior to June 1 will be made final no later than June 30. All applications received after June 1 will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
