January
10 is the deadline for junior high students in grades seven and nine,
as well as high school students in grades 10 through 12, to submit
in-district transfer applications for optimal placement in the 2014-15
school year.
Eighth
graders have until June 2, 2014 to submit their in-district transfer
applications, based on school board action taken this month.
The
board agreed on January 6 to extend the application deadline for eighth
graders only to allow more time to notify families about a change to
in-district transfer requirements for that grade level only.
Eighth
graders who plan to attend a high school not in their home attendance
area as a tenth grader, but participate in high school athletics at that
school as a ninth grader, must submit an in-district transfer
application by June 2.
Beginning in fall 2014, ninth graders will have an opportunity for the first time to compete in all high school sports.
The
school board agreed last spring to include ninth-grade athletics as
part of the high school interscholastic sport program, effective in fall
2014. A task force has been meeting since then to determine how to best
implement the new 9-12 athletic program.
School
board policy prohibits students from transferring to a high school
outside of their attendance area based on athletics only. To learn more
about who is eligible for in-district transfers, view the 2014-15:
Junior High "Intra-District Transfer Application"
High School “Intra-District Transfer Application”
Elementary school in-district transfers
March
5 is the deadline to submit elementary level transfer applications
within the Puyallup School District. The 2014-15 Elementary
Intra-District Transfer Application Form is available on the school district website and in all district schools.
In-district
students in all grades who are already attending a school on a transfer
do not need to resubmit an application unless they plan to change
schools.
Click to read January 2014 Connections article titled "Community forums in March address 9-12 athletic program."