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INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS – New & Renewals

For new and continuing families wishing to apply for an interdistrict transfer (IDT) for the 2025-2026 school year, IDT Applications are accepted: January 7, 2025 - February 28. 2025

Application Procedure:

NEW applications only  To expedite your request, please include with your application:

  • Complete the Sonoma County Interdistrict Transfer Agreement (found below) and visit your current district of residence to have Step 2 signed and completed.
  • Your student's Fall 2024 transcript or grades report.
  • Attendance report.
  • A copy of your student’s discipline report or an email/letter from your school stating that your student has no discipline issues on record.
  • WUSD Interdistrict Transfer Student/Parent Contract signed and dated for either  TK - 5th grade or 6-12th grade (see below)

 

RENEWALS/ CONTINUING IDT students: Effective for 2025-2026, Interdistrict transfer agreements are good for two years and/or when entering Kindergarten, 3rd Grade, 6th Grade and 9th Grade.

  • Complete the Sonoma County Interdistrict Transfer Agreement (see below) and visit your current district of residence to have Step 2 signed and completed.
  • WUSD Interdistrict Transfer Student/Parent Contract signed and dated for either  TK - 5th grade or 6-12th grade (see below)

 

To Submit:

Submit in person or via email the completed IDT application and required documents in person:

Windsor Unified District Office
Attention: Claudia Kvamme
9291 Old Redwood Hwy, Bldg. 500, Windsor, 95492

Or via email ckvamme@wusd.org

Please note: Any missing documents will delay your application.

 

Once approved, you will receive a confirmation message from Claudia Kvamme letting you know if your application has been approved, denied or waitlisted and the next step in the enrollment process. Status notification of Accepted/Denied/Waitlisted will take place within two weeks of complete application submission.

 

Priority is given (but not guaranteed) to the following:

  • Continuing students
  • Students with siblings attending

 

Notification of acceptance/denial: Families will be notified of their status (accepted, denied or wait listed) within two weeks of submitting all documents required. For wait lists, we will notify families of our final decision as soon as possible, but no later than 14 calendar days after the commencement of instruction in the school year for which the interdistrict transfer is sought.

Failure of the family to meet any timelines established by the school district shall be deemed an abandonment of the request.


 

 

Grounds for Denial:

  • Overcrowding within district schools, program capacity, or limited district resources.
  • Students under consideration for expulsion, have been expelled, or have excessive suspensions.
  • Students who are currently attending school under the terms of a Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) contract, or who are not maintaining an attendance rate of at least 95%.
  • Students who are currently not making grade level progress(K-5), have a current cumulative GPA of less than 2.0 (6-12), or are more than 10 credits behind on-track progress toward a diploma for each year of high school enrollment (9-12).
  • Students with suspensions for bullying, harassment, threats, violence, possession of weapons, use/possession/sales of illegal substances or alcohol or other suspendable school conduct violations.

 

The Superintendent or designee shall notify parents/guardians of a student who is denied interdistrict attendance regarding the process for appeal to the County Board of Education as specified in Education Code 46601 within 30 days of the denial. AR 5117 Students: Interdistrict Attendance

Grounds for Revoking or Rescinding an Existing Interdistrict Transfer:

Students under consideration for expulsion or who have been expelled may not appeal interdistrict attendance denials or decisions while expulsion proceedings are pending or during the term of the expulsion. (Education Code 46601)

Every interdistrict attendance agreement shall stipulate the terms and conditions under which the agreement may be revoked. (Education Code 46600)

 

Grounds for revocation may include:

  • Information on the agreement, or information upon which the agreement was granted, is determined to be false or fraudulent
  • The terms of the Interdistrict Attendance Agreement are not met; See E 5117 Students: Interdistrict Attendance
  • The district makes a determination that the continuing presence of the student would interfere with the needs of the district, the best interests of the students, or both

The district will give ten school days' notice to parents/guardians prior to the revocation of the agreement. AR 5117 Students: Interdistrict Attendance

 

Interdistrict Transfers – Outgoing

If you live within the boundaries of the Windsor Unified School District and wish to attend school in another district . . . (not including charter schools or private schools)

A parent or guardian may request an interdistrict transfer to a school outside of the Windsor Unified School District in accordance with the Windsor Unified School District Board Policy. Releases are granted on a case-by-case basis and are not guaranteed. An interdistrict transfer must be granted by the Windsor Unified School District before applying to another district. If approved, Interdistrict transfers are valid for one year.

Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten parents will be asked to meet with the principal at their school of residence prior to a determination about the interdistrict attendance request being made.

If TK or Kindergarten - please complete TK/Kindergarten Site Visit Form – Required for new outgoing

 

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