Voluntary transfers are requests from parents for their student(s) to attend a school other than their designated home attendance area school. Transfer forms must be filled out for each student requesting a transfer. Families are required to provide their own transportation for the student(s) when voluntarily transferring. Employees of the Sioux City Community School District do not receive preference in the transfer process.
Elementary Voluntary School Transfer Information
- Transfer requests are required at the elementary level on an annual basis.
- Students do not have an automatic guarantee to keep the transfer beyond one year.
- Transfers approved prior to the 2014-15 school year and for the 2014-15 school year do not require annual application.
- Students who are provided transfers into an elementary school are NOT guaranteed any subsequent junior high transfers.
- Transfers will be granted based on class sizes remaining within board-established class size parameters.
- If a voluntary transfer is requested after the start of the school year due to a change of address, the transfer will only be valid through the remainder of the current school year.
- The voluntary transfer form is not intended for families who are homeless. Please contact the ESC for services.
Secondary Voluntary School Transfer Information
- Transfer requests will be required at both the junior high school and high school level. Students who have been provided elementary school level transfers are NOT guaranteed any subsequent junior high school transfers.
- Students who have been provided junior high school level transfers are NOT guaranteed any subsequent high school transfers.
- The voluntary transfer form is not intended for families who are homeless. Please contact the ESC for services.
All Voluntary Transfers are Subject to Cancellation Upon:
- Changes to boundaries/attendance areas
- Changes to District transfer policies
- Verification that transfer request information provided was inaccurate or incomplete
- Failure of the student to maintain adequate attendance and/or behavior patterns
- Change in student transportation needs
Students Receiving Special Services
- If a student in your family has been placed at a school that is not your designated home attendance area school due to Special Education, English Language Learner (ELL) programs, or for 504 Plan purposes, their siblings may also attend that placement school. Once the placed student is no longer assigned to the attendance center for the above special services, all family members must return to their home school.
- When a student receiving Special Education services or student receiving services under Section 504 transfers schools, the building principal/designee will call a meeting of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team or 504 building level team, and, in consultation with parents, will review the student’s IEP or Section 504 Plan prior to enrollment at the beginning of a new school year or within 5 days of enrollment if the school year has already begun.
Please follow the link to access the Within District Transfer Form.