Georgia Department of Education

HouseBill251(2009) – Public School Choice Transfer

Annual School Choice Parent Notification Letter

Date:______

Parent Name:

Address:

City,State,Zip:

RE: Public School Choice for the ______School Year

Dear Parent/Guardian:

As the parent or guardian of a student currently enrolled in our school district, we are writing to notify you that under a newstate law you may request totransfer your child to another public school in the [School District Name] for the upcomingschool year.

Parent Responsibilities

As a parent or guardian, you can request to have your child transferred to another public school within your school district of residence as long asthe school district has determined that there is available classroomspace at the school after all assigned studentshave been enrolled.Please keep in mind that ifyou choose to transfer your child to another school in the district, the law requires you to assume all costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of your child toand fromthe school as long as yourchild remains at that school.

For your convenience, the district’s list of schools withavailable classroomspace for the upcoming school year is attached. In order to process your request, youwill need tocomplete and submit the attached “Transfer Request Form.” Requests for transfers will not beaccepted after the close of business on ______(date).

Transfer requests will be reviewed and approved or denied on the basis ofa lottery in the event a particular school has available space and the number of transferrequests exceeds the remaining available capacity. Once available classroomspace is reached at a school, no more transfers will be accepted at that school. Since it is possible that you may not receive your first choice, you may indicate more than one choice on the enclosed Transfer Request Form.

If you have questions regarding this,please contact:

Name:______Title:______

Email:______Phone:______

Thank you,

______

Superintendent

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia HouseBill251(2009) – Public School Choice Transfer

PublicSchoolChoiceFramework

______(school district)

List of Schools with Space for Public School Choice

Elementary School(s) with capacity (by grade):

Grade / Name of School
K
1
2
3
4
5
Grade / Name of School
K
1
2
3
4
5
Grade / Name of School
K
1
2
3
4
5

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia HouseBill251(2009) – Public School Choice Transfer

PublicSchoolChoiceFramework

Middle & High School(s):

Grade / Name of School
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Grade / Name of School
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

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