5120 - ASSIGNMENT TO SCHOOL, CLASS, AND GRADE

Dublin City School District

Administrative Guidelines

5120 - ASSIGNMENT TO SCHOOL, CLASS, AND GRADE

The following guidelines shall be followed in assigning students to schools, classes, and grades. All inquiries regarding elementary and secondary school boundaries are to be directed to the Director of Student Operations.

A.	School Assignment/Transfer

	1.	Fundamentally, student assignment to a school shall be determined by attendance areas. Such areas will be adjusted to balance class size and to maintain teacher-student ratios.

	2.	When feasible, children in the same family will be assigned to the same school, but children may be assigned to different schools when they live in a divided area, an overloaded area, or when requested by a parent and transportation can be provided through existing bus routes.

	3.	When families relocate from one neighborhood to another within the District during the school year, the children affected may continue their education at their original school for that school year if:

		a.	the transportation can be provided through existing bus routes, or

		b.	parents provide transportation to/from school.

		Such determinations will be made individually by the building principals of the schools involved and the Director of Student Operations.

	4.	Any intra-district transfer requests made after the announced deadline will be decided upon by the Superintendent of schools by July 1^st.

B.	Class and Grade Assignment/Transfer

	1.	Assignments to class and grade shall be made by the principal after consultation with relevant staff.

	2.	Placement will be based on several factors including the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of the student as revealed by the use of available data and observations of the staff.

	3.	Each principal shall establish the criteria, including the intellectual, social, and emotional characteristics, by which students are assigned to classes and/or teachers or are transferred after initial assignment.

		The following procedures shall be followed in a transfer of a student between schools or within a school:

		a.	A written request shall be made to the principal by the parent of the student, a professional staff member, or by a student. Transfer requests may also be initiated by the principal.

		b.	After consultation with the appropriate personnel, a determination regarding the validity of the request shall be made by the principal.

		c.	If the transfer request is initiated by the District or a minor student, parents shall be advised of the request and the reasons it will be beneficial to the student or is necessary to maintain program effectiveness. They shall be advised of their rights of appeal if they do not agree with the transfer.

Revised 10/05
Revised 4/06
T.C. 2/11/16