Assigned Schools

Wow, you really need to call the district office and ask. If the schools are in the same district you MIGHT be able to be reassigned but you need to get on this, NOW.

Are you going to be able to stay at the school? Some schools allow a child to continue if they move after a certain date (half way through the year, start date, etc.) or allow them to continue once they are there. But some schools will not allow it.

You don't get to choose. Your school district is based upon where you live, and as soon as the schools figure out that you've moved, they'll make you transfer the kids. You might as well get it done now.

one doesn't want to be a spelling and grammar ogre, but geez, this one is really hard to navigate. however, it seems an important question from a reg so i won't skip it as i usually do posts this poorly constructed.
there isn't a blanket policy on this, every school district is different. there's no way for MP folks to answer this for you. you've GOT to contact the school board and get this ironed out, and soon. it's WAY too close to your moving date for this to still be up in the air. your kids need to know what to expect and to have a game plan. you need to get on this and do it now.
khairete
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I had trouble following your situation due to the lack of punctuation and misspelled words, so forgive me if I misread. It seems like you need to go to the school district building to ask. You need to attend the correct school and be registered. Good luck!

You need to be asking the school district this. In our district, it is clearly outlined what school you are zoned for based on address, how your children can attend a different school, and the procedure to do so. In our case there are 3 very specific criteria for going to a different school, one of which being that they started there but moved. Most of the time the parents have to be willing to transport them to their old school and they are expected to go to their currently zoned school the following year. But districts vary. You should call the local district, visit their website or talk to the children's schools.

When you say "assigned" do you mean zoning? If you have moved and the school mails important documents, you will not receive them. Then they will likely send a notice home with your daughter to update your records.

You should probably contact the school and see about a zone variance. If the new school principal agrees and the old schools agree, they can stay.

You really need to contact the school district about this. Given that the school year has already started and that you are willing to provide your own transportation back to the old school, they are likely to approve your request.. BUT you absolutely must request permission.

If you don't make the request, the school WILL find out you live out of the area (they generally have a "do not forward" order on school mailings) and your children will have to leave the school abruptly and unhappily.

On the other hand, since it's so early in the year and your kids will be adjusting to a new neighborhood, it may be in their best interest to start attending school in their new neighborhood. I know changing now seems like a trauma, but your kids have many more years left in public schools... do you plan NEVER to have them in school with their neighbors?

I'd take into consideration how well liked they are at the old school, how happy they are, if there are any issues that moving them to a new school would take care of such as a possessive friend, if they like the food program, what their class sizes are like compared to the new school, etc....

There are a lot of reasons to change schools but if it's not that far to the old one and they are indeed happy happy happy there then don't change them. Keep your old address but get a P. O. Box, tell the school you're having problems getting your mail so you got the P O Box to be more secure. Then give them that address as your mailing address.

Tell the kids to not talk about moving out of the district. If you get caught, I would really think it's no big deal to the old school but it might be a big deal to the new school.

When we moved we called the new school and they said if we wanted to do a school transfer so we could keep the kids at the old school they were fine with it. They told us how to go to the current school admin's office and what form to ask for to allow the kids to stay in their current school. We did it and they were enrolled but we decided at the last minute to change them to the new school for a lot of different reasons but mostly because my grandson's class in the new school would have less than 15 kids in it.

Each school district has it's own rules about which school you must attend. Often exceptions are made based on specific circumstances. You need to notify the school of your new address and make inquires as to which schools they should be attending.

Here you must report a change of address and it is up to the school district on the change/transfer requirement. In most cases you change schools.

Call your district office and ask what is expected. Some districts have open enrollment and you can go to you school of choice. Other districts are very strict on which school your kids can attend due to overcrowding in the schools. They may even require you to show proof of address. Some districts allow you to get an exception to attendance. It all depends on the district policy, how crowded schools are, student-teacher ratio, etc.

If you do decide to change schools, please inform the new school in advance!! Nothing wrecks havoc more in a school office or classroom then when a new student just shows up. The new school needs your child's records from the previous school, they need to decide which classroom to put your child in (and that can depend on how many kids are already in the classrooms), they may need to "order" a desk from a central storage building, the classroom teacher may need to get text books from a central location, classroom teachers also like to have name tags and other things ready so that they can properly welcome your child into the classroom.

We are in the Chandler District and they are pretty good about approving you to go to an alternate school. My kids went to one school while we lived in another school zone for about a year, but we got approval for it. I know a lot of people in the Chandler School District that don't go to their home school. Contact the school and ask them if you can stay at their current school, if that is what you are wanting to do. What could get you in trouble, is if you try to hide the fact that you moved so you can stay at their current school.

Where I live children are permitted to continue attending a school if they move out of catchment (they just are not entitled to bussing). To me it is important that my children attend school in the neighbourhood in which they live. I want them to be able to walk to and from school and to live in the same neighbourhood as their school friends. However, I would not have them change schools part way through the school year. In your case I would have them finish out the school year in their current schools, but register them for their catchment school for the next school year. That will also give the kids plenty of time to prepare themselves for the move to the new school, and the opportunity to meet some kids in their new neighbourhood before transferring schools.

All of arizona is open enrollment, meaning as long as the school isn't full, they should accept anyone even if they are not in boundaries. Talk to the school first (not the district) and let them know you're moving and see what needs to be done. But if you want a new school, go ahead, it's your choice! A school closer to you new house may have better ratings, but your kids may want to stay with their friends.
It is my understanding that once you have a spot in an Arizona school, it is your spot fir the rest if the year.

Call the school board-you probably need to enroll them in their new school.

We have school of choice here, so if I wanted my kids could stay in their schools. Of course right now they are out of district anyway, so for us we'd probably stay at the same school no matter if we were in district or not as we carefully picked out this school.

I guess for you, you would have to figure out if its allowed. And then from there decide if you wanted to make the switch or not being they've already started at a new one. Sounds like in some areas you may not have a choice.