Bellingham Public Schools has 22\u00a0outstanding\u00a0schools and a variety of special programs to meet the needs of our families and students.\u00a0We are confident\u00a0that\u00a0our families,\u00a0students\u00a0and staff\u00a0make\u00a0strong connections and build meaningful community, regardless of which school they attend.<\/p>\n
Factors we consider when making a decision about a transfer request include: a financial, educational, safety or health condition affecting the student; proximity to a parent\u2019s place of work or childcare; whether a parent\/guardian is a district employee; other special circumstances.<\/p>\n
Requests for both in-district (attendance area) and non-resident (out of district) transfers can be submitted beginning Feb. 15 for the following year.<\/p>\n
Each school year, our priority window for transfer requests is Feb. 15 through March 1. Applications submitted during this priority time period will be notified of a decision by the end of March.<\/p>\n
Transfer requests submitted after March 1 and those requesting kindergarten, sixth and ninth grade may not know acceptance status until mid-August or up to the fifth day of school. Our attendance forecasts are based on the expectation that students will enroll and attend their attendance area schools as entering kindergarten, sixth and ninth graders. This practice helps to keep the schools reasonably balanced and allows us to be able to staff the schools equitably and offer similar learning experiences. Therefore, transfers are typically not granted for incoming kindergarten, sixth or ninth grade students.<\/p>\n
If you reside within Bellingham Public Schools but would like to transfer to a different school within the school district, please fill out the\u00a0electronic Request for Student Attendance Area Transfer Form 3131<\/a>.<\/p>\n Whether you are submitting a new request or a renewal, these forms must be submitted each year. If you have a question about this form contact your school office. You can also refer to our\u00a0transfer\u00a0 FAQ<\/abbr><\/a>.<\/p>\n Pursuant to\u00a0Policy 3141<\/a>, any Washington State student who resides outside the boundaries of Bellingham Public Schools, may apply to attend school in Bellingham Public Schools. Non-resident acceptance into the district is for one academic year only. All non-resident students are inactive at the end of each academic year. Families must re-submit a transfer request form each year for continued enrollment in Bellingham Public Schools. Please follow the steps below to apply.<\/p>\n New Request or Renewal?<\/strong> Indicate \u201cNew Request\u201d if the student has not attended the requested school before. Indicate \u201cRenewal\u201d if the student has attended the requested school. For example, If a student has attended a Bellingham Public Schools elementary their entire student career but is requesting to attend a BPS<\/abbr> middle school the transfer would be a new request.<\/p>\n Bellingham Public Schools has 22\u00a0outstanding\u00a0schools and a variety of special programs to meet the needs of our families and students.\u00a0We are confident\u00a0that\u00a0our families,\u00a0students\u00a0and staff\u00a0make\u00a0strong connections and build meaningful community, regardless of which school they attend. Factors we consider when making a decision about a transfer request include: a financial, educational, safety or health condition affecting…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":276,"featured_media":287313,"parent":547,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/276"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286914\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellinghamschools.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Non-resident transfers<\/h2>\n
For students to transfer from their resident district into Bellingham Public Schools.<\/h3>\n
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\u00a0For students to transfer out of Bellingham Public Schools into a different district. This could be an online school.<\/h3>\n
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For students to enroll part-time with Bellingham Public Schools and part-time with another district.<\/h3>\n
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