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District proposes broader transfer options and sibling protections, keeps 9‑week probation for troubled transfers
Summary
In a May 8 work session, staff presented revisions to policy JCA on student assignment that expand sibling transfer rights, remove several capacity constraints, add clearer guardianship requirements and retention criteria, and retain a nine‑week probationary period for transfers with behavioral or attendance problems.
At a May 8 work session, district staff presented a redraft of policy JCA — assignment of students to school — that would expand some transfer options, clarify guardianship requirements and sibling eligibility, remove several capacity constraints, and retain a nine‑week probation for transfers that do not meet academic, attendance or behavior expectations.
Staff said the rewrite is intended to increase choice while clarifying operational rules. The draft adds a formal definition of "sibling," adopts a single‑point rule that the guardian completing an application must have enrollment/withdrawal authority consistent with board policy KBBA, and removes a separate change‑of‑address section by folding relevant language into the application process.
Major proposals and board discussion
- Siblings: The draft allows siblings to transfer with a student who receives a transfer (including transfers granted under the FES UA public option and controlled…
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