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Northwest Allen County Schools reports 129 open-enrollment transfer requests; district restricts transfers to two middle schools

Board of School Trustees, Northwest Allen County Schools · May 4, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Mr. Barker told the board the district had received 129 out-of-district transfer requests, is able to accommodate them under current capacity thresholds, and will not approve transfers to Carol Middle or Maple Creek Middle to preserve balanced enrollment as middle-school boundary changes take effect.

Superintendent Mr. Barker updated the school board on the district’s open-enrollment process and the volume of transfer requests for next school year.

"As of early this morning, we have 129 transfer requests from out of district families," Barker said, then read a grade-by-grade breakdown (kindergarten 24; grade 1 eight; grade 2 18; grade 6 12; and others). He told the board the district’s current capacity…

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