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Sherwood board limits interdistrict transfers for 2026–27, sets outgoing transfers to zero
Summary
The board approved interdistrict transfer limits for 2026–27 (up to 80 elementary, 40 middle, 50 high incoming) and set outgoing transfers at 0 with hardship exceptions; the motion passed 4–1 after debate about potential fiscal and reciprocity effects.
Sherwood School District directors voted 4–1 to adopt interdistrict transfer limits for the 2026–27 school year, approving specific incoming allotments and setting outgoing transfers at zero except for state-defined hardship exemptions.
Staff reviewed the process and cited HB 2747 as the governing statute for interdistrict transfers. The approved inbound allowances include 80 elementary (including 30 kindergarten slots), 40 middle school slots and 50 high-school slots; staff recommended keeping previously granted transfers in force and handling other requests through the hardship process. One board member opposing the outbound cap (Speaker 6) warned that setting outgoing transfers to zero could "backfire" by signaling a protectionist posture and prompting neighboring districts to reciprocate, harming inbound transfers; other board members countered that fiscal responsibility amid enrollment declines and budget pressures justified the decision. The motion to approve the proposed interdistrict transfers for 2026–27 carried 4–1.
