Requests for School Transfer

  • middle school students discussing social studies Lawrence Public Schools assigns students to school attendance centers based on the residential address of the legal guardian with whom the student resides. The legal guardian may request a transfer to a school outside of their assigned attendance area.   

    Las Escuelas Públicas de Lawrence asignan a 
    los estudiantes a los centros de asistencia 
    escolar según la dirección residencial del 
    tutor legal con quien reside el estudiante. 
    El tutor legal puede solicitar un traslado 
    a una escuela fuera de su área de asistencia asignada.

     

    Middle and High School: 2023-2024 Transfer Request  

    Please Note: You will be required to upload a current Proof of Residence when completing the form (utility bill or lease agreement). For students currently enrolled in our district but wanting to apply to attend LVS full time, you may also use this form. 

    Tenga en cuenta: se le pedirá que baje una prueba de residencia actual al completar el formulario 
    (factura de servicios públicos o contrato de arrendamiento). 
    Para los estudiantes actualmente inscritos en nuestro distrito pero que desean postularse para asistir 
    a LVS a tiempo completo, también pueden utilizar este formulario.

    Elementary: 2023-2024 Transfer Request 

    Please Note: You will be required to upload a current Proof of Residence when completing the form (utility bill or lease agreement).  For students currently enrolled in our district but wanting to apply to attend LVS full time, you may also use this form.   You may look up an address using this elementary boundary interactive map.   

    Tenga en cuenta: se le pedirá que baje una prueba de residencia actual al completar el formulario 
    (factura de servicios públicos o contrato de arrendamiento). 
    Para los estudiantes actualmente inscritos en nuestro distrito pero que desean postularse para asistir 
    a LVS a tiempo completo, también pueden utilizar este formulario.
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    School transfer decisions are based on such factors as available classroom spaces and code of conduct issues, which include attendance. Transfer requests may be communicated to each school’s administrative office before a final decision.  Decisions and notifications regarding transfers may not be made until after the August registration period is completed. On occasion, buildings may be closed to all incoming transfer requests from students outside the assigned attendance area.

    The approval of a transfer at one educational level does not set precedence for the next level.  A new transfer request must be submitted for each educational level (elementary, middle school, high school). Siblings of students attending a school on a transfer request are not guaranteed approval to attend the same school. They must apply separately and are subject to the same stipulations as all other transfer requests. The district does not provide transportation for students attending a school outside of their attendance area on a transfer. 
     
    Non-Resident students (at any grade level) who move or reside with their legal guardian at a residence outside the Lawrence USD 497 district boundaries (in another school district) who have applied and been approved, may be required to apply for admission each school year. Non-Resident students who are approved must be enrolled and attending prior to September 15 of any given year.