homer_simpson said:
Since Augusta is in Tustin and zoned for Tustin High, can students from this area still attend Beckman?
From the TUSD handbook:
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/domain/843
STATUTORY ATTENDANCE OPTIONS
Prepared by the California Department of Education
CHOOSING YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL
A Summary of School Attendance Alternatives in California
California law [EC ? 48980(h)] requires all school boards to inform each pupil's parents/guardians at the beginning of
the school year of the various ways in which they may choose schools for their children to attend other than the ones
assigned by school districts. Pupils that attend schools other than those assigned by the districts are referred to as
"transfer pupils" throughout this notification. There is one process for choosing a school within the district which the
parents/guardians live (intradistrict transfer), and three separate processes for selecting schools in other districts
(interdistrict transfer). The general requirements and limitations of each process are described below.
Choosing a School Within the District in Which Parents/Guardians Live
The law (EC ? 35160.5(b) (1) requires the school board of each district to establish a policy that allows
parents/guardians to choose the schools their children will attend, regardless of where the parents/ guardians live in
the district. The law limits choice within a school district as follows:
? Pupils who live in the attendance area of a school must be given priority to attend that school over pupils who do
not live in the school's attendance area.
? In cases in which there are more requests to attend a school than there are openings, the selection process must
be "random and unbiased," which generally means pupils must be selected through a lottery process rather than
on a first-come, first-served basis. A district cannot use a pupil's academic or athletic performance as a reason to
accept or reject a transfer.
? Each district must decide the number of openings at each school which can be filled by transfer pupils. Each
district also has the authority to keep appropriate racial and ethnic balances among its schools, meaning that a
district can deny a transfer request if it would upset this balance or would leave the district out of compliance with a
court-ordered or voluntary desegregation program.
? A district is not required to provide transportation assistance to a pupil that transfers to another school in the
district under these provisions.
? If a transfer is denied, a parent/guardian does not have an automatic right to appeal the decision. A district may,
however, voluntarily decide to put in place a process for parents/guardians to appeal a decision.
Choosing a School Outside the District in Which Parents/Guardians Live
Parents/guardians have three different options for choosing a school outside the district in which they live. The three
options are described below:
Interdistrict Transfers
The law (EC ? 46600 through 46607) allows two or more school boards to enter into an agreement, for a term of up to
five years, for the transfer of one or more pupils between districts. The agreement must specify the terms and
conditions for granting or denying transfers. The district in which the parent/guardian lives may issue an individual
permit under the terms of the agreement, or district policy, for transfer and for the applicable period of time. The permit
is valid upon endorsement by the district of proposed attendance. The law on interdistrict transfers also provides for
the following:
? Both the district of proposed attendance and the district of residence are encouraged to give consideration to the
child care needs of the pupil. A pupil in grades kindergarten through 6th receiving a transfer based on child care
needs may not be required to reapply for transfer unless he or she ceases to receive child care in the district.
School districts are encouraged to allow any pupil to stay in the new district or high school district to which the
elementary school feeds into through the 12th grade, subject to certain conditions.
? If either district denies a transfer request, a parent/guardian may appeal that decision to the county Board of
Education. There are specified timelines in the law for filing an appeal and for the county Board of Education to
make a decision.
? No district is required to provide transportation to a pupil who transfers into the district.
