Transfer Information

Transfer Policy

STUDENT TRANSFERS

Open Transfers previously granted by the school board will remain in effect unless the board of education takes action to deny a future year’s attendance based upon capacity, discipline, or attendance as addressed within this policy.

The school district will not accept or deny a transfer based on ethnicity, national origin, gender, income level, disabling condition, proficiency in the English language, measure of achievement, aptitude or athletic ability. The school district will begin accepting applications for the next school year starting May 1. Receipt of applications will be documented by the district so that the district may review those applications in the order submitted for purposes of capacity limitations. The administration will not approve or deny transfers received for the next school year until after the July 1 capacity data is determined for each grade level and site within the school district.

Transfers that have previously been approved by the school district will remain in effect for future school years unless the district provides notification to the parent or legal guardian that the transfer is not going to be continued for an upcoming school year due to capacity, disciplinary action or attendance issues. The district will not require parents resubmit a new application each school year and will advance the previous application of an enrolled student amending only the grade placement of the student.

A transfer may be requested at any time in the school year. State law does limit the ability of a student to transfer to no more than two (2) times per school year to one or more school districts in which the student does not reside. Exceptions to this limit will exist for students in foster care. Students are legally entitled to reenroll at any time in his or her school district of residence. Any brother or sister of a student who transfers may attend the school district to which their sibling transferred as long as the school district has capacity in the grade level and the sibling does not meet a basis for denial as listed below. A separate application must be filed for each student so that the district can timely consider requests in the order applications are received.

It is the policy of the board of education that any legally transferring student shall be accepted by the district under the following circumstances:

The district has the capacity to accept the student at the grade level at the school site;
The transferring student has not been disciplined for:

violation of a school regulation,
possession of an intoxicating beverage, low-point beer, as defined by Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or missing or stolen property if the property is reasonably suspected to have been taken from a student, a school employee, or the school during school activities, or
possession of a dangerous weapon or a controlled dangerous substance while on or within two thousand (2,000) feet of public school property, or at a school event, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.

3. The transferring student does not have a history of absences. “History of absences” means ten or more absences in one semester that are not excused for the reasons provided in 70 O.S. § 10-105 or due to illness.

By the first day of January, April, July and October, the board of education shall establish the number of transfer students the district has the capacity to accept in each grade level for each school site within the district. The number of transfer students for each grade level at each site that the district has the capacity to accept will be posted in a prominent place on the school district’s website. The district shall report to the State Department of Education the number of transfer students for each grade level for each school site which the district has the capacity to accept.

The district has a capacity of 20 per grade level teacher in Grade PK at Choctaw Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade K at Choctaw Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 1^st at Choctaw Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 2^nd at Choctaw Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 3^rd at Choctaw Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 4^th at Choctaw Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 5^th at Choctaw Elementary School.

The district has a capacity of 20 per grade level teacher in Grade PK at Westfall Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade K at Westfall Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 1^st at Westfall Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 2^nd at Westfall Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 3^rd at Westfall Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 4^th at Westfall Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 5^th at Westfall Elementary School.

The district has a capacity of 20 per grade level teacher in Grade PK at Nicoma Park Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade K at Nicoma Park Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 1^st at Nicoma Park Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 2^nd at Nicoma Park Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 3^rd at Nicoma Park Intermediate School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 4^th at Nicoma Park Intermediate School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 5^th at Nicoma Park Intermediate School.

The district has a capacity of 20 per grade level teacher in Grade PK at Indian Meridian Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade K at Indian Meridian Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 1^st at Indian Meridian Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 2^nd at Indian Meridian Elementary School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 3^rd at James Griffith Intermediate School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 4^th at James Griffith Intermediate School.
The district has a capacity of 17 per grade level teacher in Grade 5^th at James Griffith Intermediate School.

The district has a capacity of 200 students in Grade 6^th at Choctaw Middle School.
The district has a capacity of 200 students in Grade 7^th at Choctaw Middle School.
The district has a capacity of 200 students in Grade 8^th at Choctaw Middle School.

The district has a capacity of 200 students in Grade 6^th at Nicoma Park Middle School.
The district has a capacity of 200 students in Grade 7^th at Nicoma Park Middle School.
The district has a capacity of 200 students in Grade 8^th at Nicoma Park Middle School.

The district has a capacity of 475 students in Grade 9^th at Choctaw Middle School.
The district has a capacity of 400 students in Grade 10^th at Choctaw Middle School.
The district has a capacity of 400 students in Grade 11^th at Choctaw Middle School.
The district has a capacity of 375 students in Grade 12^th at Choctaw Middle School.

A student shall be allowed to transfer to a district in which the parent or legal guardian of the student is employed as a teacher as per 70 O.S. § 8-113.

The school district shall enroll transfer students in the order in which they submit their applications. If the number of student transfer applications exceeds the capacity of the district, the district shall select transfer students in the order in which the district received the application. Students who are the dependent children of a member of the active uniformed military services of the United States on full-time active-duty status and students who are the dependent children of the military reserve on active duty orders shall be eligible for admission to the school district regardless of capacity of the district. Students shall be eligible for military transfer if:

At least one parent of the student has a Department of Defense issued identification card; and
At least one parent can provide evidence that he or she will be on active-duty status or active-duty orders, meaning the parent will be temporarily transferred in compliance with official orders to another location in support of combat, contingency operation or a national disaster requiring the use of orders for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.

If accepted, a student transfer is granted for the existing school year and may continue to attend in future years. At the end of the school year, the district may deny continued transfer of the student due to capacity or for disciplinary reasons or a history of absences.

If a transfer request is denied by the administration, the parent or legal guardian of the student may appeal the denial within ten (10) days of notification of denial to the board of education. The board of education shall consider the appeal at its next regularly scheduled board meeting if notice is provided prior to the statutory deadline for posting the agenda for the meeting. If notice is after the deadline for posting, the board may consider the appeal at a special meeting of the board of education.

Capacity

CNP TRANSFER CAPACITY

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Choctaw Elementary School

Grade	Current # teachers	Current # of students	CNP Max Capacity	Spots Available	Current Transfers
PK	1	38	40	2	9
K	2	46	40	0	2
1^st	3	59	51	0	7
2^nd	2	37	34	0	4
3^rd	2	48	34	0	8
4^th	3	50	51	1	5
5^th	3	57	51	0	6

LW Westfall Elementary

Grade	Current # teachers	Current # of students	CNP Max Capacity	Spots Available	Current Transfers
PK	1	40	40	0	1
K	3	58	51	0	4
1^st	4	66	68	2	8
2^nd	3	54	51	0	9
3^rd	3	67	51	0	2
4^th	3	60	51	0	5
5^th	3	66	51	0	7

IME/JGI Unified Campus

Grade	Current # teachers	Current # of students	CNP Max Capacity	Spots Available	Current Transfers
PK	2.5	98	100	2	5
K	7	153	119	0	5
1^st	7	144	119	0	9
2^nd	6	154	102	0	5
3^rd	6	155	102	0	3
4^th	6	161	102	0	6
5^th	7	195	119	0	12

Nicoma Park Elementary/Nicoma Park Intermediate

Grade	Current # teachers	Current # of students	CNP Max Capacity	Spots Available	Current Transfers
PK	2	86	80	0	11
K	6	106	102	0	4
1^st	6	134	102	0	0
2^nd	5	102	85	0	2
3^rd	5	125	85	0	3
4^th	5	124	85	0	0
5^th	5	110	85	0	1

Choctaw Middle School 140 per day (25 per class)

Grade	Current # teachers	Current # of students	CNP Max Capacity	Spots Available	Current Transfers
6^th	8	199	200	1	9
7^th	8	220	200	0	9
8^th	8	211	200	0	10

Nicoma Park Middle School 140 per day (25 per class)

Grade	Current # teachers	Current # of students	CNP Max Capacity	Spots Available	Current Transfers
6^th	8	216	200	0	8
7^th	8	215	200	0	15
8^th	8	240	200	0	12

Choctaw High School 140 per day (28 per class)

Grade	Current # teachers	Current # of students	CNP Max Capacity	Spots Available	Current Transfers
9^th	Varies	502	475	0	37
10^th	Varies	403	400	0	33
11^th	Varies	420	400	0	30
12^th	Varies	382	375	0	44

* Number required to accept may not reflect those currently on the waiting list

Open Transfer FAQ's

PARENT'S GUIDE TO SCHOOL OPEN TRANSFERS pdf

With the enactment of Senate Bill 783 (2021), the Legislature made comprehensive reforms to Oklahoma’s school transfer laws, namely revising the requirements for accepting and denying student transfers and requiring school districts to set and list enrollment capacities on their websites. These changes, among others, go into effect January 1, 2022, and make students eligible to request a transfer to any district in the state, regardless of where they live.

As a parent, navigating such a significant change in policy can be challenging. To help, the following are answers to common questions:

1. When does the transfer change take effect?

January 1, 2022.

2. Can my student transfer to a district where they do not reside?

Yes.

3. When can I request a transfer for my student?

Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, a parent or guardian may request a transfer at any time of the school year, subject to reasons for denial outlined in Question 8 below.

4. How do I request a transfer for my student?

To request a transfer, simply complete the Oklahoma Student Open Transfer Application on the State Department of Education website (to be available by January 1, 2022).

Individuals without access to the internet may obtain the form from the local school district of residency or print it here. For questions on specifics of how to submit a transfer application, please contact your local school district.

5. Is there a limit to the number of times my student can transfer each year?

Yes. A student may only complete two out-of-district transfers per school year. This limit does not include re-enrolling in your district of residence. Additionally, students in foster care many complete any number of transfers in a given school year and are not subject to the two-transfer limit.

6. Is there a different transfer limit for statewide virtual charter schools?

Yes. A student may only complete one transfer to a statewide virtual charter school per school year. Any subsequent transfer to any other statewide virtual charter school within the same year requires the concurrence of both the resident school district and the receiving virtual charter school.

7. How long does a transfer last?

A student may be granted a one-year transfer and may continue to attend the school each school year with the approval of the receiving district. At the end of each school year, a school district may deny continued transfer of the student for discipline or attendance as described below.

8. Can a district deny my transfer request?

Transfers may be denied by the receiving district for any of the following reasons:

The desired grade level at the school site has exceeded its enrollment capacity;
There are incidents of student discipline for reason(s) outlined in 70 O.S. § 24-101.3; and/or
The student has a history of absences, which is defined as ten or more unexcused absences in one semester 70 O.S. § 8-101.2 (B)(2).

9. How do I know if the district has capacity for my student?

Local school boards must establish their enrollment capacity for each grade level and for each school site by the first day of January, April, July and October each year. This information will be published to the district’s website in a prominent place by the required date. Lack of capacity is an allowable reason for denying an initial transfer. If the local board chooses, the school district can maintain a waiting list for transfers once capacity is reached. Transfers must be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

10. Are there any students who receive special consideration when applying for a transfer?

Yes. Transfer applications are distinct for the following student groups:

Students with disabilities: Prior to the approval of the transfer of a child on an individualized education program (IEP), a joint IEP conference must be conducted between the district of residence and the receiving district. The receiving district must establish the availability of the appropriate staff, and services prior to approving the transfer.
Military dependent students: A student who applies for a transfer and whose parent/guardian is an active member of the military or a member of the military reserve on active duty cannot be denied a transfer because of capacity limitations.
Students of Teachers: A child of a parent/legal guardian employed as a “teacher” in a district may transfer into that district regardless of capacity. Under the law, the definition of teacher includes teachers, nurses, librarians, counselors and administrators who are certified employees.
Students in foster care: Any student in foster care currently placed in the home of another student enrolled in a district may transfer to said district regardless of capacity. Additionally, students in foster care many complete any number of transfer in a given school year and are not subject to the two-transfer limit.

11. Can I appeal the denial of my student’s transfer request?

Yes. After a school district denies a transfer, the parent or legal guardian of the student has 10 days to appeal the denial to the local board of education. The board must consider the appeal at its next regularly scheduled board meeting. The local school district will provide the appeal form. If the school district board of education upholds the denial of the transfer, the parent or legal guardian may appeal the denial to the state Board of Education within 10 days of receiving notice of the local board’s decision. The state Board must consider the appeal at its next meeting and allow both the parent and receiving district to appear.

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