Waivers

Waiver Information

School Change Request

School Change Requests close July 31 yearly

• If a student did not receive a seat at the requested school, your child will be placed on the waitlist. Change of school is approved only if a seat is available. 
• Cross-zone waivers are approved upon seat availability. 
• July 31st is the FINAL day to request a transfer.
• If you have not set up the Focus Parent Portal, visit the Focus® Parent Portal page.
• Students residing more than 2 miles from the school of enrollment are eligible for transportation services.
• Bus route and school Open House information will be available in August on the District website.
• Additional information will be available on your child's school website.

High School Career Academy Waiver

Waiver will only be available in the Spring for the upcoming school year.

The High School Career Academy Waiver is only available from the end of Student Open Enrollment (Spring) until May 1 of the previous school year for the upcoming school year. High School Career Academy Waivers are not available outside of the listed dates.

If the high school assignment you received does not offer the Career Academy you are interested in, please complete the Career Academy Waiver, in your FOCUS Parent Portal under Forms and Enrollment Waiver Request. Waiver review and determination will be done by Student Enrollment and Career & Tech Ed administrators.

• Approval of a waiver DOES NOT guarantee acceptance into a specific Career Academy at the requested school.
• Acceptance into a specific career academy depends on available seats and/or position on the the waitlist.

Please feel free to email [email protected] with any questions.

Hardship Waiver

The end date for submitting an appeal / hardship waiver for the upcoming school year is July 31st.

An appeal / hardship waiver may be granted when extenuating circumstances exist for a family and those circumstances necessitate the placement of the student at a different school than the current school of enrollment. Hardship Waivers are available in your FOCUS Parent Portal under Forms and Enrollment Waiver Request. Note: An older sibling requesting a transfer to a younger sibling’s school of enrollment is not considered a reason for appeal.

Cross-zone Waiver

• Requests for schools not in the proximity zone are reviewed as cross-zone waivers.
• Waiver form must be submitted in your FOCUS Parent Portal under Forms and Enrollment Waiver Request.
• Waivers for the upcoming school year will begin to be reviewed in May.
• Approval for enrollment in a school out of zone is determined by seats being available at the requested school.

Student Enrollment Medical Waiver

A formal request that allows a student to transfer from one school to another based on specific medical needs or conditions. Please have the physician provide all the following documentation for this waiver to be considered:

1. Medical condition
2. Date of diagnosis
3. Severity of condition
4. Frequency of condition
5. Number of hospitalizations, if any
6. Medication required
7. Additional information or procedure to be performed
8. Doctor's statement as to specifically why only the requested school meets the needs of the student

The medical waiver is available in your FOCUS Parent Portal under Forms and Enrollment Waiver Request.