Student Transfers

Contact

Phone Number:  (559) 248-7538
Fax Number:   (559) 248-7481
Email:  TransfersDepartment@fresnounifie​d.org 
Office Hours:   7:30 am – 4:30 pm (Monday – Friday)
Location:   4120 N. First Street, Fresno, CA  93726
(South of the corner of First Street and Ashlan)

Transfers Staff Directory

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School Choice Options

School Choice OptionDescriptionTimelineApply
Intra-DistrictTransfers to other Neighborhood Schools that are outside of your attendance boundary.

Apply for Enrollment Choice
Magnet SchoolsSchools that have unique programs and themes.  Selection is administered via a random lottery.Apply for Magnet Schools
Admission CriteriaSchools that have unique programs and themes. Students selected must meet the approved academic criteria, which may include test scores, grades, and writing samples.Apply for Admission Criteria Schools
Dual Language Immersion ProgramsInstruct students to speak, read, and write in two languages. There are choice Dual Language Immersion Programs, which are listed on the Transfers Request Form, and there are site based Dual Language Immersion Programs.Apply for Dual Language Immersion Program
Incoming Inter-District Transfer Request

Current Year Requests: final decision is provided to the parents within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the request

*Future Year Requests: final decision is provided no later than 14 calendar days following the beginning of the school year for which enrollment is sought 

 

 

Please contact the Transfers Department at (559) 248-7538 for more information.

If student does not meet any of the criteria previously stated and desires to attend a Fresno Unified School District school, the Inter-District Transfer Request allows students that reside within the boundaries of a school district other than Fresno Unified School District to attend a school with Fresno Unified School District. 

Board Policy regarding Inter-District Transfers

Current Year Requests: final decision is provided to the parents within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the request

*Future Year Requests: final decision is provided no later than 14 calendar days following the beginning of the school year for which enrollment is sought.

Please contact the Transfers Department at (559) 248-7538 for more information.
Outgoing Inter-District Transfer RequestIf parent/guardian resides within the Fresno Unified School District boundaries and requests for student to attend a school district other than Fresno Unified School District.

Please contact the Transfers Department at (559) 248-7538 for TransfersDepartment@fresnounifie​d.org ​for more information.

Revoking Student Transfers

Intradistrict and Interdistrict transfers, including magnet school placements, could be subject to revocation if it is determined that a student has violated a condition of the transfer.  The principal, in consultation with the Transfers Department, may revoke a transfer at the close of a reporting period, if the student fails to meet any one of the conditions while in attendance at the receiving school:

  1. Grades in keeping with the student’s ability;
  2. Satisfactory school citizenship; or
  3. Satisfactory​ attendance, including promptness in arriving to school and classes during the day.  
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