School Transfers

Student Support Services

NOV 1

Intra District Permit Application Opens

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Intra-District Permits for the 2026-2027 School Year are now CLOSED.

If you live within the boundaries of the Monrovia Unified School District and wish to request a permit to attend another school within the boundaries of the Monrovia Unified School District during the 2027-2028 school year, please fill out an Intra-district permit. The submission window is from November 1st through December 15th. All intradistrict transfer requests are due by December 15th of the current academic year to be considered for the following school year. For new enrollments into a school after December 15th, please enroll your child in the school of residence. Once that is complete, please email [email protected] in order to request an intra district permit link for the following school year. Intra-district transfer requests will be reviewed by site principals and the district for approval permitted when space is available in the school and particular grade level that is requested. Parents shall assume full responsibility for transportation. We do not move students from school to school within a given year unless an intra-district permit is revoked.

Currently, Mayflower is an impacted school. From November 1st - December 15th you may submit an intra-district request to be added to a waitlist for the following school year.

You must reside within the boundaries of a Monrovia Unified School District school. All Intra-district permit requests will be handled individually and due by December 15th of each year to be considered for the following school year.
All submission requirement documents must be included as part of the application:
Child Care: Provider must live in the school residency boundary.
Work: Work address must be in the district boundaries.
Other

Be sure to enroll your child in their school of residence because not all transfer requests are approved. When a decision is made as to space availability, you will be notified by Student Support Services. Please note that the District may revoke any permit and the student returned to the school of residence due to excessive enrollment at the chosen school, unsatisfactory academic progress, unsatisfactory attendance, or unsatisfactory behavior.

Transfer permits are subject to review and/or cancellation for the following reasons:
(a) if overcrowding occurs.
(b) if transfer requirements, including dress code, uniforms, behavior, and parental cooperation are not met. Except in severe cases, the revocation of transfers would occur at the end of a school year.
(c) if changes occur in which attendance falls below 95%, grades fall below 2.0 GPA, or the student’s behavior is a danger to students and/or staff, or has failed to improve after other means of corrections have been exhausted.
(d) if the family changes residence during the school year.

(e) if the family elects to change the choice of program (for example, disenrolling from a dual immersion program) for which they had requested the permit.

Incoming (Inter) District Transfer Permits

Inter-District Transfer Permit:

The Monrovia Unified School District accepts applications year-round for new incoming inter-district transfers. Inter-District Transfer Permits to attend schools in Monrovia Unified School District require a release from the home district before applying for our inter district transfer permit as an incoming student. Please note that some districts do not provide a release until Spring semester. All requests will be considered individually, not on a first-come, first-served basis. Please upload any verification documents indicated.

Please read the following before completing your online application.

Authority for Transfers
In accordance with Education Code (EC) 46600 through 46608, inclusive, and 48204, the Monrovia Unified School District may establish agreements to provide for an exchange of pupils and allow pupils to enroll in school districts other than which they reside.

Approving the enrollment of pupils who reside outside of school district's boundary is not mandatory.
Approval of your application for an Inter-District attendance permit does not guarantee placement at a school you request. The district may approve your request for a transfer and offer placement at any school in the district with space for the student.
Falsification of any information provided on this application or during the enrollment process is cause for immediate denial or revocation of your Inter-District attendance permit.

Employed within boundaries of desired district (Complete ALLEN BILL form):

A school district may deem a pupil to have complied with the residency requirements for school attendance in the school district if at least one parent or the legal guardian of the pupil is physically employed within the boundaries of that school district for a minimum of 10 hours during the school week.

The parent/guardian must provide written evidence the parent’s/guardian’s place of employment is within the boundaries of the district of desired attendance. (California EC 48204). Here in MUSD the district will request verification of employment when the student reaches the highest grade served in their current school.

Steps in the Inter-District Attendance Permit Application Process

Step 1: Complete all sections of the Application for Inter-District Permit. Incomplete applications will be returned to the parent. Requests for transfer may be considered if there is sufficient room in the district in the student’s grade level and program. To assure the school district involved in the transfer has the information it needs to make this determination, you must submit a copy of your child’s last Section 504 Educational Plan or special education Individual Education Plan (IEP) if your child is supported by one of these plans.

The reasons for transfer described on this application may be considered by the school districts involved in accordance with the policies of heir governing boards. School district will require submission of supporting documents with your application for items denoted below with an asterisk (*). Examples of reasons for transfers include, but are not limited to:

Renewal of Permit: The student's current Inter-District transfer permit is about to expire because the student is completing the highest grade level in their school or is moving into a new district of residence.
Moved out of the desired district: The student moved out of the desired school district and requests to remain enrolled.
Promoting/Graduating Class: The student requests to remain with a class promoting/graduating that school year from an elementary, middle, or high school.
*Sibling in desired district: The transfer is requested because the student has a sibling attending school in the desired district.
*Childcare: The parent/guardian must provide written evidence the transfer is needed to meet the childcare needs of the student. If approved, the student may be allowed to continue to attend district schools only if he/she continues to use a childcare provider within district boundaries.
Temporary permit: The student has moved out of the district and wishes to complete the current school year in the district.
*Moving into desired district: The parent/guardian must provide written evidence that the family will be moving into the district in the immediate future and would like the student to start the school year in the district.
*Victim of bullying: The parent/guardian must provide written evidence the student has been determined by staff of either the district of residence or desired district to be a victim of an act of bullying as defined in EC 48900(r), committed by a student of the district of residence.
*Specialized program: The student requests enrollment in an educational program not offered in the district of residence. If approved, the student may be required to remain in requested program to remain enrolled in the desired district.
*Social Services recommendation: The parent/guardian must provide written evidence the transfer is recommended by the School Attendance Review Board or by county child welfare, probation, or social service agency staff in documented cases of serious home or community problems which make it inadvisable for the student to attend the district of residence
*Employed within boundaries of desired district (Complete ALLEN BILL form):
A school district may deem a pupil to have complied with the residency requirements for school attendance in the school district if at least one parent or the legal guardian of the pupil is physically employed within the boundaries of that school district for a minimum of 10 hours during the school week.
The parent/guardian must provide written evidence the parent’s/guardian’s place of employment is within the boundaries of the district of desired attendance. (California EC 48204)

Step 2: Submit the application to the district in which you live in accordance with the district’s policies and procedures governing Inter-District transfers.

Step 3: If approved by your district of residence then your district of residence will submit your application to the district of desired attendance.

Timeframe for District Response

EC 46601 provides the following timeframes for notification:

For request submitted during the regular school year, districts shall respond within 30 calendar days of submitting the request.
For request submitted for admission in the subsequent school year up to 30 calendar days prior to the start of the subsequent regular school year, districts shall respond within 14 calendar days of the start of the subsequent school year.

While the application is pending, the student must attend school in the district of residence, a charter school, a private school, or other option complying with California compulsory education requirements.

Approvals

A permit for Inter-District attendance is valid only while conditions stated on the permit are maintained, and the permit may be revoked by the granting district for failure to comply with conditions (attendance, behavior, grades). Permits may be issued to allow transfer to another district for a limited time.
Should the student’s residence change from one district to another, you will need to apply to your new district of residence to remain in the district of desired attendance.

Appeal of Denials

Contact the school district issuing the denial for information on the school district’s appeals process. The person having legal custody of the student may appeal, within 30 calendar days of a school district’s failure or refusal to issue a permit, to the County Board of Education having jurisdiction over the district of residence of the legal guardian. Failure to appeal within the required time is good cause for denial of an appeal. An appeal shall be accepted only upon verification by the County Board’s Designee that all appeals within the district have been exhausted.