moving from PG to MC- school transfer process/ logistics

[Anonymous]

The logistics of our move (we are blending families AND downsizing AND doing all the moving ourselves) are such that DD will miss almost a week of school.

Will either county care about this? Also, do I have to withdraw her from school in person on her last day?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Anonymous]

OP here, just talked to the school secretary and it seems its not all that clear at as far as a between county process.

Will figure it out as I go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, just talked to the school secretary and it seems its not all that clear at as far as a between county process.

Will figure it out as I go.

Forgot to say I spoke to her new MC school not the current PG one.

[Anonymous]

They are entirely different school systems. There is no "county" to "county" transfer. You tell current school she is withdrawing and new school she is enrolling.

Why does she need to miss so much school?

[Anonymous]

Kids transfer in/out our school with PGCPS all the time. Enroll her in the new MCPS school and the secretary can work with you on a start day. For example, if you had enrolled her today or tomorrow, the secretary would probably suggest Monday for her first day. If you know she'll be at PGCPS longer, you can schedule her MCPS start day for the very next day after she leaves PGCPS. There's no direct transfer, but her PGCPS school will send her records over to the new school.

Check out the MCPS requirements for enrollment in advance because you will need to prove residency in the county before she can be enrolled. Depending on the situation, you'll need a lease, shared housing documents, property tax bill, or some other proof that you reside in the county and your child lives there with you. The website has the info.

[Anonymous]

You're allowed a certain number of unexcused absences a year and it may vary by county. I don't know how they would total up the days in PG + days in MCPS exactly but I don't think a week would make a difference.

[Anonymous]

OP here - it seems the only real delay is created by how long it takes for me to get things from the PG county school, such as the school records. To enroll yes you need the immunization and proof of residency and childs birth certificate. A bonus is a packet of info from the PG county school with test scores, assessments, etc. Turns out the Mocoschool only needs 24 hours from the time they get those records to be able to start.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are entirely different school systems. There is no "county" to "county" transfer. You tell current school she is withdrawing and new school she is enrolling.

Why does she need to miss so much school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - it seems the only real delay is created by how long it takes for me to get things from the PG county school, such as the school records. To enroll yes you need the immunization and proof of residency and childs birth certificate. A bonus is a packet of info from the PG county school with test scores, assessments, etc. Turns out the Mocoschool only needs 24 hours from the time they get those records to be able to start.

You don't need DC's records. Just the other stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - it seems the only real delay is created by how long it takes for me to get things from the PG county school, such as the school records. To enroll yes you need the immunization and proof of residency and childs birth certificate. A bonus is a packet of info from the PG county school with test scores, assessments, etc. Turns out the Mocoschool only needs 24 hours from the time they get those records to be able to start.

You don't need DC's records. Just the other stuff.

I posted earlier about what you need, and you don't need your child's records to start. You need to prove residency, ID, and immunizations, that's it. Who told you it's your responsibility to bring your child's records over before your child can attend school? What school are you moving to?

[Anonymous]

My kid went from private to public and no records were initially required. Ultimately we need some records for some grad requirement credits but they certainly weren't required to enroll or start school. We'd lived in MC for 20 years so establishing residency was easy.

[Anonymous]

I don't get why your child needs to miss a week of school. Will she be driving the uhaul truck?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get why your child needs to miss a week of school. Will she be driving the uhaul truck?

OP seems to think the week of school is due to needing her child's old school records.