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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The enrollment guide says "Where a student has been attending an in-boundary school and then moves out of boundary in the middle of the school year (a transfer due to change of address), the controlling regulation is 5-E DCMR 2105, which explains that the transferring student generally must attend the school in the new boundary, but the principal can, in his or her discretion, allow attendance at the prior school through the end of the terminal grade. They also have the right to attend their in-boundary school."

It doesn't seem to make a distinction between K and PK.

[quote=Anonymous]Yes there is a policy (google DCPS enrollment guide).

You can stay until end of the school year. If K or above, with the principal’s permission, you can stay until the school’s terminal grade (5th/8th).

You do not have the right to continue in the feeder pattern unless you lottery and secure an OOB seat. [/quote][/quote]

You are correct - it seems that they have changed from the 2018-10 guide to the 2019-20 and added "PK." It seems to shift every year, which seems like a bad idea.

The policy for the current year said:

[i]Attending Schools Other Than One’s In-Boundary School
 
For students eligible to enroll in grades K-12 who wish to gain access to an out-of-boundary school, families must apply through the My School DC lottery.

When a student has been attending an in-boundary school but moves out-of-boundary during the school year (a transfer due to change of address), the transferring student attends the school within the
boundaries of their new residence. However, the new in-boundary school’s principal may use his or her discretion to allow the student to attend their prior school through the end of the school year. To
continue attending the school of origin after a student has moved out-of-boundary, the student must adhere to the out-of-boundary attendance policy[/i][/quote]

At our school it is entirely at the discretion of the principal. I would say that this is much easier to do at EOTP/Title 1 schools than other places. I can't imagine it would be a problem at our school, for example where an extra K class was added this year and the numbers start to dwindle in higher grades. Good luck, OP![/quote]

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