This information applies if you live outside of the Northshore School District and would like your child to attend a school within Northshore School District.
Any student who resides outside the district may apply to attend a school in the district. All applications for nonresident attendance will be considered on an equal basis within the parameters of Northshore School District Policy 3141 and state law. Please check the closed schools list to determine if the school you are interested in is open for Choice Transfers.
- Submit the Choice Transfer Request.
- Your resident district will process the request and will inform you that the release has been approved or denied. Notification will be sent to you and to NSD by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
- NSD will then determine approval or denial of the transfer request and OSPI will notify you and your resident district whether your transfer request has been accepted or denied.
A parent/guardian shall apply for admission on behalf of his or her child by submitting a Choice Transfer Request on the state website from the resident district in which they reside. For paper forms, please contact that school district for that form.
Current out-of-district student waivers must submit a new choice transfer every year and are not guaranteed. Current out-of-district students waivers may be approved at their current school, as long as:
- there is no academic, attendance or discipline issues;
- their choice transfer has been submitted prior to the start of the school year.
Please see the following documents for more details:
