Students (K-8) wishing to attend a school other than the one in their attendance area must complete an Application for Special Attendance Permit.
Applications may be completed and left at the student’s current school. They will be forwarded to LPS Student Services for action. Decisions of approval or denial are based upon building capacity and circumstances.
Requests to transfer are usually due in LPS Student Services by the first of January preceding the school year you wish to transfer in. Using information from principals regarding building capacity, action is taken on requests for the next school year during the month of February. Families are informed by U.S. mail whether or not the permit was approved.
All students currently in grade 8 must file a High School Choice Form by the end of January for automatic approval. The only restriction may be if the building’s capacity requires closing it to transfer.
Any requests to transfer coming after the deadlines (unless the student is new to Lincoln) will be placed on a waiting list in the order of arrival date at the Department of Student Services, 5901 O Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68510 and considered for approval the second week of June.
Transfer requests are expected to remain in effect for an entire school year.
