CMS offers students the opportunity to request placement in a different school/program through the Request for Reassignment/Transfer process. Reassignment and transfer are different processes offered at different times throughout the year. Reassignment request are not accepted to schools on the Closed for Reassignment List. A request to a closed school will be processed as a transfer. Transportation is only guaranteed if the request is to the student's home school or at a magnet school that serves the student's transportation zone.
In order for Student Placement to process a request based on allegations of bullying, the parents/legal guardian must provide the following:
- Documentation that the bullying incidents which are the basis of the transfer request have been reported to the principal (or other appropriate staff person) at the current school;
- Documentation confirming a face-to-face meeting between the parents/student and the principal of the current school to discuss the bullying report;
- A description of the interventions developed to prevent the bullying from recurring and details on how they have been implemented; and
- Documentation of occurrences of bullying after the implementation of the interventions by the current school
The Request for Reassignment/Transfer Form is online. Families must submit requests electronically.
To access the online form, click the appropriate link below.
2012-13 (Next School Year)
2012-13 Reassignment/Transfer Form
2012-13 Closed Schools for Reassignment List
2011-12
The 2011-12 Reassignment/Transfer link will remain on the website for parents new to CMS for the current 2011-12 school year who wish to request a reassignment within the first 10 days of enrollment. Requests submitted for a school that is on the closed school list will be voided due to the elimination of fourth quarter transfers. Transfer requests for the fourth quarter will not be processed. Transfer requests submitted for the fourth quarter will be voided.
If you are interested in a transfer for the 2012-2013 school year, you will need to submit a request using the 2012-13 Reassignment/Transfer link above.
2011-12 Reassignment/Transfer Form
2011-12 Closed Schools for Reassignment List
How to appeal request for reassignment decisions
How to appeal request for transfer decisions