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Boundaries and Transfers

All Boundary Exceptions will be assessed at the end of each school year after discipline, grades, and attendance records have been stored. 

Board Policy JCB defines intra-district and out of district transfers.  A portion of the policy reads as follows:
All students must transfer between district schools when their residence changes to a different attendance area, unless exempted by the superintendent or designee. Further, the district maintains the ability to transfer students between schools as needed.

Students with disabilities may be assigned to attend a school outside the student’s attendance area by the Section 504 team or pursuant to the student’s individualized education program (IEP). Administrators participating in these decisions will notify the admissions office as soon as the decision is made to place a student outside his or her attendance area.

The superintendent or designee may direct the intra-district transfer of students for the health, safety or welfare of the student, to maintain discipline and safety in the schools, to better meet the educational needs of the student or to address overcrowding in school.

The link to the full Policy JCB can be seen here.

Per the policy, any parent seeking a transfer for a student should complete one of the forms below:

  • Elementary Boundary Exception Transfer form JCB-AF1 (JCB-AF1 Español) when seeking a transfer for special purposes for Elementary students.
  • Secondary Boundary Exception Transfer form JCB-AF3  (JCB-AF3 Español) when seeking a transfer for special purposes for Secondary students.
  • Child Care K-8th  JCB-AF2 (JCB-AF2 Español) attach this form along with JCB-AF1 or JCB-AF3 form.
  • District Employees Boundary Exception Transfer form JECA-AF4 when seeking a transfer for a resident or nonresident student.

Boundary Exception Transfer Conditions:

  • School assignments are determined by available building capacities and staffing.
  • Applications for mid-year moves are due at the time the family relocates. Family move transfers are only good for the school year of the family move.
  • New students to the district must spend their first year in their home school.
  • Returning students attending 6th or 9th grade must spend their first year in their home school.
  • The transfer request is valid only through the summer session of one school year. Families must reapply each year.
  • The parent/guardian agrees to provide transportation to and from the school, without the use of district buses. The district will, however, transport students to and from the school assigned to a child care provider’s address, who must also reside within the Raytown school district boundaries.
  • The student must maintain satisfactory attendance (90% or above) and be late to school or leave early no more than five times per quarter or 10 times per semester. Students not meeting the attendance requirement will be returned to their home school at the end of the semester.
  • The student must maintain satisfactory academic progress (2.5 GPA or above). Students will be returned to their home school at the end of the semester if they do not maintain this GPA.
  • The student must maintain satisfactory behavior. Students may have no OSS or no more than 3 ISS assignments in the past three years. Transfers will be immediately revoked if the discipline threshold is reached.

Child Care Verification Information:

Private Child Care Provider’s Proof of Residency:
  • Current Jackson County Real Estate Tax Bill or Deed of Trust or Mortgage Papers/Payment Booklet or Lease Agreement with all occupants named in the lease.
  • Current Utility Bill (Electric/Gas or Water/Sewer) - No More than 30 days old. Bill must be in the Provider’s name (Shut –Off Notices or Final Notices are not acceptable).
Commercial and Private Child Care Provider’s Proof of Payment/Enrollment:
  • Receipt verifying payment to Child Care Provider.
  • Cancelled Check verifying payment to Child Care Provider.