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Beginning July 1, 2016, any student address change that occurs during the school year (July 1 through June 30) may affect the student's school assignment for the subsequent school year.
All students who move to a new address during the school year must submit a transfer request to remain at their current school for the remainder of the year. These requests will be granted. Parents must provide their own transportation to and from school if the current school is not the base school or calendar option school for their new address.
Students who are currently attending their base school or calendar option school and move to a new address will be assigned to the base school for their new address for the next school year if a) the new address is no longer in the base of the current school, and b) their current school is not a calendar option for the new address.
so, I would read that to be anyone that DOESN'T move is still treated under the just-prior system.
Once you're in a school, that student can move all the way across the county, and so long as you want them to go there and you provide transportation, they get to stay.
Any trailing siblings will still not be automatically allowed into the former-address school.
so, I would read that to be anyone that DOESN'T move is still treated under the just-prior system.
Once you're in a school, that student can move all the way across the county, and so long as you want them to go there and you provide transportation, they get to stay.
Any trailing siblings will still not be automatically allowed into the former-address school.
Huh? I totally disagree with the way you're reading it. The sentence below in bold alone explains it to me -- nowhere does it say they get to stay through the highest grade in the school. It says their assignment will be affected for the subsequent school years --
"Beginning July 1, 2016, any student address change that occurs during the school year (July 1 through June 30) may affect the student's school assignment for the subsequent school year."
That says "the student's" -- not "the student's younger siblings" To me this is VERY clearly saying you get to stay for the current year in which you move, but not subsequent years. This language seems very clear to me. I don't understand the confusion.
What are the chances that WCPSS will actually investigate the current addresses and assignments for existing students?
We are in the same boat as OP and desperately want to purchase a home in Wake County, but outside of our current base assignment. She's spent all 3 years in the same high school and understandably wants to graduate next year with her peers, so we don't want ruin that for her if the risk is realistically high.
How much of a risk do you think it would it be if we gambled with moving now and simply didn't notify the school of the change of address until after 7/1/2017?
What are the chances that WCPSS will actually investigate the current addresses and assignments for existing students?
We are in the same boat as OP and desperately want to purchase a home in Wake County, but outside of our current base assignment. She's spent all 3 years in the same high school and understandably wants to graduate next year with her peers, so we don't want ruin that for her if the risk is realistically high.
How much of a risk do you think it would it be if we gambled with moving now and simply didn't notify the school of the change of address until after 7/1/2017?
If she's going to be a senior she can grandfather into her current school. You will probably have to driver her (or she can driver herself).
I have heard that wcpss does check but they are probably more "on it" for capped schools. I can't see how they can check all these addresses.
If she's going to be a senior she can grandfather into her current school. You will probably have to driver her (or she can driver herself).
I have heard that wcpss does check but they are probably more "on it" for capped schools. I can't see how they can check all these addresses.
I called the WCPSS assignment office and was told that under the new rules, there would be no special consideration for her Senior year because her current HS is capped. I suppose they were just giving me the "by the book" response. Perhaps I should speak with someone at her HS directly to maybe get a response that considers our situation specifically and might gain some sympathy.
If your daughter will be a senior then it may be worth holding off on moving for 6 months or so until she gets her official assignment for next year. Then wait a month or two and call to update her address with the school's data manager and you'll be good for that year unless you request to be reassigned. After that they'll reassign any younger kids though. At least that's how it worked out for us when we moved in June.
Being in a capped school is an issue. They want any reason to get rid of you. We had friends that moved into Panther Creek base but wanted to stay at Green Hope, so it wasn't an issue. The opposite would have been. I would hold off or you'll be hoping for the best and worrying about it.
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