Dr. Deneen Guss, County Superintendent of Schools
Inter-District Transfer Appeal
One of the duties of the Monterey County Office of Education and the Monterey County Board of Education is to hear and rule on inter-district transfer appeals. Appeals are filed by a student's parents/guardians/educational rights holders after either the district of residence or the district of desired attendance has denied an inter-district transfer request.
A handbook on the Inter-District Transfer Appeal process is available under the "Forms and Handbooks" link below and at the Monterey County Office of Education, 901 Blanco Circle, Salinas, CA. You may also contact the Deputy Superintendent's Office at 831-789-2495 or email Denise Munoz at dmunoz@montereycoe.org
There are several important steps that must be followed. The process may sometimes appear confusing, but each district is required to have someone to help with the process.
First
Before filing your appeal, you must check the policies of the local school districts to determine whether there are any internal appeal procedures that you must follow (e.g., whether a decision by the District Superintendent must be appealed to the District School Board).
If there are district appeal procedures, you must follow those procedures before you file an appeal with the Monterey County Board of Education.
Second
If you do not get the result you want at the district level but you feel you have a good case, you may submit an appeal to the Monterey County Board of Education.
You can request an opportunity to appeal the decision to the Monterey County Board of Education. The handbook, policy and request to appeal form may be found under the "Forms and Handbooks" link below. Submit documentation within 30 days of the date of the district denial
Forms and Handbooks
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If you want to transfer your child to a school that is outside of your normal school district (outside the city in which you live), here are some important things to remember:
You must first request an Inter-District Transfer Form from your current school district.
If your request is denied, you can appeal that decision but you must follow the appeals process of whichever district has denied your request. You must exhaust all administrative remedies prior to submitting an appeal to the Monterey County Board of Education.
If your appeal has been denied at the district level, then you can request an opportunity to appeal the decision to the Monterey County Board of Education within 30 calendar days after their request for inter-district attendance has been denied by the district of residence or by the district of attendance, AND they have exhausted the appeal process of the denying district. [EC 46601]
Failure to appeal within the required time will result in denial of your appeal.