To request a transfer to a public school within the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, complete the transfer request form, providing all necessary information.

Copies of the form are available in Room 204 of the Board of Education and online at www.public.doe.k12.ga.us/sb10.aspx.

Sign and date the completed form and mail, fax, or deliver it to the Department for Exceptional Children at the address listed below by September 11, 2009.   

Dr. Mikki Garcia, Senior Director

Department for Exceptional Children

208 Bull Street

Room 204

Savannah, Georgia 31401

 

Fax: 912-201-7692

Phone: 912-395-5877  

Each and every parent request for a transfer will be carefully considered. Before a request can be approved, it must be determined if the school has adequate capacity and if the school has a program with the services in the student's existing IEP.  In addition, the specific program within the school must also have available space. Parents will be notified as soon as possible of the decision. If the request is approved, the student is guaranteed a seat at the receiving school until the student completes the grades at that school or graduates. The parent is responsible for transportation to the new school.

To request a transfer to a public school in a different school system, complete the Georgia Public School to Public School Transfer Request form and take or mail the form to that school system’s central office. If that system accepts the student and approves the request, the parent is responsible for transportation to the new school.

Student Eligibility Criteria

·         The student’s parents currently reside within Georgia and have been Georgia residents for at least one calendar year; and

·         The student spent the prior school year (2008-2009) in attendance at a Georgia public school in grades K-12 and was in attendance on both the October 2008 and March 2009 FTE counts; and

·         The student was served under an Individualized Education Program (IEP) written by the school in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations at any point during the 2008-2009 school year.

The transfer form is available at www.public.doe.k12.ga.us/sb10.aspx. Select “Transfer Request Form” in the “Public School Choice” box.  This form has two pages, however, parents only need to complete page one; page two is for department use.

If you have questions, contact Cecelia Wright, Program Manager, Department for Exceptional Children, at 912-201-5583.