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2024-25 Timelines: Closed
2025-26 Timelines:
Students who live within the boundaries of other school districts may request a transfer into the Centennial School District and students who live in the Centennial School District may ask for permission to attend schools in other districts.
There are state laws that govern the inter-district transfer process. Interdistrict transfer laws are complex and have changed considerably over the past several years. The Oregon Legislature, district school boards, space availability and random lottery numbers decide permission for standard transfers in or out of a school district. There are set time frames for applying for interdistrict transfers, and late applications can be denied. Transfer decisions are made in the spring/ summer for the following school year.
Transportation on all transfers will be solely the responsibility of the students’ parents/ guardians. Students may always return to their home schools at any time. However, this may void your current transfer.
Centennial School District Inter- District Policy: | JECF-AF | JECF |
Oregon Department of Education: ODE Transfer Page
Oregon Department of Education: ODE: Charter School Page
Multnomah Education Service District: MESD Home Schooling Page
Students who move during the summer or during the school (2025-26) year are eligible to stay the remainder of that school year.
If you move INTO the Centennial School District boundaries during the summer, therefore missing the application process for interdistrict transfers out of the Centennial School District and wish to remain at your last attended school, please contact that schools district office.
If you move OUT of the Centennial School District boundaries during the summer into another school district, you may remain with Centennial School District for the 2025-26 school year. Please notify your school secretary of your new address.
Transferring schools within the Centennial School Districts to neighborhood schools.
Students who currently live within the Centennial School District boundaries may request to attend another neighborhood school within our district. Specific schools and grades available will be based on individual schools and space.
Please allow adequate time to process these requests at the end of the application timeline. You will be notified of the district's decision after the application date closes. The following conditions will be considered:
The duration of this transfer is through the highest grade level at that school. Transportation on all transfers will be solely the responsibility of the students’ parents/ guardians.
A limited number of students will be accepted into the Centennial School district for the 2024-25 school year. Specific schools and grades available are based on the individual schools.
Families must contact their resident neighborhood school district to request an inter-district transfer release out of that district. That release will work as the application request into the Centennial School District and there is no additional paperwork needed.
Transfers into the district will be accepted on a first come first serve basis and families will be notified after processing the request.
Due to capacity and projected numbers for the 2025-26 school year Butler Creek Elementary, Parklane Elementary and Centennial Transition Center are currently closed to incoming transfers due to capacity and classroom size.
If you have an incoming kindergartener of a closed school and you wish to join siblings with current transfers, please proceed with the transfer process. The district will take this into consideration.
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A limited number of transfer students are released out of the district each year. These students are granted an inter-district transfer out of the district based on the Oregon legislature and the Centennial District Boards decision. The board has approved the release of 30 interdistrict slots for the 25-26 school year. If more students apply than allotted, spaces are available, a lottery will be held and families will be notified after June 27th 2025.
Students who were enrolled in their requested district’s as 11th graders in the 2024-25 school year or students who have siblings already enrolled and have received a transfer to the requested school will not need to participate in the lottery and will be released from the Centennial School District through the application process.
Both districts must agree to the transfer and notification of the district’s decision. The Centennial School District will forward your paperwork to your requested district.
Releases out of a district are approved through grade 12, while continuously attending the requested school district. The non-resident district will determine the length of transfers in that district.
Interdistrict transfers will be available May 12 to June 20, 2025.
If you are interested in an online school outside of the Centennial School District, please follow the registration process with that school. The Centennial School District follows the Oregon Department of Education and may deny your request if we have reached our 3% cap.
All intent to enroll notifications can be sent to Angie Colantino via email to angela_colantino@csd28j.org