Special Permission Transfer Form A - Special Permission Transfer, K-12
Kindergarten - 12th grade students may request transfers from the home school as outlined in rule 5140. Applications are submitted directly to the principal of the school where you are seeking enrollment, for the following reasons:
- Terminal Grade
- Program of Study
- Change of Residence
- Child of Employee
- Child Care
- Boundary Changes
- Siblings
Students must be enrolled at their home school prior to applying for a special permission transfer for Form A.
RULE 5140_Form A_Application for Special Permission Transfer, K-12
REGLA 5140_Formulario A_Solicitud de Transferencia de Permiso Especial, K-12
Special Permission Transfer Form B - for Physical Health or Behavioral Health (K-12)
Physical Health or Behavioral Health Transfers: Parents/guardians may request a special permission transfer if their child has a specific physical or behavioral health condition that creates a need that is not being met in their home school and would be addressed by a change in placement.
Placements decisions in response to Special Permission Transfer Form B requests are made by Baltimore County Public Schools; parents may not request a specific school.
Please submit your Special Permission Transfer Form B Application electronically by emailing it to [email protected] (Please be sure to upload your supporting documentation along with your Special Permission Transfer Form B application.) You may also submit your Special Permission Transfer Form B application by mailing a paper copy to: Baltimore County Public Schools, Greenwood Campus, Building A, 6901 N. Charles Street, Towson, MD 21204 and labeled Special Permission Transfer Application. (Please ensure to include your supporting documentation along with your Special Permission Transfer Form B application.) Applications need only be submitted using one method.
Students must be enrolled at their home school prior to applying for a special permission transfer for Form B.
RULE 5140_Form B_Application for Special Permission Transfer for Physical Health or Behavioral Health (K-12)
REGLA 5140_Formulario B_Solicitud de Transferencia de Permiso Especial por Salud Física o Salud Conductual (K-12)
Special Permission Transfer Form C - Student Contract
A student who has failed to meet the conditions of the Student Contract may be withdrawn at the end of the school year for any one of the following reasons:
1. Maintain an unlawful absence rate of no more than 6% for the school year.
2. Maintain an unlawful daily tardiness rate of no more than 6% for the school year.
3. Have no more than three (3) discipline referrals for moderate or major behaviors as defined in the student
handbook’s disciplinary office matrix. (Attendance offenses will be addressed through IV.C.1 and 2 above.)
4. Have no more than two (2) out-of-school suspensions.
5. Have no suspension to the Student Conduct Hearing Officer, which results in disciplinary action
6. Have a final report card that meets the following grading criteria:
(a.) High School Student – Maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA with no more than one (1) failing grade and pass my program of study, if applicable.
(b.) Middle School Student – Maintain a “C” average with no more than one (1) failing grade.
(c.) Elementary School Student (Grades 4-5) – Maintain a “C” average with no more than one (1) failing grade.
(d.) Elementary School Student (Grades 1-3) – Progressing in all subjects with no more than one (1) subject that needs development.
7. There has been a change in the reason for which the special permission transfer was granted.
8. The student has withdrawn from a magnet program within a comprehensive school that is not their assigned
school.
Siblings who were approved for enrollment under this rule will not be automatically withdrawn by the withdrawal of their sibling under this subparagraph.
The Student Contract must be completed and submitted along with the Form A or Form B application.
A student will not be enrolled in the school until the Student Contract is received.
RULE 5140_Form C_Student Contract for Special Permission Transfer
REGLA 5140_Formulario C_Contrato de Estudiante para Transferencia de Permiso Especial
Appeal Process for Special Permission Transfers
The decision of the Principal or Director to deny a special permission transfer application under Rule 5140 may be appealed to the Chief of Schools, c/o Residency Liaison, Baltimore County Public Schools. You may email your appeal to [email protected].
The appeal should be signed, dated, mailed, and filed with the director within fifteen (10) business days of the date the application was denied. The appeal should include the following:
(a) The full name, mailing address, e-mail, and telephone number for the person filing the appeal or that person’s designated representative.
(b) A copy of the application signed by the principal or the designated director in the Division of Schools.
(c) A concise statement of the issues presented and the facts about which the person is appealing
(d) Any supporting documentation that you would like considered.
The Director, or their designee, will make every effort to issue a written decision within thirty (30) business days of receiving the written appeal.
Board Policy & Superintendent's Rule 5140:
Policy 5140
Rule 5140
Office of Pupil Personnel Services
Office: 443-809-6403
Fax: 443-809-8308
Email: PPS Appeal Email