Intradistrict Transfers
Transferring within the district
Out-of-District School Transfer Requests
Families that live in Pittsfield may request permission for their children in kindergarten through grade 12 children to attend a school outside of their designated Pittsfield school district. School Transfer Request Forms in English and Spanish for students entering kindergarten through grade 12 may be downloaded here or obtained from the school office or from the Office of the Deputy Superintendent: 413-499-9510.
Requests for transfers must be submitted by the following dates:
- For fall approval for students in Grade 8 (for grade 9 enrollment): Due by February 15
- For fall approval for students in all other grades: Due by April 1
Notification of decisions will be made by mail. All requests are considered equally if received by the deadlines above. Requests submitted after those dates are reviewed later in the summer.
Consideration of transfer requests is based on several priorities, which include adherence to request deadline, class sizes, attendance and disciplinary records, programmatic differences between schools (primarily at the high school level), siblings that attend a school, legal concerns and, occasionally, health-related issues.
Families that move out of their school district during the school year may submit a School Transfer Request seeking permission for their child to remain at the school they are attending.
Transfer Requests for students entering kindergarten may be submitted only after the students have been registered at their district school. If you do not know what school your child should attend, refer to the PPS Street Directory on this website or call the Office of the Deputy Superintendent, 413-499-9510.
How long is the transfer valid?
Transfer approval is expected to continue through completion of each school level: elementary, middle, or high school.
However, approval will be rescinded for students with serious behavior or attendance problems. Pittsfield Public Schools policy STU-4 cites the following reasons for exclusion of students from intra-city school transfers:
A. …having been suspended from school for a total of five or more days in the preceding school year, or for seven or more days in the preceding two school years….
B. …having unexcused absences from school for a total of five or more days in the preceding school year, or for seven or more days in the preceding two years.
Can transfer students be moved back to their resident school during the school year?
If an intra-city transfer is granted, the student must complete the school year in the school to which the student was transferred before requesting a return to his or her school of residence.
Do I have to apply for an additional transfer request when my child moves from elementary level to middle school level or middle school level to high school level?
Yes. The student will automatically be assigned to the middle or high school serving the district where he/she resides. If a parent or student seeks placement in a school other than the middle or high school of residence, he/she must follow the transfer request procedure.