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Transfer Request Information

Procedure for Requesting a Transfer to Rancho Alamitos High School

The Garden Grove Unified School District offers transfers to students to attend their school of choice within the district. The following types of transfers are available.

Intra-District Transfers are offered to students who live inside the GGUSD boundaries.

Junior/Senior Privilege
  • 11th and 12th graders who attended Rancho Alamitos during 9th and 10th grade
  • Go to GGUSD office and request transfer to stay at Rancho Alamitos
  • Students must apply annually to renew this transfer

Adjustment
  • Student moves out of Rancho Alamitos boundaries during the school year
  • Parent request due to transportation hardship
  • Sibling attends Rancho Alamitos
  • Go to GGUSD office and request transfer
  • Students must apply annually to renew this transfer
Parental Choice
  • Student resides within GGUSD, but not within Rancho Alamitos boundaries and wants to attend Rancho Alamitos
  • Go to GGUSD office in early spring. Request to have student’s name put into the Rancho Alamitos lottery. Rancho Alamitos accepts 100 Parental Choice transfers each school year.
  • Permanent transfer. Rancho Alamitos becomes the student’s home school

Inter-District Transfers are offered to students who live outside the GGUSD boundaries

Inter-District Transfer

  • Junior/Senior Privilege
  • Adjustment
  • Special Program
  • Student resides outside the GGUSD boundaries and wants to attend Rancho Alamitos
  • Go to the district office in which student resides and request a Release to attend Rancho Alamitos.
  • Bring the Release form to the GGUSD office and request permission to attend Rancho Alamitos
  • Students must apply annually to renew this transfer
Reminders

  • Parents may request transfers for any of the reasons stated above.
  • Parental Choice transfers are automatically granted if the student’s name is selected in the lottery.
  • Rancho Alamitos has the option to accept or deny any non-Parental Choice transfer requests.
  • If a student is granted a transfer, he/she must meet the following transfer expectations at all times.

Transfer Expectations
A student on transfer is expected to:

  1. Maintain acceptable grades on all grade reports. Failure grades and/or multiple Ds, are grounds to revoke a transfer.
  2. Maintain acceptable attendance. Excessive absences, truancies, and/or tardiness are grounds to revoke a transfer.
  3. Maintain acceptable citizenship and work habits. Acceptable is defined by outstanding (O) or satisfactory (S) marks on all grade reports. A needs improvement (N) mark may be considered acceptable, but multiple Ns or an unsatisfactory (U) mark are grounds to revoke a transfer.
  4. Maintain acceptable discipline record. Comply with school policies, conduct him/herself in an acceptable manner during school time and at school activities. Multiple referrals, Saturday Schools, or a suspension are grounds to revoke a transfer.

While on transfer, students are considered a guest at our school. Rancho Alamitos High School expects students on transfer to comply with these transfer expectations. Violation of these expectations will result in the transfer being denied/revoked, and the student will be returned to his/her home school of attendance. Depending on the circumstances related to the violation of terms listed above, students may be dropped immediately.