Welcome to the Peru Community School Corporation Student Transfer page for Out-Of-District students! Thank you for looking at Peru Community Schools to educate your students. Please take a moment to review the requirements for acceptance at our schools before filling out the application.
Currently Enrolled Out-Of-District Peru Community School Students
- One application per student: Each student in the household needs their own application.
- Renewing Transfers: Out-of-District transfers are valid for one year (July 1st to June 30th). You'll need to renew annually.
- Transportation: If a student resides at an address that is already included in an official route, transportation may be available for the student. Otherwise, the parent, guardian, custodian, or student agrees to provide his/her own transportation to and from the school.
- Application Requirements: All applications must be complete to be processed. A separate application is needed for each child in your household.
Initial Request
- Parent(s) seeking a transfer should be given three (3) copies of the transfer request application form. The parent is to complete all three of these forms and return them to the transferor school corporation (the school corporation where the parent(s) has legal settlement) on or before April 1 of the school year prior to the one for which the transfer is requested. A request for transfer shall be valid only for one (1) school year. A school corporation can grant a transfer only for one (1) school year. Parent(s) seeking transfer for a subsequent school year must submit a new transfer request application for each school year for which transfer is sought.
- In completing these forms, the parent(s) should be certain to fill out all sections of the form and to state specifically each of the reasons for the request to transfer.
- Upon receiving the three completed applications, the transferor school corporation shall mail one (1) of the applications to the transferee school corporation (the school corporation to which the parent(s) seeks to transfer the student). The transferor shall retain the two remaining completed applications.
- Both the transferor and the transferee school corporations have thirty (30) days from receipt by the transferor school corporation of the completed forms in which to act upon the request. A transfer is considered approved when both school corporations approve the transfer. A transfer is considered denied when either the transferor school corporation or the transferee school corporation mails a written denial by certified mail to the parent(s) within thirty (30) days of receipt of the completed application. If the transferor school corporation fails to act on the transfer request within thirty (30) days after the request is received, the transfer is considered approved. In any case, both the transferor and transferee school corporations shall return the applications (or a copy of the application) to the parent(s) requesting the transfer.
Appeal to the State Board
- Parent(s) requesting a transfer may appeal a denial by submitting, by certified mail, one (1) copy of the application including the denying school corporation’s written denial or a statement that the thirty (30) day period has elapsed. This written request must be sent to each of the following:
- superintendent of the transferor school corporation;
- superintendent of the transferee school corporation; and
- the Indiana State Board of Education. The appeal must be filed within ten (10) days of receiving a school corporation’s denial.
- I.C. 20-26-11-5(c) states: “[T]he transferor corporation shall assist the parents or student in the mechanics of commencing the appeal.”
- A hearing examiner appointed by the Indiana State Board of Education will then notify all parties of the date, time, and place of the appeal hearing. Hearing rights are found generally at I.C. 20-26-11-15(b). Parties have the right to be represented by legal counsel, to present evidence, to cross-examine witnesses, and to present in writing or orally summary statements of respective positions. The hearing will be recorded, but the hearing site is determined by the hearing examiner. The hearing examiner will make written findings of fact and conclusions of law, with recommendations to the State Board of Education.
Definitions, Terms, and Conditions
- “Legal settlement” of a student refers to the student’s status with respect to the public school corporation which has the responsibility to permit the student to attend its local public schools without the payment of tuition. I.C. 20-18-2-11. “Legal settlement,” in most cases, is determined by where the student’s parent lives. I.C. 20-26-11-2.
- I.C. 20-26-11-5 permits a transfer from the school corporation of legal settlement (the “Transferor School Corporation”) to another public school corporation (the “Transferee School Corporation) if the student’s identified educational needs can be “better accommodated” at the Transferee School Corporation than at the Transferor School Corporation. Whether or not a student’s identified educational needs can be “better accommodated” is dependent upon such factors as crowded conditions in the Transferor School Corporation and curriculum offerings at the Transferee School Corporation which are important to the vocational or academic aspirations of the student. “Better accommodation” does not refer to convenience. The parent has the initial burden of proof in any hearing to contest a Transferor School Corporation’s denial of a transfer request.
- Transfer Tuition refers to transfers between Indiana public school corporations. It does not refer to transfers from one school building in a school corporation to another school building within the same school corporation. A public school corporation means any public school corporation established under law by the State of Indiana. A school corporation may be known as a School City, School Town, School Township, Consolidated School Corporation, Metropolitan School District, Township School Corporation, County School Corporation, United School Corporation, School District, or Community School Corporation, although other names may also be used.
- Where the school corporation of legal settlement (the Transferor School Corporation) agrees to a transfer, has acquiesced to a transfer, or is ordered to grant the transfer by the State Board of Education, the parent is responsible for the transportation of the student to the Transferee School Corporation.
Questions regarding these instructions may be directed to the Legal Section of the Indiana Department of Education at (317) 232-6676.
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
If you live in the Peru Community School District, you do NOT need to fill this form out.
If you are unsure whether you live in-district or out-of-district, check out this website and enter your address to see:
The Out-Of-District Transfer Application must be completed by ALL Out-Of-District Students prior to enrollment and submitted to the Peru Community School Administration Office (online forms will automatically be submitted to the Admin Office). Applicants will be considered for acceptance on a first come, first served basis using the following criteria: discipline record, attendance record, and class capacity.
Applicants will be notified of their Application Status by July 31, 2025.
