Transfer Requests

Intra-District Transfer Request

If you are a Martinez Unified School District resident and would like your student to attend a MUSD school other than their home school click this link for an Intra-District Transfer Request Form.  Forms are accepted April 10th - June 30th for the upcoming school year. Intra-District transfers are selected by lottery. Please scan and send your completed form to transfers@martinez.k12.ca.us, or mail to:
Martinez Unified School District                                                                                                                                                Attn: Student Services                                                                                                                                                                921 Susana Street                                                                                                                                                                        Martinez, CA 94553            

Inter-District Release Request

If you reside in the Martinez Unified School District and wish for your student to attend another School District click this link for an Inter-District Release Form. Please scan and send your completed form to transfers@martinez.k12.ca.us, or mail to:
Martinez Unified School District                                                                                                                                                Attn: Student Services                                                                                                                                                                921 Susana Street                                                                                                                                                                        Martinez, CA 94553

Inter-District Transfer Request

If you reside in another School District and wish for your student to attend a Martinez Unified School, contact your home School District to get an Inter-District Transfer Release. Requests are processed from February 1st - October 15th for the future school year. 

Inter-District Transfer Procedures and Timelines

• For current school year requests, a final decision will be provided to parents within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the request;

• For future year requests, a final decision will be issued as soon as possible, but no later than 14 calendar days following the beginning of the school year for which enrollment is sought;

• Parents have the right to appeal the district’s final decision to the county board of education within 30 days of the date of a final denial of transfer.

• Transfer requests for the future school year are processed from February 1 - October 15th

• Inter district transfer requests must be renewed every year

• The district will not provide transportation outside the school’s attendance area

• Link to the MUSD Board Policy related to interdistrict transfer permits

Inter-District Transfer Revocations

• A current inter district transfer may be revoked or rescinded at any time and the student must return to his/her district of residence

• There is no right to appeal a revocation of the interdistrict transfer.

• The reasons for revocation may also be considered as a basis for denial of future interdistrict transfer requests.

• An interdistrict transfer may be denied or revoked for any of the following reasons:

  • Any expellable offense

  • Any suspendable offense

  • A grade point average of 2.0 or less overall, or in the previous term

  • An unsatisfactory attendance record

  • Falsifying information on the interdistrict transfer form

  • Negative financial impact on the district

  • The transfer would cause or contribute to the district’s enrollment figures exceeding capacity

  • The transfer would require the district to create a new program or provide new services to serve the student

  • The district of the student’s residence has denied the transfer request