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Student Transfer Requests
We understand that families may have different needs and preferences for their child's education. Our goal is to provide clear and accessible information to support your transfer requests within or outside our district.

Educational Service Center 
14015 62nd Avenue NW 
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
P: (253) 530-1000

Michael Farmer

Chief of Schools

 

Julie Shultz-Bartlett

Chief of Schools

 

John Yellowlees

Chief Academic Officer

 

 

25-26 NonResident Transfers In to PSD
You live outside the Peninsula School District boundary and want to attend a school within the district.

  • Application window is April 1 – April 30 
  • Submit your request to Peninsula School District (PSD) through this form here and;.
  • Submit your request to the WA Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) on their CHOICE Portal.
  • Notifications will go out to families by June 1st
  • If needed, there will be a second review for requests on August 15, 2025.
  • Any new request received after August 14, 2025 will not be considered until after the first ten school days, beginning September 17, 2025. 

 

 

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25-26 Within District Transfers 
You live within the school district boundaries and want to attend a school other than your neighborhood school.

  • Application window is April 1 – April 30
  • Submit your request to Peninsula School District (PSD) through this form here.
  • Notifications will go out to families by June 15th
  • If needed, there will be a second review for requests on August 15, 2025.
  • Any new request received after August 14, 2025 will not be considered until after the first ten school days, beginning September 17, 2025. 

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Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten

 

 

We are a proud Purple Star district.  This means that we are a military-friendly school district and have specifically trained our staff to understand, help transition, and support our military students.

Click this link here to learn more.

 

 

Tonya Beattie

Executive Assistant to the Chief of Schools

(253) 530-1007

  • To enroll in a program in another Washington State school district the State of Washington requires a CHOICE Transfer Request be submitted through the resident school district. Click the button below to complete and submit your request.

    OSPI CHOICE Transfer Website
    (access to submit transfer requests)

    For more guidance regarding CHOICE Transfer Requests please see Peninsula School District School Board Policy 3140 and Procedure 3140p below.

  • Interdistrict Agreement Application

  • Transfer Policy and Procedure

    Policy 3130 and Procedure 3130P, titled “In-District Student Transfers”, identifies the guidelines for a resident student who wishes to transfer between schools within the Peninsula School District. 

    Policy 3141 and Procedure 3141P, titled “CHOICE Transfer for Out of District Students”, identifies the guidelines for a student who resides outside the district and wishes to attend a school in the Peninsula School District.

    Policy 3140 indentifies the guidelines for a student who wishes to be released from the Peninsula School District to attend school in another school district.