Please contact the Office of School Choice and Parent Empowerment at 501-683-3162 or by email at ade.efa@ade.arkansas.gov

• The application period begins on January 1 and ends on May 1. Does not apply to

children of uniformed service members.

• The application must be signed by the resident and nonresident district personnel.
• When the application has been signed and completed by the resident and nonresident

district, please submit a copy to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. You may send it via e-mail: ade.efa@ade.arkansas.gov or postal mail:

o Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

• Public School Choice of 2015 (District to District transfer) – A parent or guardian may select this option when transferring from their resident district to a different district where they currently do not live. (A student may transfer using this option even if they do not currently attend the resident district Priority may be given to students who have siblings or stepsiblings who attend the nonresident district.

A student cannot use Public School Choice to transfer to a different school within their district. A student cannot use Public School Choice to transfer to a particular school within a different school district if transferring into the district. A student cannot request to transfer to a different school that is under a current desegregation order. The current desegregation order list is here.

• Opportunity School Choice (School-to-School transfer within the same district for most applicants) – A parent or guardian may select this option when transferring from one school within the same district to another school within the same district or out of certain school districts. You may qualify to transfer to a different school when: a. F-Rated School: A student may transfer from an “F”-rated school to another school within the same district that does not have an “F”-rating or, if one is not available, to a school that does not have an “F” rating in another district. b. Level 5 Support: A student may transfer from a district that has been classified as a school district in need of Level 5-Intensive support to a school district that has not been classified as in need of Level 5-Intensive support.

c.Siblings: Priority is not given to students who may have siblings or stepsiblings who attend the nonresident district. d.Effective period: Opportunity School Choice shall operate as an irrevocable choice for one year and remain in effect until the student graduates as provided by law.

• current grade in school. The gender and ethnicity questions are required by state law (Arkansas Code 6-18-227 (f2B)) and will be used for reporting purposes only.

Student demographic information: Please write your student’s name, date of birth, and

• the student is currently expelled from their resident school district. If your student is currently expelled, please write the date the student was expelled.

Expulsions: A nonresident school district may deny a school choice transfer application if

• attend the nonresident school district.

Sibling Information: Please write the names and grades of siblings or stepsiblings who

Contact Information: Please write your name, address, phone number, and email address. Please sign the form.

• submit paperwork to show proof of residency on your assigned military base and current active-duty orders. Please turn in those documents with your completed school choice transfer form to the resident and nonresident school districts.

Uniformed Service Family Information: If you are a uniformed service member, please

• contact information for the resident school district.

Resident School District Information: As the parent or guardian, you may write in the

The gray box is for district use only. Please have an employee at the resident district administrative office fill in the required information in that box. For your application to be complete, all the information must be provided by the resident district.

• contact information for the nonresident school district.

Nonresident School District Information: As the parent or guardian, you may write in the

The gray box is for district use only. Please have an employee at the nonresident school district administrative office fill in the required information in that box. For your application to be complete, all the information must be provided by the nonresident school district.

Please indicate race/ethnic origin:

Please list the student’s siblings or stepsiblings currently attending the nonresident school district:

I understand that by signing this application electronically, my electronic signature is the legal equivalent of my handwritten signature on this application.

Non-Resident District use only