The deadline for new HB-251 applications for currently enrolled students for the 2023-2024 school year has passed, unless a family moves to a new residence outside of their current school attendance zone. A currently enrolled student who moves to a new residency address that is within the Hall County School District and who wishes to remain enrolled in his/her current school may apply through the HB 251-FORM B In-District Transfer Application.
First, please check your new address with the School Attendance Map to be sure your address is still within the Hall County School District. If your address is no longer in the Hall County School District, then you may still apply to remain enrolled through Out-of-District (Tuition) application process.
In-District Transfer Request Information for Currently Enrolled Students Who Move Out of School Zone from June 2023 – May 2024
A currently enrolled student who moves to a new residency address that is within the Hall County School District and who wishes to remain enrolled in his/her current school may apply through the HB 251 In-District Transfer Application. Hall County Schools does not provide bus transportation to and from school for transfer students; parents are responsible for transfer student’s transportation to and from school.
Additionally, families who move to the Hall County School District during the current school year should enroll in their zoned school, but they may complete the HB 251 Transfer Application below to request a transfer to a school with available space. Please contact Joy Morris at Joy.morris@hallco.org if you are completing a new HB 251 application.
Please know that if you choose to transfer your child to another school in the district, the law requires parents/guardians to assume all costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of a child to and from the school as long as the child remains at that school.
Step 1: Please update your address by clicking on “Update Your Child’s Household Information.”
Step 2: Please follow the HB 251 In-District Transfer application procedure below:
- Complete the HB 251 In-District Transfer Application linked below and submit to Joy Morris at HCSD district office
- If In-District transfer is approved, student may remain enrolled at current school.
Additional HB 251 Transfer Information
As a parent or guardian, you can request to have your child transferred to another public school within the school district as long as the district has determined that there is available classroom space at the school you requested. If you choose to transfer your child to another school in the district, the law requires you to assume all costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of your child to and from the school.
If a parent requests a transfer to a school that does not have the services required by the current Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Accommodation Plan (IAP), HB 251 does not require the school to develop those services as long as they are available within the local school system. Students who transfer under HB 251 are subject to GHSA eligibility requirements.
*Parents may complete HB 251 Transfer Requests for rising kindergarten students, but rising kindergarten students will register during kindergarten registration (TBA), at their zoned elementary school. If a transfer is approved, the registration information will be sent to the approved transfer school.
In the event a particular school has available space and the number of transfer requests exceeds the remaining available capacity, transfer requests will be reviewed and approved or denied on the basis of a lottery. Once available classroom space is reached at a school, no more transfers will be accepted at that school.
List of Hall County Schools that do not have available space and thus ARE NOT Available for In-District HB 251 or Magnet applications:
- Cherokee Bluff High School
- Flowery Branch High School
- Johnson High School
- Spout Springs School of Enrichment