What was the school's reasons? Are all seats filled for the year? That school district doesn't have transfers? That school won't accept transfers?

It's my guess that if they say no, based on your request because of working location, the answer will remain no for this year. Also, your daughter can still attend her resident school; it's not a live-or-die situation.

Check again with the school to see what needs to be done for the next year, if your work/home situation remains the same.

Thank you MSMomm for the info, before this, I went to another high school and asked them if my child can come to this school if my husband or I work in that area and what I got for an answer was, that they can't do that, I was trying to register my child to that school because of my job and they gave a no! Do you know if this can be? is there any chances I can get a yes out of the other school?

tobbyandlui:

In the Los Angeles USD, the document is called a "Parent Employment Related Transfer."

In addition to MagnetMom's suggestions, when you call the preferred school, ask them if they have such a transfer, what are the requirements of such a transfer, and how do you go about obtaining one. The school should be able to tell you which district can provide the transfer.

Good luck.

tobbyandlui,

If you're talking about Walnut Creek and Concord, contact the school you want your daughter to attend. I already responded in the other thread, but some states allow students to attend schools near their parents' work for childcare reasons. If having your daughter near your husband works for you, the state of California supports that.

The major issue is you will need to know if the school has additional seats. So contact the school and ask about the child care permit (it's probably not called that in high school, but they'll know what you're talking about).

You will have to renew it each year, and there is the risk that they won't have room one year and/or your husband will have to continue to work in the same area. But CALL and start the process.

Thank you for your reply Magnet mom, I need to know if there is a permit to do this that I need to get thru my husbands job or the district? and if is so, what is the permit called? what are the requirements do it? what do I need?

I am also very interested in this topic, I have a teenager in high school which is near our home, I am looking for a full-time job right now, but it is getting hard for me since I will not be able to come early home and the school that I would want my teenager to go to is closer to my husbands work and he will be able to pick her up after school, I am looking for a full-time job because we hardly make it if I get a part-time job, we have too many expenses right now, I was checking up for this information and my question is, I live in Concord, my husbands job is in Walnut Creek, the school that I want my daughter to go to is in Walnut Creek, I would like to know if I can get a transfer from the district to move out my daughter from her actual high school to the high school near my husbands work? how can I get this? is there any way? I know that some parents have done this thru their job but I don't really know what exactly I need to know or do to do this? MSMomm can you help me? any advise?

In LAUSD, it's called a childcare permit. It allows you to have a child in a school nearer your work, based on childcare. Sometimes the schools have a "Y" on campus, others utilize a home daycare center in the neighborhood.

The downsides of childcare permits are

not every school has room, and they can have room for one grade level and not another.

they are good only for the year issued, not until the child graduates, so they have to be renewed each year.

Both parents must provide proof of working full-time.

There are more, but off the top of my head, those are the most challenging issues of a childcare permit.

MrsGibson:
Also, if you're interested in obtaining a boundary map, like the one I was asking about a couple of weeks ago, you can call the School Management Services Office of the LAUSD (213) 241-6414, and ask for an "Attendance Area" map for the school, or schools, you're interested in.

It's great that you're gathering all this information now, rather than later.

Good luck!

Please first allow me to thank both of you ladies for your responses, they virtually came through at the same time:). I'm not sure if you ladies are familiar with Westchester, but it's the city where LAX and LMU are located. Anyhow, that's where me and my family currently live, and I work at UCLA. So I live all of 7 miles away from work. The Westchester Area is great, but my husband and I are planning to buy another piece of property soon and it may not be in this area so I am researching info on ALL schools, and what I have found is that the closer you get to "the Valley" the better the schools are meaning they offer more programs, and the class sizes are smaller, they have more diversity as far as ethnicity, and I really don't like to base my ideas on test scores alone, but the test score are "on average" higher! So I'm just partial to believe that there are better school's out that way.

It's no rush for me because as I've stated before my son's on 14-months, so I'm just planning ahead so that I can be on top of things when the times comes. I've started a personal portfolio with all the great advice, book/article references, phone numbers and websites that all of the LASUD parents have given me, and I plan to use it as my very own little secret weapon when Langston starts elementary :).

Thanks so much again, and all of your advice is appreciated.

I'm not sure where you live, but not all districts offer a "school choice" option, which is related to what you're describing. Usually, there has to be some sort of agreement between districts in order to accept students who live outside of their boundaries. In my area, it's simply not allowed.
Some districts have a "hardship permit" that might be what you're describing, where you have circumstances that would not allow your child to attend at their home school, but again, not all districts care that it's "inconvenient" for you, they have guidelines for who is eligible for enrollment.
Even when a child does go to school outside of their own area, there are downsides in that they don't have classmates nearby, and as kids get older, friendships and getting involved in school activities do become more important, so the distance from home can be a problem.

MrsGibson:

You want a Parent Employment Related Transfer (PERT). Here is the information you're looking for:

Michael Guillemet
730 East 14th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Phone: (213) 745-1960
FAX: (213) 747-2814

michael.guillemet@lausd.net
Sharon Galamba, Lead Counselor,

sharon.galamba@lausd.net
Renee Ifum, Lead Counselor, renee.ifum@lausd.net

All Interdistrict, Intradistrict and Parent Employment-Related Transfers (PERT), whether out of or into the District, are the responsibility of this office. This office is also responsible for developing the District policy on permits and student transfers, responding to parent and school personnel inquiries, and representing the District at the County level. Specifically, the office is responsible for:
• Processing (including acceptance or denial) of all Intradistrict and Interdistrict permits
• Collaborating with all school districts with which the LAUSD has permit contractual agreements
• Answering questions from parents and school personnel regarding both Intradistrict and Interdistrict permits
• Representing the District when permit decisions are appealed to the County
• Coordinating the implementation of District policy on permits and student transfers

Good luck!!