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- Who can transfer into an Optional School?
- When can I get a bar-coded application for Optional Schools?
- What are my choices for applying for an Optional Transfer?
- How do I apply online?
- When should I apply in person?
- How do I apply by mail?
- When is the first day to apply for an Optional transfer?
- Where do I apply for an in-person Optional transfer on the first day?
- What documents are needed in order to apply for an Optional transfer?
- Where can I get an Application for Optional Schools form?
- If my child is already attending a school on an Optional transfer, do I have to apply again?
- Will there be an early "sign-up" with "tickets" this year?
- Am I required to use a bar-coded application?
- What is the order in which applications are processed?
- May I apply for more than one Optional School per child?
- When will I find out if my child has been accepted into an Optional School?
- What happens if I submit my child's Optional Application with the proper documents but my child does not meet the school's minimum requirements?
- What if, at the end of the school year, my student who was approved in the spring does not maintain entrance requirements for the specific program?
- If I receive an Optional transfer to an Optional School, is transportation provided?
- If I can't obtain a bar-coded application or there are more applicants than there are spaces, what happens then?
- What if I live in Shelby County when my child is accepted but we move outside the county limits when school begins?
- Are non-Shelby County residents eligible to transfer to a former Memphis City or Shelby County school through the Optional transfer process?
