The board of trustees for the Hollister School District has
approved its policy limiting interdistrict transfers, but with a
small revision.
The district will now allow students already in sixth and
seventh grades to stay at their current schools, and those
students’ siblings will also be allowed to stay.
The board approved the policy unanimously March 22.
The new policy will affect 541 students who are currently
enrolled in another district, said Jesus Romero, administrative
assistant for the Hollister School District. At least 171 of those
students will have the opportunity to stay their current school
because they will be in seventh or eighth grade next year. An
additional 64 students will graduate from their current schools and
move on to nearby high schools, Romero said.
The board of trustees for the Hollister School District has approved its policy limiting interdistrict transfers, but with a small revision.
The district will now allow students already in sixth and seventh grades to stay at their current schools, and those students’ siblings will also be allowed to stay.
The board approved the policy unanimously March 22.
The new policy will affect 541 students who are currently enrolled in another district, said Jesus Romero, administrative assistant for the Hollister School District. At least 171 of those students will have the opportunity to stay their current school because they will be in seventh or eighth grade next year. An additional 64 students will graduate from their current schools and move on to nearby high schools, Romero said.
The district’s original proposal asked for all 541 students to return to Hollister School District.
For the other students, they will be expected to attend Hollister School District next year, Romero said. Those students still have the ability to transfer to a private school. After next year the district will allow 75 students, or 1 percent of its daily attendance, to transfer, Romero said. It is unknown if the district will allow anymore transfers this year because both thresholds have already been surpassed.
The district has made more than $11 million in cuts over the past two years to balance its budgets. Designated with a negative financial certificate, the district is facing a possible state takeover if it doesn’t balance its budget.
