Out-of-State Transfers

Students transferring from another district may have already been enrolled in Special Education and may have had special program documentation done at their previous school. However, Special Education forms, processes, and eligibility requirements differ from state to state. This means if the student is transferring from out-of-state, you might need to complete the full Special Education workflow from the beginning.

1. Create an Upload document for the student and attach any documents from the student's previous school.
2. Create a Transfer Student Comparable Services Agreement.
3. On the cover page, click add FIE Determination.
4. Select Out-of-State.
5. Enter the date of the last evaluation and decide whether a new FIE is necessary.
6. Fill out the rest of the document. In consultation with the parent, provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE), including services comparable to those described in the student’s IEP from the previous LEA.
7. Mark the document complete.

If a new FIE is necessary, the Transfer Agreement will set the same deadlines as an initial referral to Special Education. A PWN and consent for an initial evaluation will be due within 15 school days of the Verification Date.

If a new FIE is not necessary, IEP documentation will be due within 20 school days of the Verification Date and reevaluation documentation will be due three years less one day after the Last Evaluation Date.