Interdistrict Transfers

I'm interested in my child attending school in the Simi Valley Unified School District and we do not live in the district.

If you live outside of the Simi Valley Unified School District (which includes the city of Simi Valley as well as adjacent unincorporated Ventura County areas) and would like to attend a Simi Valley school, please carefully read the following information:

Step 1

Complete a School of Choice Application to let us know which school you would like to attend.
 

Step 2

Complete an Interdistrict Transfer Permit Application. You will need to have it approved by your District of Residence.

If your home school district is in Ventura County, print this English form or this Spanish form. Then, submit the completed form to the District Office for your home school district.

If your home school district is the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), please submit their online Interdistrict Permit application. The LAUSD application period for the 2025-2026 school year is February 1, 2025 through April 30, 2025. Please use the LAUSD Application link below to check on the application window.

Click here to access LAUSD ONLINE application

If your home school district is outside of Ventura County (excluding LAUSD), please visit your home school district's website to learn about the process of requesting an Interdistrict Transfer to Simi Valley Unified School District.

Step 3

Once you have received an approved Interdistrict Transfer Permit from your home school district, please:

Complete this form and upload a scanned PDF of your signed and approved Interdistrict Permit.

For Santa Susana Magnet High School, begin by visiting their website.

I'm interested in enrolling my child to a school outside of the Simi Valley Unified School District.

Interdistrict Transfer applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be accepted from Wednesday, January 8, 2025 through Friday, April 25, 2025.  

1. Download the appropriate Interdistrict Transfer Request:
   • Year 2024/2025-ENGLISH
   • Year 2024/2025-SPANISH
2. Complete and print the application form.
3. Write a letter including your rationale for requesting the transfer out of Simi Valley Schools.
4. Attach a copy of your child's transcripts and/or most recent report card.
5. Attach all required supporting documentation to your application. The list of the required supporting documentation is on page 2 of the Interdistrict Transfer form.
6. Submit a complete packet (including application and supporting documentation) by emailing it to emilie.rons@simivalleyusd.org or bringing it to the District Office at 101 W. Cochran Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065.

• Interdistrict Transfer applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be accepted from Wednesday, January 8, 2025 through Friday, April 25, 2025.  Requests received outside of this processing window may be reviewed and/or processed on a case-by-case basis. 
• If you have recently moved or have extenuating circumstances which may warrant a mid-year transfer, you may provide those details in an email request to emilie.rons@simivalleyusd.org.
• The 2025-2026 school year will commence on August 14, 2025

• For an Interdistrict Transfer request received by the district more than 15 days before the commencement of instruction in the school year for which the Interdistrict Transfer is sought, the district will notify the parent/guardian of its final decision as soon as possible, but no later than 14 calendar days after the commencement of instruction in the school year for which transfer is sought.
• For an Interdistrict Transfer request received by the district 15 or fewer calendar days before the commencement of instruction in the school year for which the transfer is sought, the district will notify the parent/guardian of its final decision within 30 calendar days from the date the request was received. 
• Failure of a parent/guardian to meet any timelines established by the district shall be deemed an abandonment of the request.

SVUSD considers the following reasons as listed on the Interdistrict Transfer Agreement form:

• Child Care
• Complete Final Year at Current School
• Continuing Enrollment
• Health & Safety
• Other (Please specify in a letter)
• Parent Employment
• Proposed Change in Residence
• Sibling
• Specialized Program

Each of the reasons above may require different supporting documents. Please be sure to review the second page of the Interdistrict Transfer request form for the list of supporting documentation that needs to be submitted with your application. Your request cannot be reviewed for decision until all required documentation is provided. 

Approved Interdistrict Transfer Permits are valid through the highest approved grade level at the approved school. A new permit must be obtained:

• When a student promotes from JK/TK to Kindergarten
• When a student promotes from elementary to middle school
• When a student promotes from middle to high school
• If there is a change of address

If your Interdistrict Transfer Permit was denied, you may appeal that decision through our Assistant Superintendent of Schools and Programs. If the appeal is denied at the District level, a parent/guardian has the right to appeal to the County Board of Education within 30 calendar days from the date of the final denial. 

A permit may be revoked at any time by the district of enrollment for the following reasons:

• Student is excessively tardy or absent from school, or student is brought to school excessively early or picked up excessively late.
• Student fails to uphold appropriate behavior standards.
• Student fails to make appropriate academic efforts.
• False or misleading information was provided on the Interdistrict Transfer Agreement and/or accompanying documentation.
• Other conditions that occur that would render continuance inadvisable.

SVUSD Board Policy 5117: Interdistrict Attendance