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Transfers (TK-8)

Fountain Valley School District serves students in Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through 8th grade. Initial enrollment is completed at the family's school of residence, as determined by the student’s home address. Families may use the School Locator tool to identify their school of residence.

Questions? Contact Kim Fogarty at (714) 843-3250 or [email protected]. 

High School Note: For grades 9–12, visit the Huntington Beach Union High School District website.

Important Registration Dates:

  • Monday, February 2 – Friday, March 13, 2026 -- Intra-District Transfer Window Grades Tk-5th

  • Wednesday, April 1 – Friday, May 8, 2026 -- Intra-District Transfer Window Grades 6-8th

  • Monday, March 2 – Wednesday, April 29, 2026 -- FVSD Inter-District Transfer Window

  • Thursday, February 19, 2026 -- Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Welcome Event

  • Friday, February 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. -- Enrollment for New Students for 2026–27 School Year Opens

Returning FVSD Residents

Welcome back! Review the registration process and confirm your school of residence using the School Locator. To enroll for 2026–27, visit your school's website and fill out the registration forms for the upcoming school year.

Transfer Types

1) Transfer Within FVSD (Intra-District)

If you want your child to attend an FVSD school other than your home school:

  1. Complete the Intra-District Transfer Form.

  2. Submit the form with proof of residency to your home school during the transfer window (Feb 2–Mar 13, 2026).

Forms:

Intradistrict Transfer -- English

Intradistrict Transfer -- Vietnamese

2) Transfer Into FVSD (Inter-District)

If you live outside FVSD and want to attend an FVSD school:

  1. Submit an Inter-District Transfer Request through your home district.

  2. If approved, your home district forwards it to FVSD.

  3. FVSD reviews requests and notifies families based on available space.

Important: FVSD begins accepting requests for 2026–27 on Mar 2, 2026. Requests for the current school year are accepted on an ongoing basis.

 

Agreement terms & priority

  • Approvals are valid only for the approved school year and must be renewed annually.

  • Priority is given to requests submitted by Apr 29, 2026.


Approval and Lottery Process
Approval is contingent upon:

  • Space availability within the District, at the specific school site, and within designated grade levels or programs.
  •  Adherence to all District policies.

Lottery (if needed)
If requests exceed available seats, FVSD will hold a lottery. To be included, forms must be submitted to the Business Office by 4:00 p.m. on Apr 29, 2026. Late submissions are placed on a waiting list (first-come, first-served).

 

Possible revocation
Transfers may be revoked for reasons such as attendance/tardiness issues, behavior, academic concerns, insufficient space in the school and/or grade level, f ailure of students or parents to comply with school rules, or providing false information.

 

5117 Interdistrict Attendance

 

3) Transfer Out of FVSD (Inter-District Release)

To transfer from FVSD to another district, parents/guardians must complete the Interdistrict Transfer Release Form (required for all families transferring out).


Forms:

Interdistrict Transfer Form (English)
Interdistrict Transfer Form (Vietnamese)

Note: This form is not for families transferring into FVSD. Families transferring into FVSD should start with their current district.

Notifications, Timelines, and Appeals

  • FVSD notifies families within 30 calendar days for current-year requests, or within 14 calendar days after the start of the school year for future-year requests.

  • If denied, families may appeal to the Orange County Board of Education within 30 days of the denial.

Assistance with Transfer Documents

If your family needs assistance with documents related to the Intra-District or Inter-District Transfer process, including support in languages other than English, please contact the District Office at (714) 843-3200. FVSD staff is happy to assist.

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NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION USES
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The information provided to Fountain Valley School District (FVSD), during the enrollment process will be used to determine that the student resides within the FVSD attendance boundaries, the school within those attendance boundaries to which the student will be assigned, and to identify unique educational programming services to which the student may be entitled. Information collected will be used for no other purpose, such as restricting or denying enrollment or treating a student differently in determining whether he or she satisfies any admission or enrollment criteria.
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NOTIFICATION OF LANGUAGE SUPPORT
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The online registration system is translated into  Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, and Armenian.   In the event your family needs assistance completing the enrollment process for any reason, please contact the Educational Services Department of Fountain Valley School District via phone at (714) 843-3200 or via email at [email protected]