Academics · Subject Resources

Leave one school,
land in the next.

Children lose the most in a move between schools when records lag behind, a special education plan does not follow, or the gap between schools stretches into weeks. Add each child leaving with the last day and the next start. The checklist works out the gap, tracks ten steps and flags what could leave a child out of school or without services.

Add a childWhat you get

Children leaving

The worked example is made up: a fourth grader moving with a ten-day gap, a sixth grader with an IEP changing schools in January and an eighth grader starting homeschool without the state notice done. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per child leaving a school: initials, school, last day, reason, next school and start date, and ten steps marked done, not yet or not needed. Works out days to the last day and the gap to the next start; lists children with steps done; flags an unconfirmed next school, a gap of more than a week, homeschooling without the notice step, IEP or 504 copies not in hand and balances owed.
Who it is for
Parents and caregivers withdrawing a child from a public, charter or private school.
Format
Browser checklist with a saved record per child. Prints one child’s steps, every child in a table or a blank checklist; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Subject Resources space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Tell the school in writing as soon as you know.
  2. Confirm the next school or homeschool step.
  3. Sign the records release.
  4. Keep your own copies of everything.
  5. Close the gap between schools.

Add a child

Leaving well

Leaving a school, in order1Tell the schoolIn writing, with the last day.2Line up the next schoolOr the homeschool notice yourstate needs.3RecordsSign the release; keep yourown copies.4PlansIEP or 504 copies go with you.5Return and settleBooks, devices, fees.6ConfirmThe child is enrolled beforethe gap grows.Leaving a school, in order1Tell the schoolIn writing, with the last day.2Line up the next schoolOr the homeschool notice your stateneeds.3RecordsSign the release; keep your own copies.4PlansIEP or 504 copies go with you.5Return and settleBooks, devices, fees.6ConfirmThe child is enrolled before the gapgrows.
Under federal special education law, a school a child moves to must provide services comparable to the IEP until it adopts or writes a new one.

Homeschooling

Rules for starting homeschool are set by each state: some require a notice to the district or state, some require nothing, and a few require more. Do it before your child stops attending, so the absence is not counted as truancy.

Special education moves with the child

When a child with an IEP moves to a new school, federal law requires the new school to provide services comparable to the existing IEP until it adopts it or writes a new one. Bring the IEP and the latest evaluation.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.323(e) and (f): transfers within and between states (ecfr.gov).
  2. U.S. Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office. FERPA: disclosure of records to a school where a student seeks to enroll (studentprivacy.ed.gov).
  3. U.S. Department of Education. State regulation of private and home schools (ed.gov).
  4. National Center for Homeless Education. School stability and transfers for highly mobile students (nche.ed.gov).

The worked example is made up. Attendance and homeschool rules are set by your state. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.