Inter-district Transfers (in & out of Murrieta Valley USD to/from other districts)

Parents who reside in other school districts may request an Inter-district Transfer if they choose to have their children attend school in MVUSD and parents of students living within the boundaries of Murrieta Valley USD may use an Inter-district Transfer to attend another district.  Board Policy 5117 and Admin Regulation 5117  and Education Code 46600- 46611 outline the reasons for which a transfer may be approved and the appeal process.

Inter-district Transfers OUT of Murrieta Valley USD

• Parents complete the online Inter-district Transfer Permit request and submit, being sure to select the correct form in either the current year 2024-2025 or next year 2025-2026 .
• Murrieta Valley USD will review your request and advise if approved or denied. 
• If approved, parents will receive an email with a signed, approved Attendance Permit that they will fill out and submit to the district of desired attendance.
• If denied, parents will receive a denial letter and instructions on how to appeal should you choose to do so.

Inter-district Transfers INTO Murrieta Valley USD

• Parent(s) begin the process with their home district of residence.
• The home district's inter-district transfer form must be completed by the parent(s) and approved by the district of residence.  
• Following the home district's approval, Murrieta Valley USD receives the approved form for processing from the home district OR the parent if the home district has provided them with the approved form. Please email the signed approval to mvusdstudentsupport@murrieta.k12.ca.us 
• If the home district of residence denies the request, parents should follow their district's appeals process. If denied a second time, parents may appeal the decision to the Riverside County Office of Education. Click here for the appeals forms and process.
• If this is a NEW Inter-district transfer request, please provide Murrieta Valley USD with a recent copy of the student's grades/transcript, attendance record and a copy of their discipline record from their current school. You can email these documents in PDF format to us here, or drop them off in person at the District Support office located at 41870 McAlby Court, Murrieta.
• Once requests are received, the MVUSD Student Support Department staff will contact the principal of the requested site to ascertain:
  • Space availability
  • Recommendation for approval/denial

• Parents will be notified before June 30, either by email or mail, when a decision is reached.

Interdistrict Transfer Guidelines and Important Information

• Approvals/denials of Inter-district transfers are made by Student Support Department staff and not by school administrators. Schools will not accept or process any Inter-district Transfer forms.
• All approvals are subject to space availability and students meet behavioral and achievement expectations.
• All RENEWAL transfer requests received that are in good standing (meeting the behavioral, attendance and achievement expectations) will be automatically approved each year for the duration of enrollment at their current school. 
• Families that are on a current transfer from MENIFEE or TEMECULA do not need to complete yearly transfer requests unless they are changing grade spans (from elementary to middle school or middle to high school).  A new transfer is required for all transition years.
• Upon the recommendation of the principal, the superintendent, or his designee may revoke an Inter-district Transfer at any time for continued problems with attendance, behavior or academics.
• A student that is attending based on an inter-district transfer who commits an expellable offense will be subject to revocation of the transfer permit and Murrieta Valley USD will, in most cases, pursue the expulsion process. If the expulsion decision is upheld, the transfer will be revoked at that time. Even if the parent withdraws the student from the district, the district may continue to pursue the expulsion process.
• An Inter-district transfer may be approved for the remainder of the year only in order to allow a student to complete a school year at the current school, subject to space availability.