Frederick Campus - Maryland School for the Deaf

Cecil County
Charles County
Dorchester County
Harford County
Howard County: Students living East of Route 97 in Howard County
Kent County
Montgomery County: Students living East of Route 97 in Montgomery County
Prince George’s County
Queen Anne’s County
St. Mary’s County
Somerset County
Talbot County
Wicomico County
Worcester County
Students are assigned to the Frederick Campus if their bona fide residence is in one of the following areas:
Allegany County
Carroll County: Students living West of Route 97 in Carroll County
Frederick County
Garrett County
Howard County: Students living West of Route 97 in Howard County
Montgomery County: Students living West of Route 97 in Montgomery County
Washington County
A student’s bona fide residence is determined in accordance with MSD’s Admissions Policy.
Transfers
A parent, guardian or independent student may initiate a request for a student transfer to another campus in
accordance with these procedures.
Transfer requests to a campus outside of the student’s geographical district due to personal hardship may
be considered. Such unique personal hardship considerations include, but are not limited to, transfer
requests for siblings of students, including step-brothers and sisters and half-brothers and sisters, or other
transportation issues. MSD has full discretion to deny a request regardless of the unique personal hardship
considerations if it determines that the factors (such as building utilization, enrollment, or staffing and
equipment availability) outweigh the individual reasons for the transfer.
To initiate a request for a student transfer, the parent, guardian, or independent student must complete a Request
For Student Transfer Form and return it to the principal of the student’s assigned campus by the date specified
below.
Requests for transfers to another campus must be received between February 1 st and April 1 st for the following
school year. Transfer requests received after April 1 st will not be accepted unless the student is a new resident in
Maryland or there is a bona fide emergency that would not have been foreseen prior to April 1 st .
For requests received prior to April 1 st , MSD will notify the parent in writing of the decision made regarding their
transfer request by June 15 th . This time frame allows MSD to consider the total number of students asking to
transfer and the staffing allocations and enrollment figures for each campus. For bona fide requests made after April
1 st , MSD will notify the parent in writing of the decision made regarding the transfer as soon as administratively
feasible after June 15 th . Students must attend their assigned campus while a transfer request is being processed.
Principals of both campuses will make the decision as to whether the transfer will be permitted. The principals will
consider the following factors: building utilization (including residence hall availability, if applicable); enrollment
figures; staffing and equipment availability; and the reason for the request.
Transfers will usually not be permitted if –
� The transfer is from a campus that is underutilized;
� The transfer is to a campus that is over utilized;
� The transfer will result in the overcrowding of the residence hall;
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