Exchanges

IMPORTANT NOTE, SPRING 2012: Students already attending 4J on an exchange must apply for an out-of-district transfer in order to continue attending school in 4J next year. The application deadline is April 1.

About interdistrict exchanges:

If a student lives outside the boundaries of Eugene School District 4J and wants to attend a 4J school, his or her family should request an out-of-district transfer. If the student was not granted or missed the deadline to apply for a transfer, that student may apply for an interdistrict exchange.

An exchange occurs when a student in another school district (such as Bethel or Springfield) wants to attend a 4J school and a student who resides in 4J wants to attend a school in the other school district. A one-for-one exchange is made in order to avoid out-of-district tuition to either student.

Out-of-district students who are granted a transfer or exchange may state a preference for one or more 4J schools. School placement requests are handled on a space-available basis; students who live within the district's boundaries have priority for these spaces. 

If a student moves from Eugene School District 4J to another school district after February 1, he/she may continue to attend 4J until the end of that school year but must apply for a transfer or exchange for the following school year. These requests are not considered renewals but new requests.

Exchange request forms are available at the 4J Education Center, Instruction Department, 200 North Monroe Street.  Questions regarding the exchange process may be directed to the 4J Instruction Department at 541-790-7553.