General Information

Welcome to Williamson County Schools online application system for Out-of-Zone Requests.

Out of Transportation Zone requests for the 2022-2023 school year are now available.

1. All out-of-zone students must have approval granted through the Planning & Zoning Department.
2. Out-of-zone approvals are granted for continuation through the highest grade level at that school. A student attending an open zoned school may continue to the next level of the feeder pattern unless the transfer would result in overcrowding or oversized classes or unless denied by the principal for failure to follow school procedures.
3. All out-of-zone applications will be reviewed by the zoned school principal and the out-of-zone school principal, with the exception of applications covered under the grandfather policy. The grandfather provision requires the out-of-zone principal’s review only.
4. Grandfather Provision: Applicable to rising 5th, 8th, 11th and 12th grade students who have moved to a new Williamson County residence and have lived in zone for 12 consecutive months and rising 5th, 8th, 11th and 12th grade students re-zoned due to the opening of a new school or the rezoning of an existing school.
5. A student residing in Williamson County may enroll in another Williamson County School District school if the parents provide prior to enrollment a copy of a bona fide contract and other supporting documentation of their intent to move into that transportation school zone within the current school year. Please upload the contract during the application process.
6. Both resident and non-resident children of Williamson County Schools’ full-time employees are eligible to attend a school within the feeder school of the employee’s work assignment. Non-resident employees must pay the employee tuition rate.
7. No transfers from one county school to another will be permitted during the school year.
8. Parent will receive a confirmation email after successfully submitting the application.

APPEALS: Follow these steps to request an exception to the Williamson County School Board policy 1.703 as summarized above:

1. Routine procedure to request out of zone approval.
2. Parent/Guardian submits a detailed letter of explanation regarding why the student should attend the out of zone school. Please reference the student's name and the school he/she wants to attend in the letter and include all documentation relevant to support a curricular and/or documented need. Send the letter and documentation to Allison Nunley, Planning & Zoning Mgr, allisonn@wcs.edu or to her attention at 1320 West Main Street, Suite 202, Franklin 37064.
3. The Appeals Committee shall meet as needed, with written notification of the decision(s) being provided to both the parent and schools involved.
4. The decision of the Zoning Appeals Committee is final.

All requests will be checked for accuracy. Any falsification of information may result in your request not being processed.  

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