June 23 deadline for student transfers maintaining sports eligibility

DW COMBINE—With the Dayton-Waitsburg combine ending this school year, an agreement hs been made between the school districts and WIAA regarding high school student transfers and sports eligibility. High school students who wish to transfer between the Dayton and Waitsburg school districts must submit transfer paperwork through Friday, June 23, 2023, to attend the non-resident school district and maintain their eligibility for sports.

Here are issues to consider:

For athletic eligibility in this specific case, a “transfer” will be defined as having withdrawn from the current school district and submitting all necessary paperwork to the new school district.

Any student withdrawing from their current school and/or submitting the complete transfer paperwork to the new school after June 23 will be subject to the standard WIAA regulations for transfer eligibility.

This agreement applies only to transfers between Dayton and Waitsburg. Students who choose to transfer to any other school district will be subject to the standard WIAA regulations for transfer eligibility.

Current 8th graders planning to attend the high school outside of their resident school districts are exempted from this requirement as there is already an established transfer window during the transition from middle school to high school.

Please contact your High School’s Athletic Director with any questions or concerns:

Waitsburg: Dirk Hansen dhansen@waitsburgsd.org

Dayton: Sam Korslund samk@daytsonsd.org