diff --git a/app/mailers/school_ownership_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/school_ownership_mailer.rb
index 850343275..b4e235da2 100644
--- a/app/mailers/school_ownership_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/school_ownership_mailer.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,18 @@ class SchoolOwnershipMailer < ApplicationMailer
   def request_ownership_transfer
     ownership_transfer = params[:ownership_transfer]
     @school = ownership_transfer.school
+    @nominee_name = user_name(ownership_transfer.nominated_user_id)
+    @requested_owner_name = user_name(ownership_transfer.requested_by_user_id)
 
     mail(to: ownership_transfer.email_address,
          subject: "You've been nominated to be an owner of #{@school.name}",
          track_opens: 'true',
          message_stream: 'outbound')
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def user_name(user_id)
+    User.from_userinfo(ids: [user_id]).first&.name
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/ownership_transfer.rb b/app/models/ownership_transfer.rb
index 1b65ca227..d364b8234 100644
--- a/app/models/ownership_transfer.rb
+++ b/app/models/ownership_transfer.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,31 @@ class OwnershipTransfer < ApplicationRecord
   delegate :name, to: :school, prefix: true
 
   belongs_to :school
+
+  enum :status, {
+    pending: 'pending', completed: 'completed', rejected: 'rejected', cancelled: 'cancelled'
+  }, default: :pending, validate: true
+
+  validates :nominated_user_id, presence: true
+  validates :requested_by_user_id, presence: true
   validates :email_address,
             format: { with: EmailValidator.regexp, message: I18n.t('validations.invitation.email_address') }
+  validate :nominee_has_the_school_owner_or_school_teacher_role_for_the_school
+
   after_create_commit :send_ownership_transfer_request_email
   encrypts :email_address
 
   private
 
+  def nominee_has_the_school_owner_or_school_teacher_role_for_the_school
+    return unless nominated_user_id_changed? && errors.blank? && school
+
+    return if school.roles.exists?(user_id: nominated_user_id, role: %i[owner teacher])
+
+    msg = "'#{nominated_user_id}' does not have the 'owner' or 'teacher' role for school '#{school.id}'"
+    errors.add(:nominated_user_id, msg)
+  end
+
   def send_ownership_transfer_request_email
     SchoolOwnershipMailer.with(ownership_transfer: self).request_ownership_transfer.deliver_later
   end
diff --git a/app/models/school.rb b/app/models/school.rb
index b224422c6..479d9bd96 100644
--- a/app/models/school.rb
+++ b/app/models/school.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class School < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :roles, dependent: :nullify
   has_many :school_projects, dependent: :nullify
   has_many :school_email_domains, dependent: :destroy
+  has_many :ownership_transfers, dependent: :destroy
 
   VALID_URL_REGEX = %r{\A(?:https?://)?(?:www.)?[a-z0-9]+([-.]{1}[a-z0-9]+)*\.[a-z]{2,63}(\.[a-z]{2,63})*(/.*)?\z}ix
 
diff --git a/app/views/school_ownership_mailer/request_ownership_transfer.text.erb b/app/views/school_ownership_mailer/request_ownership_transfer.text.erb
index 418a5270a..451dd9268 100644
--- a/app/views/school_ownership_mailer/request_ownership_transfer.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/school_ownership_mailer/request_ownership_transfer.text.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Hi there,
+Hi <%= @nominee_name %>,
 
-Current school owner has nominated you to become the new owner of the Code Classroom account for <%= @school.name %>.
+<%= @requested_owner_name %> has nominated you to become the new owner of the Code Classroom account for <%= @school.name %>.
 
 If you accept, you’ll take over ownership of the school account and be able to:
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20260915093824_add_nominee_and_status_to_ownership_transfers.rb b/db/migrate/20260915093824_add_nominee_and_status_to_ownership_transfers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6db23a243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20260915093824_add_nominee_and_status_to_ownership_transfers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddNomineeAndStatusToOwnershipTransfers < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :ownership_transfers, :nominated_user_id, :uuid, null: false
+    add_column :ownership_transfers, :requested_by_user_id, :uuid, null: false
+    add_column :ownership_transfers, :status, :string, null: false, default: 'pending'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b05ab35a8..fa1861ef6 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2026_09_11_104254) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2026_09_15_093824) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pg_catalog.plpgsql"
   enable_extension "pgcrypto"
@@ -226,7 +226,10 @@
     t.datetime "accepted_at"
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.string "email_address"
+    t.uuid "nominated_user_id", null: false
+    t.uuid "requested_by_user_id", null: false
     t.uuid "school_id", null: false
+    t.string "status", default: "pending", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.index ["school_id"], name: "index_ownership_transfers_on_school_id"
   end
diff --git a/spec/factories/ownership_transfer.rb b/spec/factories/ownership_transfer.rb
index 33c89a03a..3e630476b 100644
--- a/spec/factories/ownership_transfer.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/ownership_transfer.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :ownership_transfer do
-    email_address { 'new-owner@example.com' }
-    school factory: :verified_school
+    school
+    email_address { Faker::Internet.email }
+    nominated_user_id { SecureRandom.uuid }
+    requested_by_user_id { SecureRandom.uuid }
+    status { 'pending' }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mailers/previews/school_ownership_mailer_preview.rb b/spec/mailers/previews/school_ownership_mailer_preview.rb
index a30188d9c..2407e8f35 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/previews/school_ownership_mailer_preview.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/previews/school_ownership_mailer_preview.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,26 @@
 
 # Preview all emails at http://localhost:3009/rails/mailers/school_ownership_mailer
 class SchoolOwnershipMailerPreview < ActionMailer::Preview
+  NOMINEE = { id: SecureRandom.uuid, name: 'Eliseo Ortiz' }.freeze
+  REQUESTED_OWNER = { id: SecureRandom.uuid, name: 'Oaklynn Duran' }.freeze
+
   def request_ownership_transfer
     school = School.new(name: 'Elmwood Secondary School')
-    ownership_transfer = OwnershipTransfer.new(email_address: 'teacher@example.com', school:)
+    stub_user_info_api
+
+    ownership_transfer = OwnershipTransfer.new(
+      email_address: 'teacher@example.com',
+      school:,
+      nominated_user_id: NOMINEE[:id],
+      requested_by_user_id: REQUESTED_OWNER[:id]
+    )
     SchoolOwnershipMailer.with(ownership_transfer:).request_ownership_transfer
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def stub_user_info_api
+    users = [NOMINEE, REQUESTED_OWNER]
+    UserInfoApiClient.define_singleton_method(:fetch_by_ids) { |ids| users.select { |u| ids.include?(u[:id]) } }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mailers/school_ownership_mailer_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/school_ownership_mailer_spec.rb
index e910221be..a4f6e368b 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/school_ownership_mailer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/school_ownership_mailer_spec.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,29 @@
   describe 'request_ownership_transfer' do
     subject(:email) { described_class.with(ownership_transfer:).request_ownership_transfer }
 
-    let(:ownership_transfer) { create(:ownership_transfer) }
+    let(:school) { create(:verified_school) }
+    let(:nominee) { create(:teacher, school:) }
+    let(:requested_owner) { create(:owner, school:) }
+    let(:ownership_transfer) do
+      create(:ownership_transfer, school:, nominated_user_id: nominee.id, requested_by_user_id: requested_owner.id)
+    end
 
     before do
+      stub_user_info_api_fetch_by_ids(user_ids: [nominee.id], users: [{ id: nominee.id, name: nominee.name }])
+      stub_user_info_api_fetch_by_ids(
+        user_ids: [requested_owner.id], users: [{ id: requested_owner.id, name: requested_owner.name }]
+      )
       allow(ENV).to receive(:fetch).with('EDITOR_PUBLIC_URL').and_return('http://example.com')
     end
 
+    it 'includes the nominee name in the body' do
+      expect(email.body.to_s).to include(nominee.name)
+    end
+
+    it 'includes the name of requested owner in the body' do
+      expect(email.body.to_s).to include(requested_owner.name)
+    end
+
     it 'includes the school name in the body' do
       expect(email.body.to_s).to include(ownership_transfer.school.name)
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/ownership_transfer_spec.rb b/spec/models/ownership_transfer_spec.rb
index 618ef0057..e9dede049 100644
--- a/spec/models/ownership_transfer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ownership_transfer_spec.rb
@@ -5,37 +5,134 @@
 RSpec.describe OwnershipTransfer do
   include ActionMailer::TestHelper
 
-  it 'has a valid factory' do
-    ownership_transfer = build(:ownership_transfer)
+  subject(:ownership_transfer) { build(:ownership_transfer, school:, nominated_user_id: nominee.id) }
 
-    expect(ownership_transfer).to be_valid
-  end
+  let(:school) { create(:verified_school) }
+  let(:nominee) { create(:teacher, school:) }
+
+  describe 'validations' do
+    it 'has a valid factory' do
+      expect(ownership_transfer).to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'requires a school' do
+      ownership_transfer.school = nil
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'requires a nominated_user_id' do
+      ownership_transfer.nominated_user_id = nil
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'requires a requested_by_user_id' do
+      ownership_transfer.requested_by_user_id = nil
 
-  it 'is invalid with an incorrectly formatted email address' do
-    ownership_transfer = build(:ownership_transfer, email_address: 'not-an-email-address')
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
 
-    expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    it 'requires an email_address' do
+      ownership_transfer.email_address = nil
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'is invalid with an incorrectly formatted email address' do
+      ownership_transfer.email_address = 'not-an-email-address'
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'non-deterministically encrypts the email_address' do
+      ownership_transfer.save!
+
+      expect(described_class.find_by(email_address: ownership_transfer.email_address)).to be_nil
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'sends an ownership transfer request email after create' do
-    school = create(:verified_school)
+  describe 'status' do
+    it 'defaults to pending on a new record' do
+      expect(ownership_transfer.status).to eq('pending')
+    end
+
+    it 'is valid for every declared status' do
+      described_class.statuses.each_key do |status|
+        ownership_transfer.status = status
 
-    ownership_transfer = described_class.create!(email_address: 'new-owner@example.com', school:)
+        expect(ownership_transfer).to be_valid
+      end
+    end
 
-    assert_enqueued_email_with SchoolOwnershipMailer, :request_ownership_transfer, params: { ownership_transfer: }
+    it 'is invalid when set to a status outside the enum' do
+      ownership_transfer.status = 'made-up-status'
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'exposes a predicate for the current status' do
+      described_class.statuses.each_key do |status|
+        ownership_transfer.status = status
+
+        expect(ownership_transfer.public_send("#{status}?")).to be true
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'exposes a scope per status' do
+      described_class.statuses.each_key do |status|
+        ownership_transfer.status = status
+        ownership_transfer.save!
+
+        expect(described_class.public_send(status)).to include(ownership_transfer)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'delegates #school_name to School#name' do
-    school = build(:school, name: 'school-name')
-    ownership_transfer = build(:ownership_transfer, school:)
+  describe 'nominee role validation' do
+    it 'is valid when the nominee has the teacher role for the school' do
+      expect(ownership_transfer).to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'is valid when the nominee has the owner role for the school' do
+      owner = create(:owner, school:)
+      ownership_transfer.nominated_user_id = owner.id
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'is invalid when the nominee has only the student role for the school' do
+      student = create(:student, school:)
+      ownership_transfer.nominated_user_id = student.id
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'is invalid when the nominee has a teacher role for a different school' do
+      other_school = create(:verified_school)
+      other_teacher = create(:teacher, school: other_school)
+      ownership_transfer.nominated_user_id = other_teacher.id
+
+      expect(ownership_transfer).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it 'adds an error naming the nominated_user_id and the school id' do
+      student = create(:student, school:)
+      ownership_transfer.nominated_user_id = student.id
+      ownership_transfer.valid?
 
-    expect(ownership_transfer.school_name).to eq('school-name')
+      expect(ownership_transfer.errors[:nominated_user_id].first).to include(student.id)
+      expect(ownership_transfer.errors[:nominated_user_id].first).to include(school.id)
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'non-deterministically encrypts the email_address' do
-    school = create(:verified_school)
-    described_class.create!(email_address: 'new-owner@example.com', school:)
+  describe 'the request email' do
+    it 'is enqueued with the transfer as the mailer param' do
+      ownership_transfer.save!
 
-    expect(described_class.find_by(email_address: 'new-owner@example.com')).to be_nil
+      assert_enqueued_email_with(
+        SchoolOwnershipMailer, :request_ownership_transfer, params: { ownership_transfer: }
+      )
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/school_spec.rb b/spec/models/school_spec.rb
index 20cffcc64..0d1382d33 100644
--- a/spec/models/school_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/school_spec.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
       expect(school.school_email_domains.size).to eq(2)
     end
 
+    it 'has many ownership transfers' do
+      owner_one = create(:owner_role, school:)
+      owner_two = create(:owner_role, school:)
+      create(:ownership_transfer, school:, requested_by_user_id: owner_one.user_id, nominated_user_id: owner_one.user_id)
+      create(:ownership_transfer, school:, requested_by_user_id: owner_two.user_id, nominated_user_id: owner_two.user_id)
+
+      expect(school.ownership_transfers.size).to eq(2)
+    end
+
     context 'when a school is destroyed' do
       let!(:school_class) { create(:school_class, school:, teacher_ids: [teacher.id]) }
       let!(:lesson_1) { create(:lesson, user_id: teacher.id, school_class:) }