Transfer Approval Criteria

TIMELINES

CAMPUS STATUS

When a campus becomes closed to transfers, students currently enrolled at the campus on transfer status and who are in good standing regarding the criteria will be allowed to continue on transfer status for the upcoming years if space permits.

Siblings of students on transfer may receive preference in attending the same school on transfer status during the same school year in which a sibling is assigned, and where such sibling has previously attended. However, transfers are not guaranteed for the sibling and criteria must continue to be met and space available.

Campus status is posted below.

SPACE AND INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

Elementary

Projected enrollment for the campus must be below 90% of the capacity of the campus.
Pre-K students must meet eligibility requirements and enroll through the pre-K registration process.
Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms are open to transfers if they do not exceed district established class size ratios.

Secondary

Projected enrollment for the campus must be below 90% of the capacity of the campus.
The class size ratio in any course the student is scheduled for may not exceed district established ratios.

TRANSFER EXPECTATIONS

In consideration of a student transfer, the following guidelines must be met:

Student Discipline

A student should have no more than 3 out of placement referrals in any school semester.
A student should have no more than 6 out of placement referrals for the previous two school semesters.
A student may not have been assigned to, attended, or otherwise withdrawn from a Discipline Alternative Educational Placement (DAEP) program or Juvenile Justice Alternative Education (JJAEP) Program, during the previous school year, when applying for a student transfer.

Student Attendance

A student should have an attendance rate of 90% or better in any school semester for the previous year.

TRANSPORTATION

UIL ELIGIBILITY

University Interscholastic League (UIL) participation or eligibility will not be a consideration during the process of approving or denying an intradistrict transfer. The approval of an intradistrict transfer does not guarantee UIL eligibility. University Interscholastic League (UIL) guidelines on eligibility as it relates to transfer students shall be followed for all extracurricular activities.

A student approved as an intradistrict transfer at his or her first opportunity may gain UIL varsity eligibility provided all UIL guidelines
have been met.

If the student returns to his or her home campus, or if the transfer is revoked for academic, attendance, or behavioral purposes, he or
she shall lose UIL eligibility for varsity athletics for at least one calendar year from the date of enrollment in the home campus.

Siblings