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Student Transfers

OPEN ENROLLMENT & RETURNING STUDENT TRANSFERS

Open Enrollment Transfers

Kennedale ISD offers selective openings to out-of-district transfer students in grades Pre-Kindergarten - 12th. The number of transfers accepted under this provision will be determined based on class size, staffing needs, and available space. Campus Administration will review all applications to determine eligibility and grant final approval. All documentation must be uploaded individually with the application for review. For more information on the KISD Open Enrollment program, please see Board Policy FDA (LOCAL).   

Returning Student Transfers

All KISD campuses offer returning student transfers to a resident student who was enrolled during the previous school year and becomes a nonresident during the course of the school year or Summer Break.  Parents may request their student continue in attendance in a District school, regardless of whether the campus is open for transfers, by filing an application for transfer each school year. Transfers shall be granted for one regular school year at a time. Campus Administration will review all applications to determine eligibility and grant final approval. KISD school records will be reviewed with the submitted application. For more information on the Returning Student Transfer program, please see Board Policy FDA (LOCAL).   

Applications

  • Open Enrollment program applications must be completed online, including the submission of the following required documents:
    • Academic Report Cards or Transcripts
    • Attendance records
    • Discipline records
    • State Assessment Records
  • Returning Student Transfer program applications must be completed online, but do not require additional documents to be submitted.

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Application Standards

Criteria for this approval will be based on the student's attendance, discipline, and academic history as well as the student’s state standardized testing performance.

  • Attendance - Student shall have 90% or higher attendance rate the prior academic year.
  • Behavior/Conduct - Student must not have persistant behavior concerns resulting in 3 or more discipline referrals in the current or previous academic year.  Any DAEP or JJAEP placement is automatic denial.
  • Academics - Student must be in good academic standing and on track to recieve course credit and/or grade level promotion.  Previous STAAR results will be considered as part of the overall academic record review. 

Meeting any or all of the criteria does not guarantee approval.  Kennedale ISD will not increase staffing allocations to accomodate student transfer requests. 

Students that currently attend a private, parochial, or home school setting will be required to take the most recent grade equivalent STAAR released assessment or equivalent assessment measure based on grade level for students.

This includes students at grade levels that do not take the STAAR test.

Revoking a Transfer

  • Student transfers may be denied and/or revoked due to poor attendance, excessive tardiness, failure to remain in good academic standing, failure to pick up students at dismissal time, lack of parent cooperation, and/or behavioral and discipline issues. 

Transportation

  • All students accepted to attend KISD through the Open Enrollment or Returning Student Transfer program shall be required to provide their own transportation to and from school.  Parents and/or guardians are responsible for transportation as KISD will not provide bus service to transfer students, including special needs students. 

Tuition

  • Transfers may be tuition-based, but hardship waivers are available. 

 UIL Participation

  • Students who participate in UIL junior varsity and ninth-grade athletic teams, as well as academic and music events such as debate, band, or choir, will be immediately eligible to participate in those same events in Kennedale ISD.
  • Non-resident students participating in high school varsity athletics must be enrolled in Kennedale ISD for the entire calendar year before they are eligible to compete.
  • Students who move from one high school to another must submit a PAPF letter and are subject to District Executive Committee review.
  • The only exception to participating at the varsity level is if the transfer student applies for and is granted a UIL Parent Residence waiver.
  • For more information, please visit https://www.uiltexas.org/files/constitution/uil-ccr-subchapter-m.pdf.