The campuses and number of seats available for Open Enrollment Out-of-District Transfer program students is limited and will be determined by the GISD administration based upon campus and grade level capacity, growth projections, teacher allocations, and/other administrative considerations.

No, parents will be required to provide transportation to and from school for their child(ren).

Open Enrollment Out-of-District Transfer program students are not eligible for GISD’s ICON Virtual School.

No, the student must remain at the school they enrolled in for the entire year. Any change in school would require another Open Enrollment Out-of-District Transfer application for the upcoming school year.

All interested resident students will complete the magnet application process earlier in the spring. Out-of-district transfer participants will be allowed to apply for remaining seats and cannot be placed ahead of a resident student who may be taking part in the second chance application process.

Yes, only if the student has been in the district for two consecutive years. Our EIC Local board policy requires that students be in attendance at the same high school for the four consecutive semesters prior to graduation in order to be eligible for the highest graduation honors.

Yes, if the student takes and passes the required prerequisite classes, they are eligible to attend classes at the GRCTC.

The UIL has rules and procedures in place that govern eligibility for students   transferring campuses. We will continue to follow all UIL guidelines and regulations to assure that students correctly meet eligibility requirements.

According to UIL rules students who transfer, but do not reside in the district are not eligible for varsity competition for one calendar from the date they enrolled in their new school. The only exception to participate at the varsity level is if the transfer student applies for a UIL Parent Residence waiver and the UIL approves the waiver. Students are eligible to participate at the sub-varsity and middle school teams.

Unfortunately, the application window opens after tryouts for those programs. If a student attends with us for the following school year, they would be an enrolled student who is eligible for tryouts.

Students will not be ‘removed’ during the course of the school year. The review process is at near the end of the school year. The student will complete the current school year and will be ineligible for the upcoming school year.

Yes, once they are enrolled in the district, they are a GISD student who is eligible for the same classes as any other student in the district.

Yes.

During the application process, parents will only see campuses that have availability in the grade level and program needed for their student.

Yes, the Open Enrollment Out-of-District Transfer window for prekindergarten students will open on June 1, 2021.