GISD > Departments > Student Services : Current Page

Transfer Request Information

Transfer Request Information

Student’s parent/guardian can request the transfer of their child from one GISD campus to another by submitting an In-district Transfer Request Form. These forms are available at every campus and at the Student Services Center.

Student Services will process all school transfer requests for Limited English Proficient students enrolled in the Bilingual or ESL program. Transfers for students enrolled in a self-contained educational program will be processed by the Special Education Department.

From the end of the 30-day choice period until schools return from summer vacation, Student Services will process all in-district transfer requests. After schools return from summer break and through the remainder of the current school year, transfer requests for general education students can be made as follows:

  • Students in grades Pre-K through 5 should direct their transfer request to the campus they seek to have their child attend
  • Students in grades 6-12 seeking a transfer into a campus that is restricted due to capacity should direct their request for a transfer to the Student Services office located at located at 720 Stadium Drive in Garland. Currently enrollment restrictions due to capacity exist at the following campuses:

    Grades 9-12
    Garland High School
    Rowlett High School
    Sachse High School
    South Garland High School

    Grades 6-8
    Austin Academy for Excellence
    Classical Center at Brandenburg
    Coyle Middle School
    Hudson Middle School
    Jackson Technology Center
    Schrade Middle School
    Webb Middle School

  • Students in grades 6-12 seeking a transfer into a campus that is not  restricted due to capacity should direct their transfer request to the campus they seek to have their child attend

Student Services’ administrators will serve as the district's appeal officers for transfer denials made by the campus.
Guidelines for approval of transfer requests are outlined on the district's transfer request form.  Circumstances relating to the following issues could meet transfer requirements:

  • Change of residency
  • Course offering considerations
  • Bus route/neighborhood school needs
  • Unite eligible siblings
  • Compelling hardship

Transfer Request for Programmatic Reasons

Transfer requests based on a desire to participate in a special program/course offering at a campus are to be directed to the principal of the receiving school at which the program/course is taught.  If approval of the transfer is granted, the student must agree to remain in the special program/course for the full academic year. A Transfer Request for Special Program Offering will be signed by the principal and the parent upon approval. 
Programmatic transfer requests are subject to a deadline:

  • Programmatic transfer requests for the next school year will be considered from the end of the 30-day choice period until the last day of the spring semester.
  • With the beginning of the summer vacation and extending through the academic school year, programmatic transfer requests for the current school year will not be considered.

Qualified “magnet” students may enroll in a “magnet program” for which the student has made previous application for admission and has been placed upon a waiting list by the program coordinator.  Students that are enrolling new to the district may apply for and/or receive available seating in a program/course for which they qualify.