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Student Transfers
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Student transfer applications are requests for students to attend a campus to which they are not zoned. Student transfers are for children in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. All transfer requests will be determined based on District Transfer Guidelines. Transfer Guidelines for the 2022 - 2023 School Year
Timeframe Transfer Type Feb. 7 - Feb. 25 Electronic Student Transfer Application Students currently in 2nd grade who wish to be "grandfathered" to remain at the same campus for their 2022 - 2023 school year & Employee student transfers March 1 - June 13 Electronic Student Transfer Application Out of District transfers, not residing in CHISD & Employee student transfers Important Points
- Transportation is NOT provided to transfer students and must be provided by the parent or guardian of a student on an approved transfer.
- Transfer students must abide by the Student Code of Conduct. The principal may revoke the transfer for serious or persistent misconduct, and will revoke the transfer for any offense resulting in (DAEP) or (JJAEP) placement.
- A transfer may be revoked for a documented pattern of late arrivals, late pick-ups, and/or poor attendance.
- Any falsification of documents or records is a criminal offense and subject to fines under Section 37.10 Penal Code.
- Approval of a transfer does not guarantee UIL varsity athletic eligibility.
Types of Transfers
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Transfer Requests
Transfers for the following reasons may be considered. Meeting the criteria does not guarantee approval.
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Children of CHISD Employees Transfer
Full-time Chapel Hill ISD Employees may transfer their children to their current Chapel Hill ISD worksite OR or closest available campus to worksite.
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Change of Residence: Remain at Current Campus
This transfer reason is available only for the school year in which an address change occurs.
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Junior/Senior Transfer
Current 11th and 12th graders who move outside the campus attendance zone may request to stay at the campus through graduation.
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Space Available Inter-District Transfer
An Out of District student may request a transfer. Transfers approved on a space-available basis will be granted for one regular school year at a time. The transfer request must be renewed each year.
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School Safety Transfer
Victim of persistent and ongoing bullying (campus documentation required), Victim of physical assault (documentation required), District Student Transfer Office staff, in collaboration with Campus Administration, determine that documented unresolved student conflicts exist on campus that cannot be addressed at the home campus, Policy FDB (LEGAL) states, "The Board or designee shall verify that a student has been a victim of bullying before transferring a student."
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Space Available Inter-District Transfer
An Out of District student may request a transfer. Transfers approved on a space-available basis will be granted for one regular school year at a time. The transfer request must be renewed each year.
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Hardship Transfer
A student may request an intra-district transfer to a school outside the assigned attendance zone based on hardship, such as supervision before or after school or daycare transportation needs.
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Denial of Transfers
Reasons for denying a transfer include, but are not limited to, the following.
- Requested campus is at capacity or requires the employment of additional staff
- Record of poor attendance, late arrivals, early pick-ups, or disciplinary infractions
- For the purpose of participating in an extra-curricular activity at receiving campus
- Falsification of information
- Failure to meet deadlines
- Failure to meet district criteria for a transfer
- Previous assignment to a Discipline Alternative Education Program (DAEP) or expulsion to Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP)
- Any felony or misdemeanor criminal conviction
- Revocation of a previous transfer
