2023-2024 EMS ISD Student Transfer Guidelines

Transfer Application Timelines

Transfer request applications for the Fall Semester of the 2023-2024 school year will be accepted beginning February 1, 2023, through February 28, 2023. Transfer request applications must be submitted through the Family Access portal and will be reviewed by the third week of March 2023.Transfer request applications received outside of the above stated timeline will be considered as a late submission and may not be considered or reviewed. For students residing within EMS ISD (District) and according to Board Policy FDB (LEGAL, LOCAL), any participation in UIL activities shall be in accordance with all applicable UIL regulations and other applicable District polices and administrative procedures.

• For students residing within EMS ISD (District) and according to Board Policy FDB (LEGAL, LOCAL), any participation in UIL activities shall be in accordance with all applicable UIL regulations and other applicable District polices and administrative procedures.
• According to Board Policies FDA and FDB (LEGAL, LOCAL and Administrative Regulations), District and Goldstar Transit employees with children in the 7th grade must declare their child(ren)’s desired high school. District and Goldstar Transit employees’ children, under certain conditions, shall be allowed to participate in a high school athletic program only at his or her declared high school campus.
• Transfer Criteria: In reviewing each submitted transfer request application, the following criteria shall be considered:
• • Current and projected campus enrollment counts,
  • The student’s disciplinary history, including DAEP/JJAEP Placements, The student’s attendance record including tardiness, and if the student is withdrawn for any reason,
  • Facility/building capacity,
  • Timely transfer request application submissions, 
  • Mandatory class-size ratios and current class sizes,
  • Current and projected staffing allocations,
  • Violations of the transfer agreement, including
  • Prior student transfer application revocations or rescissions, and
  • Any attendance zone adjustments

• EMS ISD does not provide transportation for any student who receives an approved transfer, except as required by federal law. 
• Approved transfer request applications for students of nonresident District and Goldstar Transit employees are valid for only one school year. A new transfer request application and transfer agreement must be completed, submitted on time, and receive approval annually.
• Dual Residence: Students who have an established primary residence in the District and establish a second residence through a Power of Attorney, Affidavit of Legal Residency, Rental/Purchase agreement or through any other means of establishing a second residence, will be expected to attend the campus in the attendance zone in which the primary residence is located. 
• District approval of a transfer request application is valid for that specific campus and does not include a continued progression to any feeder pattern campuses and creates no right or expectation that the student will be admitted as a transfer student for any subsequent school year. 

Application Access

Click the button below to log in to Family Access. Choose Online Forms to access the Fill Out Form link for transfer requests.