Student Transfers

Boerne ISD may grant transfers for the following reasons:

•  Once a transfer is approved, the expectation is that the student will remain at the requested campus until he/she has completed all grades offered at that campus, unless revoked by the receiving campus. 
•  University Interscholastic League (UIL) guidelines on eligibility as it relates to transfer students shall be followed for all extracurricular activities.
•  Transportation will be the responsibility of the student's parent/guardian.
•  Falsification of any information shall cause this application for transfer to be denied or revoked.
•  Policy FDB (LEGAL) states, "The Board or designee shall verify that a student has been a victim of bullying before transferring a student." Campus administration will provide documentation that supports the transfer request.
•  Campus and classroom availability at the requested campus. 

Students entering fifth grade in the 2024-25 school year who were impacted by the recent elementary boundary rezoning may elect to "grandfather" and remain at their 2023-24 campus. Families who are seeking to grandfather their fifth grader and/or siblings should complete a transfer application for each student.

In all cases, BISD reserves the right to revoke a transfer if the receiving school becomes overcrowded and/or if other circumstances merit reconsideration.  Student transfers, if approved, are granted conditionally on student behavior, academic effort, and attendance, including tardiness. Transfers may be revoked at the discretion of campus administrators.

Reasons for Denial shall include, but not are not limited to:
• Campus and Classroom Availability (As of June 2022, the only elementary campuses eligible to accept 2022-23 transfers based on projected enrollment are Herff and Cibolo Creek Elementary Schools.)
• Timeliness of Request
• Insufficient Documentation
• Failure to meet Program Requirement
• Excessive Absences/Tardies
• UIL Guidelines
• Discipline Issues
• Falsification of Records

Reasons for revoking the transfer shall include, but are not limited to:

• Any falsification of information shall cause this application for transfer to be denied and/or revoked.
• School overcrowding and/or if other circumstances merit reconsideration. 

Employee: A nonresident, full-time Boerne ISD employee may request their child be admitted into a Boerne ISD school by completing an application. These applications will be reviewed annually. The District reserves the right to place nonresident children in an open campus and/or refuse admittance if a school or the District reaches capacity. The District is not responsible for transportation of transfer students, except as provided by statute or policy.

Senior Only: A senior who has completed his or her junior year as a resident of the District and who has met the attendance, behavior, and academic expectations shall be permitted to enroll and to complete his or her senior year in the District.

Parents of students entering kindergarten with English as their first language have the opportunity to participate in the district’s dual language program. Academic subjects are taught in both Spanish and English according to a 90/10 instructional model. In this model, kindergarten students are instructed in Spanish for 90% of their day and in English for the remaining 10% of their instructional time. In each successive year, the amount of English is increased by 10% until fourth grade when 50% of the instructional day is in Spanish and 50% is in English. The goal of this program is for students to become bilingual and biliterate by 5th grade. 

Parents who are interested in pursuing enrollment in the dual language program for their child indicate interest as they register their child during Kindergarten Round-Up. During the spring Kindergarten Round-Up, the Boerne ISD Dual Language Program Enrollment Procedures, Parent Checklist, and Frequently Asked Question documents will be provided to parents who sign a roster indicating interest in the program.  Each elementary, whether or not it offers the Dual Language Program, will provide the information and sign-up roster.