Student Transfer FAQs

Student transfer requests are initiated by completing the online student transfer application.  The application link is located on the Department of Student Affairs student transfer webpage.

Yes, if your student currently has an approved employee transfer, you will need to renew your request during the designated application window for your student to remain at the transfer campus. 

Approvals are per school year.  Transfers must be renewed annually during your student’s designated timeframe posted on the webpage.

Reasons for denying or revoking a transfer include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The transfer request was submitted before the appropriate application window opens or after the appropriate transfer application widow closes.
• The student does not meet transfer eligibility criteria for the requested transfer.
• Student has been granted a transfer for the current school year.
• Student’s transfer was revoked at the end of the current school year.  End-of-year revocations impact a student's eligibility to renew a student transfer for the upcoming school year.
• Student has five or more in-school suspensions and/or out-of-school suspensions.
• Student has a disciplinary infraction that mandated removal to a DAEP, DEP, or JJAEP in the current school year or previous school year.
• Student has documented poor attendance and/or documented truancy.
• Parent/guardian is no longer a full-time, benefits-eligible employee of FBISD.
• FBISD employee is not the student’s parent, legal guardian, or grandparent.
• The requested campus is unavailable for student transfers.
• Student is enrolled on a Power of Attorney or Intent to Reside.
• Required documentation for proof of employment, legal guardianship, or student’s participation in a Special Program (i.e., Special Education, 504, etc.) was false, incomplete, or not uploaded into the application within the designated acceptance window.
• Parent/guardian has falsified information on the transfer request.
• Student was dismissed from a FBISD program of choice.
• Student has a felony or misdemeanor criminal conviction.

No, you will not need to submit a transfer request if your student will be attending his/her zoned campus.  You will need to contact the campus registrar and provide them with updated proof of residence.  The registrar will update your child’s information in Skyward.

An approved transfer is for one school year and is renewed annually. 

Yes.  If your residence is outside the Fort Bend ISD boundaries, your student may be eligible to complete an interdistrict transfer.  Please visit the Limited Open Enrollment webpage for additional information.

A student’s participation in UIL activities shall be in accordance with all applicable UIL regulations and Board policies. Varsity athletic participation shall be based on UIL residency requirements during grades 8- 12. Please consult with the FBISD Athletics department to determine eligibility. For more information, you may visit the FBISD Athletics department webpage or contact their office at 281-634-1900. 

Employee student transfers and grandparent employee student transfers are available to the students of full-time, benefits eligible employees. The employee must be the student’s parent, legal guardian, or grandparent and the student must be in grades K-12.  
 

No, transportation is not provided for approved transfers.  Parents are responsible for providing transportation to and from school.

Yes.  A list of campuses open for transfer students is available in the transfer application.  You will be allowed to identify three open campuses for consideration on the online student transfer application.

Once the online application is submitted, you should receive a message that the application was successfully submitted. Once your application has been processed, you will receive an email acknowledging the approval or denial of the transfer.  If denied, the email will also include the reason.