DUNCANVILLE ISD RESIDENTS

If you live within the Duncanville ISD Attendance Zone and can provide proof of residency, please do not complete this form to enroll or transfer your child into the district. Instead, visit https://www.duncanvilleisd.org/parents/enrollment.

Residents of Duncanville ISD will only need to complete this application when applying to attend a school other than their assigned/home campus.

If you are applying for Limited Open Enrollment (LOE) because you do not live within Duncanville ISD's school zone, do not withdraw your child from their current school until you have received confirmation of acceptance to enroll in Duncanville ISD.

TRANSFER GUIDELINES

• The Superintendent is authorized to accept or reject any transfer requests, provided that such action is without regard to race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, or ancestral language. 

• A resident student who becomes a nonresident during the course of a semester shall be permitted to continue in attendance for the remainder of the semester.

• A nonresident student wishing to transfer into the District shall file an application for transfer each school year with the Superintendent or designee.  

• Transfers shall be granted for one regular school year at a time. 

• In approving or continuing transfers, the Superintendent or designee shall consider availability of space and instructional staff and the student’s disciplinary and attendance records.

• Transfer students must be in good academic standing, maintain a 90% attendance rate, and have a good disciplinary record. 

• A transfer student or guardian must agree to follow all rules and regulations of the District as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook, or risk revocation of an approved transfer.

• Violation of the terms of the agreement may result in a transfer request not being continued.

• If the District charges tuition for out-of-district students, the amount shall be set by the Board,within statutory limits. The Board may waive tuition for a student based on financial hardship upon written application by the student, parent, or guardian.[See FP]

• The District may initiate withdrawal of students whose tuition payments are delinquent. Any appeals shall be made in accordance with FNG(LOCAL) andGF(LOCAL), as appropriate.

• No district transportation will be provided for transfer students.

• No transfers will be approved that creates the need for additional staff.

• Transfer students that are assigned to the DAEP Summit may have their transfer status revoked.

Transfer requests for the fall semester will be accepted between March 1 and June 30th of each school year and reviewed no later than the second week in July.
Transfer requests for the spring semester will be accepted between October 1 and November 30 of each school year and reviewed by the first week in January.
Transfers submitted outside these calendar windows will be reviewed and may take up to 45 school days for a decision to be determined.
Transfers submitted outside these calendar windows will not be considered for immediate enrollment except under extenuating circumstances or in the case of newly hired employees.

Your application will not be considered if all required documents are not provided and/or if all requested information is not included.

Presenting a false record or falsifying records is a criminal offense punishable by up to 10 years and $10,000. TEXAS PENAL CODE §37.10. A person who enrolls a child under false documents may be liable for the cost of tuition or other costs. TEXAS EDUCATION CODE §25.002(d). I have read and understood the information provided above. I understand that if any of the responses given on this form are found to be false, I will be subject to criminal, civil and administrative penalties. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of this state that the information provided here is true and correct and of my own personal knowledge.