Transfer Students

Windthorst ISD- Transfer Expectations

Windthorst ISD prides itself on academic performance, student discipline, and attendance.  Although these three areas are very important when considering the acceptance of a transfer application, the district may also look at factors such as space availability and the employment of additional personnel.  Windthorst ISD has adopted a transfer grading system that further enables us to support our students in their pursuit of academic success.  The adoption of this system provides an objective measure to determine a student’s eligibility to attend WISD as a transfer student.  Windthorst ISD retains the right to revoke a student’s transfer at any time during the school year.

11-12 points- Acceptance Pending Administrator Review

9-10 points- Probationary Acceptance Pending Administrator Review

7-8 points- Individual Admin Committee Review

0-6 points- non-acceptance

Attendance

3 points- attendance rate of 95% or higher with 0 unexcused absences and 3 or less tardies.

2 points- attendance rate of 93-94%,  less than 3 unexcused absences and/or 4-7 tardies

1 point- attendance rate of 91-92%, 3-4 unexcused absences and/or 8-11 tardies

0 points- attendance is below 90%, and/or 5 or more unexcused absences and/or 12 or more tardies

(For the purposes of this scale, partial day absences will be counted as a full day)

Discipline

3 points- zero office referrals and no more than 2 minor classroom infractions 

2 points- 1-2 documented office referrals and 3-4 minor classroom infractions 

1 point- 3 documented office referrals and/or 5+ classroom infractions

0 points- AEP, ISS, Expulsion or more than 3 documented office referrals

(Discipline infractions include parent contact and include all classes combined)

Grades

3 points- cumulative GPA/ grades for year in all subjects is 90 or higher 

2 points- cumulative GPA/ grades for year in all subjects is 80-89

1 point- cumulative GPA/ grades for year in all subjects is 70-79 and/or has failed a core class for one or more grading periods (6 weeks secondary, 9 weeks elementary)

0 points- cumulative GPA/ grades for year in any subject is below 70 and/or students has failed a core class more than one grading period (6 weeks secondary, 9 weeks elementary)

State Testing (STAAR/ EOC)

3 points- Master and Meets in all tested areas

2 points- Masters, Meets and Approaches in all tested areas

1 point- did not meet standard in at least one tested area

0 points- did not meet standard in more than one test area

**Students scoring a 0 (zero) in any area will be scored as “non-acceptance”

Attendance-

If a student is disqualified as a transfer student because of their attendance, the Admin Committee may take into consideration extenuating circumstances such as documented medical issues.  If the Admin Committee feels that the student should be granted a good cause exception, the committee may do so with the approval of the Superintendent. 

Discipline- 

To qualify as an office referral, an entry must be made by a campus administrator into ASCENDER that includes PEIMS reason and action codes.  Any classroom misbehavior considered must be documented with parent contact information.  

Parents are encouraged to keep track of their student’s progress throughout the school year in the categories above (attendance, discipline, grades, state testing) to ensure that the student is maintaining adequate progress.  If a parent or student has any concerns throughout the year regarding the student’s progress, they should contact the campus Principal to discuss interventions.  

If a student is denied admission as a transfer student, a parent may appeal to the Admin Committee within 7 calendar days of their notification by email or handwritten letter describing the extenuating circumstances that they believe exist. The Admin Committee may consider the circumstances and grant an exemption if they choose. The Admin Committee decision cannot be appealed.