- Plano Independent School District
- Modified Transfer Guidelines
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Modified Transfer Guidelines 2024-2026
Effective for all transfers requests per Plano ISD Board Resolution from June 10, 2024 through June 26, 2026.
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Transfer Reasons Schools Impacted Examples Tier 1
Address will be rezoned
Students that would like to stay at their current school and not move after the rezone. “Grandfathering”
(Effective for the 2025-2026 school year)
- Dooley Elementary
- Meadows Elementary
- Mendenhall
- Schell Elementary
- Stinson Elementary
- Otto MS
- Clark HS
- McMillen HS
- Williams HS
I attend Stinson and will be zoned to Schell ES starting 2025-2026. I would like to stay at Stinson on a transfer.
I am a 9th grader at Williams who lives in the Schell zone, which means I will be attending McMillen for 10th grade. I would like to stay at Williams on a transfer.
Tier 2
School is closing or address will be rezoned and my high school feeder has changed.
Students choosing to transfer to a different school other than where they are currently zoned or will be zoned for in the 2025-2026 school year to stay in the same 9-10 high school feeder.
School Closing:
- Armstrong MS
- Carpenter MS
- Davis Elementary
- Forman Elementary
Rezoning:
- Dooley Elementary
- Meadows Elementary
- Mendenhall Elementary
- Schell Elementary
- Stinson Elementary
- Harrington Elementary
- Otto MS
- Clark HS
- McMillen HS
- Williams HS
I attend Armstrong and will be zoned to Bowman, thus changing my feeder high school to Williams. I would like to transfer to Otto or Murphy to retain McMillen as my feeder high school.
I will be a 9th grader at Clark, but because I am in the Harrington zone, I will be rezoned to Vines for my 10th grade year. I want to stay at Clark my 10th grade year (without transportation).
Tier 3
School is closing or address will be rezoned and my high school feeder has changed.
Students choosing to transfer to a different school other than where they are currently zoned or will be zoned for in the 2025-2026 school year.
School Closing:
- Armstrong MS
- Carpenter MS
- Davis Elementary
- Forman Elementary
Rezoning:
- Dooley Elementary
- Meadows Elementary
- Mendenhall Elementary
- Schell Elementary
- Stinson Elementary
- Harrington Elementary
- Otto MS
- Clark HS
- McMillen HS
- Williams HS
I attend Schell ES and will be zoned for Miller ES starting 2025-2026. I do not want to go to Miller and prefer to go to Stinson, starting 2024-2025.
Tier 3
Currently on a transfer to a school that is closing
Students choosing to transfer to a different school other than where they have already been approved to transfer to, due to the future closing of that school.
- Armstrong MS
- Carpenter MS
- Davis Elementary
- Forman Elementary
I was approved to transfer to Armstrong from Bowman for 6th grade for the 2024-2025 school year and now that it will be closing the following year, I would like to change my transfer to Otto MS.
Tier 4
Requesting a NEW transfer to school that will NOT be experiencing a zone change
Student attends a school that will NOT be impacted by a zone change.
(Inter-district transfer applications will be processed after intra-district transfer applications)
I attend McCall ES and would like a transfer to Hickey ES.
Tier 4
Requesting a NEW transfer to a school that will be experiencing a zone change for the 2025-26 school year
Student attends a school that will NOT be impacted by a zone change or closure. (Inter-district transfer applications will be processed after intra-district transfer applications)
I attend McCall ES and would like a transfer to Stinson ES.