Open Enrollment is a process through which in-district and out-of-district students may apply to a Birdville ISD campus other than the one they are zoned to attend based on their residential address. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis and require approval by the campus principal and an administrator in the Student Services Department.

No. The process can change each year based on student enrollment and what is in the best interest of Birdville ISD.

Due to student growth or loss of students due to attrition, every campus and grade level is reviewed annually to determine space availability.

The application process may be discontinued if the qualifications/criteria are not met by the applicant.

Under the current state financing system for public schools, the state has frozen the amount of money districts receive based on the property values of Austin ISD in 2005. Local taxes do not fully support Birdville ISD. BISD will receive supplementary funds from the state for the attendance of the out-of-district students.

It adds additional state revenue to Birdville ISD’s annual budget. BISD will receive supplementary funds from the state for the attendance of the out-of-district students. Since the state pays Birdville ISD for occupied seats, this process adds approximately $4 to $5 million into Birdville ISD’s operating fund annually.

No. By filling available seats, Birdville ISD will receive additional state funds as a result of the students’ attendance.

No. All students must meet our eligibility criteria or they will be removed from BISD.

No. Any student that is accepted on an Open Enrollment application, for a campus other than the one their residential address zones them to attend, will be required to provide their own transportation to and from school every day.

Yes. You may apply for up to three campuses on one application.

No. Each application is processed individually and each applicant must meet the eligibility criteria listed in the Open Enrollment information.

BISD requires students to declare their high schools to help with planning for available classroom space and to make sure there are no issues with programs that have UIL eligibility requirements.