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CFISD board approves open/closed campus transfer designations for 2025‑26; 70 campuses classified Tier 1
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously to approve the administration’s recommendation designating 70 campuses as open (Tier 1) for inter‑ and intra‑district transfers for the 2025‑26 school year and set timelines for transfer applications; district staff described a three‑tier system tied to projected building capacity.
The Cypress‑Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved administration recommendations on March 3 that classify 70 campuses as Tier 1 — open to both residents and employees — for student transfers in the 2025‑26 school year.
Theresa Hall, presenting the boundary projection and planning team’s work, said the district used historical enrollment, geocoded student totals, campus capacity and other projection methods to recommend transfer availability. Hall said the 70 Tier 1 campuses include seven high schools, 17 middle schools and 46 elementary schools, and that the district is recommending the highest number of open campuses in recent memory.
Under the district’s three‑tier transfer framework, Tier 1 campuses are projected to run below 95% of permanent capacity and are open to all CFISD residents and employees; Tier 2 campuses are between 95% and 109% and are open to employees only; Tier 3 campuses exceed 109% and are open only to employees assigned to that campus or buildings within the school’s boundary.
Hall said transfer applications will be available April 1, with a June 30 deadline for employees and CFISD residents to apply. The student services office will calculate available spots by tier and will publish transfer information through the district website and standard communications channels, she added.
Trustees asked staff to confirm that attendance‑zone changes are not planned for 2025‑26. One trustee cautioned that pending state legislation affecting transfers could alter the district’s approach; staff noted that any such statewide change would be evaluated if enacted.
The motion to approve the open/closed designations passed on a board vote; the mover and seconder were not identified on the public record in the meeting audio. Staff noted that campus utilization data and a formal presentation by the district’s planning partner (PASA) will be provided at an April work session.
