Opening Frisco ISD From the cover
The big picture
Students from 34 cities applied to attend Frisco ISD with the top 11 being: • Little Elm • Aubrey • Frisco • McKinney • The Colony • Oak Point • Savannah • Prosper
Elementary school Intermediate school Access Frisco campuses
Middle school
• Allen • Celina • Crossroads
Opening campuses up to students outside of the district will help fill classrooms with low enrollment. The district has about 900 open seats available across all the campuses from kindergarten through seventh grade, Leal said during a November board meeting. The district received 646 transfer requests during its two Access Frisco application windows, which were open from Dec. 16 to Jan. 10 and Jan. 14 to 24. Of those applications, over 300 seats have been filled as of March 10. The program will expand educational opportunities for children in the region as many families cannot afford to move into Frisco due to the higher cost of living, Leal said. Older neighborhoods in the district are not bringing new students in, which prompted FISD officials to fill open spaces with students from surrounding areas. Opening enrollment is a growing trend with 12 neighboring districts offering similar programs, including McKinney and Plano ISDs. Access Frisco has a projected revenue of about $750,000 for every 100 students. The district projected the program revenue will be $3 million based on 330 students, officials said.
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Richard Wilkinson Middle School
Minett Elementary School
Doctor Daryl Trent Middle School
Sonntag Elementary School
Polly Tadlock Elementary School
George and Debra Purefoy Elementary School
Bennett & Alma Griffin Middle School
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Edris Elliott Elementary School
I. S. Rogers Elementary School
Dr. J.M. Ogle Elementary School
Doctor Erwin G. & Elisabeth Pink Elementary School
Scoggins Middle School
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Staley Middle School
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Wortham Intermediate School
Bright Academy
Frisco
Billy Thompson Vandeventer Middle School
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The conditions
To be eligible for the program, students need: • 90% or better attendance rate • No persistent behavior concerns • Satisfactory scores on standardized assessments Students can be removed from the program
if they do not meet the eligibility requirements, Kolni said. Families must also provide their own transpor- tation to and from the campus.
Students in the program will be required to reapply every year. This allows the district to determine if students are still eligible for the program and meet FISD’s academic, behavioral and attendance standards, said Esther Kolni, the district’s legal counsel.
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