Midway ISD drops transfer fee, opens application window June 1

Chris Allen, superintendent of MIDWAY ISD, said the board "took action last night allowing us to accept transfers" and that the district has dropped the transfer fee. He emphasized that removing the fee "does not mean that we have dropped expectations" for eligibility.

Allen listed conditions for transfer approval: applicants must be "a student in good standing," have acceptable grades, have no discipline issues, and meet "some other qualifying factors." He urged the public to be "comforted by that fact" that standards remain in place and reminded residents that the transfer window opens June 1.

The superintendent framed the policy change as an opportunity to invite families to the district but did not provide vote tallies or the exact motion text from the board action during the brief. Details on how the district will process applications and capacity limits were not specified in the briefing.