Transition Priorities

Transition Priorities due to TAP and Program Changes

Approximately 3500 students are in a group that will have special transition priorities and support in the spring semester, 2026. This includes Pre-K–4th grade students from the following elementary schools:

Barrington Elementary
Becker Elementary
Dawson Elementary
Oak Springs Elementary
Odom Elementary
Reilly Elementary
Ridgetop Elementary
Sunset Valley Elementary
Widen Elementary
Winn Montessori

This includes 6th and 7th grade students from the following middle schools:

Bedichek Middle School
Martin Middle School

Note that if you are in 5th or 8th grade in these schools, you should review all of the regular enrollment information provided in this website and follow the regular timelines for enrolling in middle school and high school. The only change for this group is if you were zoned by address to Bedichek MS or Martin MS, your household has been reassigned to another middle school. Please see this map to look up your middle school assignment.

Each campus has an individualized set of transition priorities that have been provided to guide decision making throughout this transitional period, which is in addition to the regular flow of enrollment activities. Please select the school below to see this information.

Austin ISD is committed to supporting each family in the transition group to receive a seat assignment that meets their needs. Current Dual Language families will be provided continuation of programming.

In order to meet these commitments, ongoing two-way communication is important. A family survey will be sent on December 9, 2025 to all families in this group. The Enrollment Services Team and the Multilingual Education Team will be using the responses to provide individual communication to families early in the 2026 spring semester. This communication may include confirmation of holding a seat, timelines for further updates if more time is needed before a confirmation can be made, important next steps, and general timelines.

Final re-registration seat assignments will be completed and confirmed through the Enroll Austin system using the dates shared here [link.]

For more information, visit the School Improvement webpage.

Assessments for Emergent Bilingual Students

Families registering their students in TX for the first time will fill out a Home Language Survey (HLS)
If any of the responses in the HLS is a language other than English, the student will be administered an English proficiency tests called preLAS not earlier than April 1, 2026
If the student scores below a 4, the student will be referred to the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) upon enrollment and the student will be identified as an Emergent Bilingual (EB) student.
If the student scores a 4 or above, the student will be referred to the LPAC upon enrollment and the student will be identified as an English proficient student.