Homeschool UIL Athletics & Fine Arts Participation

Texas House Bill 547 permits school districts to allow homeschooled students residing within district boundaries to participate in UIL athletics. Keller ISD welcomes eligible homeschool students to participate in UIL athletics and fine arts, subject to the following guidelines.

Enrollment Process Information

For any questions, please contact Chief Academic Officer Jennifer Price at Jennifer.Price@kellerisd.net.

Students wishing to participate in UIL athletics and/or fine arts for the 2026-27 school year must complete pre-registration requirements no later than July 15, 2026.

Academic Eligibility

• Provide proof of residency, like all KISD students. Review will occur.
• All homeschooled middle and high school students must demonstrate grade-level academic proficiency on any nationally recognized, norm-referenced assessment instrument, such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Stanford Achievement Test, California Achievement Test, or Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills. KISD will accept these assessment results if they are administered and reported by a third party. Results must be current, meaning within the previous school year, and should be submitted prior to the start of the first six weeks grading period of the participating year.
• To maintain academic eligibility, the homeschooled family must periodically (in accordance with KISD's grading calendar) provide written verification to KISD stating that the student is receiving a passing grade in each course or subject.

Restrictions

• A homeschooled student who was previously enrolled in a KISD school at any time during the current or previous school year will not be permitted to participate in a sport/event/activity during the current school year. Students will become eligible at the end of a full-year waiting period.
• Students who are enrolled in an non-Keller ISD online charter, public, or private school are not eligible to participate in KISD UIL athletics or fine arts programs.
• A homeschooled student is not permitted to participate in more than one athletic period during the day, including private athletics outside of KISD. (UIL rule for all enrolled students.)