Enrollment Information for 2010-11 School Year

Age Requirements

California law requires a child to be five years of age on or before December 2 of the school year to be legally eligible for kindergarten and six years old on or before December 2 to be legally eligible for first grade (EC ?48000(a) and EC ?48010). For the 2009-10 school year, kindergarten students must have been born on or before December 2, 2005, and first grade students must have been born on or before December 2, 2004.

Registration Requirements

To have the best chance of receiving an assignment offer to a school of your choice, you must submit an enrollment application by the round one deadline, January 8, 2010.

New students and those who have recently moved will need to provide the following original documents with the enrollment application:

A. Parent/Guardian’s picture ID.

B. Proof of birth to include birth certificate, passport or official hospital record. If the document does not contain the parent/guardian’s name, additional guardianship verification is required.

C. Two (2) proofs of home address that include the name and address of the parent/guardian. Any two (2) of the following original documents dated within the last 45 days need to be provided:

• One to two (1-2) utility bill(s) from different utility agencies such as PG&E, water, cable or scavenger. No cell hone bills will be accepted.
• Both automobile registration and auto insurance (Count as one (1) proof)
• Homeowner’s or renters insurance policy
• Property tax statement
• Official letter from a social service/government agency
• Grant deed, title of property or rental/lease agreement with property owner’s documentation

Key Dates for 2010-11 School Year

Saturday, November 7, 2009	` Enrollment Fair at Concourse Exhibition Center, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. ·       Applications become available for the 2010-2011 school year
December 11, 2009	·     Last day to submit an application for Lowell 9th grade
January 8, 2010 [Round 1 Deadline]	·     Last day to submit an application for participation in Round 1
March 12, 2010	·     Mail Round 1 offers to families
March 19-26, 2010	·     Parents/guardians must register students at schools to accept Round 1 offers.
March 26, 2010 [Round 2 Deadline]	·       Last day to submit an application for participation in Round 2 ·       Last day  to submit an appeal, waiting pool & or amended application
April 30, 2010	·       Mail Round 2 offers to families ·       Mail any offers available for Round 1 participants who submitted an amended application and/or waiting pool
May 3-14, 2010	·     Parents/guardians must register students at school to accept Round 2 offers
May 14th, 2010	·     Last day to submit an appeal, waiting pool & or amended application for Round 2 Participants.
May 28, 2010	·  Mail offers to Round 2 families who submitted an amended application and/or waiting pool. Mail offers to families who submitted an application form between March 29 - May 28, 2010
June 1, 2010	·  Open enrollment begins

Application Information

If you need to get a copy of the application form, click here.  If you need assistance on filling out the application form, please click on “6 Steps to Completing Your Application Form".

There are two student assignment rounds during the student assignment cycle: Round One and Round Two. Please click on Student Assignment Cycle to learn more about the details of each round.

The student assignment process the SFUSD has adopted is called the Student Assignment System process. This process gives parents choice, ensures equal access to adequate instruction, and promotes diversity. Please click on Student Assignment System to learn more about how the current student assignment process works.

If you are the parent/guardian of two or more children who will attend SFUSD schools next year, please check out the Siblings page to learn more about sibling priority.

School Information

To choose a right school for your child, parents are encouraged to visit the schools. Please click here for a list of schools with their visitation hours.  Also, you can learn about the schools by clicking here and reading the Schools at a Glance sections in the Enrollment Guide.