Open Enrollment

Pasadena Unified School DistrictDecember 2, 2014

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Before Open Enrollment Begins

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Eligibility dates to remember:

Transitional Kinder: 5 years old between September 2 through December 2, 2010

Kindergarten: 5 years old by September 1, 2010

First Grade: 6 years on or before September 1, 2010

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New Attendance Boundaries

Attendance areas for almost all schools were redrawn and approved by Board

New boundaries take effect in 2015-16

No school closures

Students do not have to change the school they currently attend

Check maps on PUSD’s web site, Enrollment & Boundaries tab. Click on: School Locator

Parents can choose any school with space through annual Open Enrollment

Important Changes for 2015-16

Some Key Boundary Changes

Don Benito and Norma Coombs become neighborhood schools

Some of Blair’s attendance area now aligns with Pasadena High School

Middle schools, except Eliot, align with one high school

Field and San Rafael are not neighborhood schools: they are permit-only dual language immersion program schools

Field and San Rafael no longer have attendance areas, but they do have “neighborhood preference” zones

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Some Key Boundary Changes

Modifications for 2015-16

Two Key Changes to Open Enrollment

1.There will be two separate lotteries this year and there will no longer be any wait lists

2. A student who registers during a phase of Open Enrollment is pre-enrolled for ‘15-16 and may not participate in any other phase

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Priority Registration Phase:November 10-December 5, 12PM Sibling Registration

Willard 5th graders continuing with the IB

Programme in middle school

Dual Language Pre-K students registering at

current school

Dual Language 5th graders transitioning to DLIP

middle schools

Spanish to Blair Mandarin Chinese to Sierra Madre

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Sibling Registration

Brothers and sisters residing with students currently enrolled at school on a permit

Siblings of students currently attending a school that will not be the family’s school of residence next year

Siblings must attend same campus in 2015-16

Priority registration is done at the school-child is pre-enrolled and may not participate in any other phase of Open Enrollment

If siblings are not registered during this phase sibling status is forfeited

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IB and Dual Language Registrations

Current 5th grader transitioning to 6th

Does not reside in Blair’s attendance area

Wants to continue International Baccalaureate for middle school

Application is submitted at Blair

Current 5th grader transitioning to 6th

Does not reside in Blair’s attendance area

Wants to continue International Baccalaureate for middle school

Application is submitted at Blair

Current DLIP Pre-K transitioning to Kinder at current school

Current DLIP 5th

grader going to 6th at the school with respective language

Application submitted at school site

Current DLIP Pre-K transitioning to Kinder at current school

Current DLIP 5th

grader going to 6th at the school with respective language

Application submitted at school site

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Willard 5th Graders Dual Language Immersion

General Open Enrollment Phase

January 8-29, 2015

Submit application online for schools other than the family’s neighborhood school at www.openenrollment.info

May make 5 choices; can change choices till deadline

No advantage for being first to submit application

Families who wish to attend their neighborhood schools do not need to submit an application

Open Enrollment application submission period ends midnight, Thursday, January 29

January 8-29, 2015

Submit application online for schools other than the family’s neighborhood school at www.openenrollment.info

May make 5 choices; can change choices till deadline

No advantage for being first to submit application

Families who wish to attend their neighborhood schools do not need to submit an application

Open Enrollment application submission period ends midnight, Thursday, January 29

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First Choice Festival!

Tuesday, January 13, 4:30-7 p.m.

District Education Center

School Information Tables

Presentations Signature Programs, Open Enrollment, Kindergarten

Readiness, Secondary Schools student panel

Open House in District Departments

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Dual Language Immersion

Spanish at San Rafael & Jackson Elementary Schools

Opportunity to indicate site preference for Spanish DLIP

Mandarin Chinese at Field Elementary

50% seats reserved for students in preference zone

Identify native or non-native speaker

Native assessment prior to final acceptance

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Breathe. Stretch. Another big breath.

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College & Career Pathways

Entering 9th & 10th graders--no openings for 10th at APP Academy which also has eligibility requirements

50% of spaces reserved for non-school of residence students

MUST select the specific Pathway when applying Neighborhood students will enroll in Pathways at their

site following registration

Agreement to remain in Pathway-exit returns to school of residence

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Nine College and Career Pathways

1. Arts, Entertainment and Media2. Creative Arts, Media & Design3. Health Careers4. Law and Public Service 5. APP Academy6. Engineering & Environmental Science7. Business and Entrepreneurship8. Culinary Arts & Hospitality9. Academy for Creative Industries

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Permit-Only School and Neighborhood Preference

Still a Permit-Only School in 2015-16: Marshall 6-12

Becoming Permit Only with Newly-Defined Neighborhood Preference Zones:

Field DLIP & San Rafael DLIP, K-5

No Longer Permit Only: Don Benito and Norma Coombs

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Neighborhood Preference

Reserve 50% of the open seats for students living in “neighborhood preference” area

These seats go through lottery first and “x number” are filled with students living in the neighborhood

If there are more neighborhood preference students than open seats those students will go through the “regular” lottery

Field and San Rafael are becoming “wall-to-wall” dual language immersion (San Rafael in 2 years; Field in 3 years)

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Employee Preference

PUSD employees apply online at the same time residents apply

Full-time monthly employees are offered 10% of projected spaces

Any employee spaces not assigned will be added to projections for the second lottery

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General Open Enrollment-Timeline After Applying

February 20, 2015-Notification

Following a lottery, placement notification will be posted online and mailed to families’ homes

February 23-March 6, 2015-Registration1. Parent/guardian must go to the site accepted

with notice of acceptance and submit all required registration documents to enroll

2. The seat will be forfeited if not registered during this time frame

3. Once registered, cannot apply in Late Phase

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Required Documents to Register

Birth Certificate

Immunization Record Recent Water, Light or Gas Bill in Parent/Guardian Name Mortgage Statement, Rental/Lease Agreement or Property Tax

Bill in Parent/Guardian Name Individualized Education Program (IEP) if Applicable Assessment if Applicable-Dual Language Native Speaker

Transcript (APP Academy, Middle and High School Students not Currently in PUSD)

Late Application Phase-Second Lottery

Family applies online

Only students who did not register during an earlier Open Enrollment phase may apply

One-week window to submit application

Non-resident families may apply for PUSD Signature Programs via an Application of Interest

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Late Application Deadlines

Apply: March 23-27, 2015

Notifications online & mailed: April 10

Registration for students selected in second, final lottery: April 20-28

Open Enrollment concludes on April 28th

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Second Lottery Deadlines

Open Enrollment Closes!

o On April 28, 2015 Open Enrollment ends for the upcoming school year

o No waitlists are maintained either centrally or by the school sites

o Any and all movement of students between school sites is done centrally

o If in doubt, contact the Office of Enrollment Permits & Student Records; schools cannot accept a student after this date unless it’s the student’s school of residence

o On April 28, 2015 Open Enrollment ends for the upcoming school year

o No waitlists are maintained either centrally or by the school sites

o Any and all movement of students between school sites is done centrally

o If in doubt, contact the Office of Enrollment Permits & Student Records; schools cannot accept a student after this date unless it’s the student’s school of residence

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Interdistrict Permits & New-to-PUSD Students

May 4, 2015 Interdistrict Permit requests accepted Facilitated centrally at District Office Request for a specific school is made by family; Office of

Enrollment Permits & Student Records contacts site June 12 is deadline to request to exitJune 12 is deadline to request to exit

May 4–July 31, 2015 (Two weeks prior to school year) Intradistrict Permit requests accepted

New-to-PUSD students (has never attended a District school) Students on permit transferring to their school or residence

May 4, 2015 Interdistrict Permit requests accepted Facilitated centrally at District Office Request for a specific school is made by family; Office of

Enrollment Permits & Student Records contacts site June 12 is deadline to request to exitJune 12 is deadline to request to exit

May 4–July 31, 2015 (Two weeks prior to school year) Intradistrict Permit requests accepted

New-to-PUSD students (has never attended a District school) Students on permit transferring to their school or residence

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Out-of-District Students Applying

Open Enrollment is for residents of PUSD: Pasadena, Sierra Madre and Altadena

PUSD does accept students from other school districts based on Board Policy 5117

Non-residents interested in PUSD programs submit Applications of Interest March23-27

Once PUSD students are placed the District offers non-resident students enrollment options

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Questions?

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