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DISTRICT PROCEDURES AND FORMS
New Board Policies (BP) and Administrative Regulations (AR)
Info Circular 504 provides information on the District's process of converting its current Policies and Administrative Procedures (AP) to California School Boards Association (CSBA) formatting and numbering. Newly adopted Board Policies (BP) and Administrative Regulations (AR) are posted below and are available at https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Index.aspx?S=36030418
A Policies, Procedures, Regulations Cross-Walk Chart is provided for reference.
- (New) Series 5000 - Students
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BOUNDARY AND MAPS
OTHERS
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CHOICE APPLICATION WINDOW 2026-2027
The Choice application window for the 2026-2027 school year will open on Monday, September 22, 2025 thru Monday, November 3, 2025. Late applications may be submitted but Choice Priorities will not apply.
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CHOICE APPLICATIONS SUBMISSION
All Choice applications must be submitted electronically before the start of school. If families are unable to access the online application, they should contact our office at (619) 260-2410.
- Late applications will be accepted after November 4, 2024, and will be processed in time/date order of receipt. No priorities will be applied to late applications.
Online applications are not available for some district schools. Please contact the school directly if you wish to enroll your child at any of the following schools:
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CHOICE ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Paper Choice applications will be offered after the school year has commenced. The form will be available to school sites after open waitlists have closed.
To enroll a student via Choice after school has started, please make sure of the following:
- Students may not be actively enrolled in any other SDUSD school.
- Enrolling the student cannot place your site over staffing allocations
- Students from charter, private schools, or new to the district are okay to enroll.
- The principal must approve enrollment
The following steps are both required to complete and submit a paper Choice application for the 2025-2026 school year.
Choice Application Form:
Download and Print the 2025 - 2026 Choice Application Form
Not Available
Complete the 2025 - 2026 Choice Application Form and email to your cluster's NSEO point of contact.
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CHOICE ACCEPTANCE HISTORICAL DATA
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SCHOOL CHOICE/OPEN ENROLLMENT ACT
The School Choice Program provides students with the opportunity to attend a school other than their neighborhood school. Students may apply to any school within the district. No transportation is offered through the School Choice Program. Enrollment through the School Choice Program is on a space-available basis. Submitting an Enrollment Options Application for School Choice does not guarantee enrollment in the school.
The California Assembly passed legislation that requires the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction to annually create a list of 1,000 lower-performing public schools, based on a set of criteria outlined in the Open Enrollment Act (SBX5 4). This list of schools is called the Open Enrollment Act list. The legislation requires that no Local Education Agency (LEA) in the state, such as San Diego Unified, can have more than ten percent of its schools on the list. If your child's school is on this list, they will have priority enrollment for schools with higher API. This includes schools in and outside of the district. For more info, visit the California Department of Education.
Resident Students
Resident students do not apply for the School Choice. You may verify your school of residence by using the SDUSD online School Finder. If you move from the resident boundary of a school and would like your student to continue at that school, you must apply through the Open Enrollment Program. No special priority is given to students who were resident students in the past.
Continuity to Middle and High Schools
District students enrolled under the School Choice Program may continue to middle and high schools in the feeder pattern without having to reapply, as long as space is available. For more information, please see the Neighborhood Schools and Enrollment Options Enrollment Guide.
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GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)
Elementary GATE Cluster Open Enrollment Program
Qualified GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) Cluster elementary students whose resident school does not offer a cluster program may submit an Enrollment Options application. The application receives priority during the Enrollment Options Priority Application Period. Late applications are not accepted for this priority.
Seminar students may apply through School Choice to attend any school. There is no priority for seminar students and there is no guarantee that a seminar program may be available at the requested school.
Specialized Courses Not Offered at the Neighborhood Schools
The School Choice Program does give priority to students wanting a special course not offered at the neighborhood school. The request is handled on case-by-case basis. Students needing to enroll in a course that is not offered at the neighborhood high school may request a special exception to enroll in the course at another school. It must be submitted in writing with a Choice Enrollment Options application and must be received during the Choice Enrollment Options Priority Application Period. The following applies to requests for a specialized course:
The student may attend the school only while enrolled in the course.
- The school must have available space on the course.
- The request will not be granted at Magnet Schools
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