Printed copies of the catalog are available at every school site November 20.

If you are choosing your neighborhood school please read the "How to Enroll Your Child" English | Spanish

Steps to making an informed decision about your school choice decision.

1. Download and print the School Choice Application or go to your nearest SDUSD school for a copy of the application: English  | Spanish  or Apply Online.
   Please print clearly and complete the entire application. Incomplete and illegible applications will be returned unprocessed to the parent. If your address or phone numbers change, do not submit another application but notify the Enrollment Options Office and your child’s school. List:
   • Student’s name, birth date, gender, home address
   • SDUSD School student is currently enrolled if applicable
   • Grade level of student this school year; Is my child eligible for Kindergarten or First grade?
   • Neighborhood school locator
   • Parent/guardian name, preferred phone number, secondary phone number
2. Choose Schools:
   All programs are included in this one School Choice application. The Office of Enrollment Options allows you to prioritize three (3) schools you are applying to and you may list two (2) additional schools in priority order for consideration in the event that the first three prioritized choices are not available. There will be only one offer of enrollment per student based on the designated priority. The following may assist you in making an informed decision about the schools you list on your School Choice application.
   • Read the School Choice Catalog for a glance at all of your choice options. This catalog will be available in mid November.
   • Find out if you qualify for VEEP or PISC choice options
   • Learn more about school offerings and academic success: SDUSD schools | Magnet Schools | VEEP Schools | PISC Schools
   • Discover how many non-resident students a school has enrolled over the past two years (Available soon)
   • Tour the schools (List of schools, telephone numbers for tour registration and time of tours will be available soon)
   • Visit the fairs
   • Schools with special application procedures (Available soon)
3. Complete the following:
   • Language preference allows Enrollment Options to send information to you in the appropriate language.
   • Checking ‘yes’ for District transportation alerts Enrollment Options to contact you if you made a school choice that will not provide transportation.
4. Check if applicable: (Valid during application period November 1 through February 15)
   • Siblings must be enrolled concurrently at the same school to receive sibling priority. Siblings are students who share a biological or adoptive parent/guardian.
   • Twins/Multiple Birth students receive the same five priority schools (unless requested by the parent) and receive the same random priority number for each school.
5. Parent/Guardian Signature:
   • Carefully read the reverse side of the application (page 2) and the Parent/Guardian statement before signing and dating the application.
   • Request an initialed, date-and time-stamped copy of your application when you submit it in person. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope if you mail your application directly to Enrollment Options and a receipt will be mailed to you
6. Mail, FAX or Deliver your application at any school in the SDUSD or at the Office of Enrollment Options, 4100 Normal Street, Annex 7B, San Diego, CA 92103-2682 Fax: (619) 692-0269 OR (619) 725-7311

1. The date- and time-stamped application arrives at the Office of Enrollment Options.
2. The application is reviewed for completeness. Student applications are processed into the program that provides the student with the highest possible priority program (Magnet, PISC, VEEP, Open Enrollment) for your first, second, third, fourth and fifth choice.
3. Magnet, VEEP, and Open Enrollment applications are given a computer generated random number, which is used to sort applications by grade level. Magnet applications are also sorted by high school cluster in which the student resides. Priorities move students to the top of list in the following order: Continuity; Siblings; PISC; General (other) Applications; Out of District.
4. Parents will receive a letter to offer enrollment from the Office of Enrollment Options. Parents must notify Enrollment Options of changes to the home address. Without this information in the Enrollment Options system, the office will not be able to contact you. If the student is not enrolled within the timeline listed on the offer of enrollment letter the student will be expected to continue at their current school or their neighborhood school. The student will not be provided a second offer of enrollment.