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Enrollment and Transfers - School Year 2012-13

School Transfer Information

The intradistrict transfer application period for the 2012-2013 school year expired on February 15, 2012.  Please contact Student Support Services with any questions: 963-4331 x6276 or x6278. 

Enrollment Information

Beginning January 3, 2012, the Santa Barbara Unified School District invites new families to enroll for the 2012-13 school year. Our district welcomes children of all ages, transitional kindergarten* through twelfth grade.

Incoming Student Enrollment flyer (pdf)

A student’s enrollment in an elementary, junior high, or high school is based on the parent’s home address. Students entering 7th or 9th grade are encouraged to verify their junior high school or senior high school of residence.

Now is the time to visit your neighborhood school for enrollment information.

* The Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education has approved a transitional kindergarten program, however, with the proposed elimination of funding for the program, it may not be possible to implement transitional kindergarten.

Documents Required for Enrollment

  • Birth certificate or passport
  • Immunization record
    Include the newly required Tdap booster shot for all students in grades 7-12.
  • Address verification (two items are required) Current utility bill AND one of the following:
    • current property tax payment receipts or grant deed with county recorder’s stamp OR
    • rent payment receipts or lease or rental contract OR
    • affidavit of district residency sworn by the student’s parent/guardian and notarized under penalty of perjury.

Questions? Contact the district’s Office of Student Services, (805) 963-4338, extension 6276 or 6278.

Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten Registration

Call for information on enrollment, tours, events, and transfers.

  • Adams Elementary School 563-2515
  • Adelante Charter School 966-7392
  • Cleveland Elementary School 963-8873
  • Franklin Elementary School 963-4283
  • Harding University Partnership School 965-8994
  • McKinley Elementary School 966-9926
  • Monroe Elementary School 966-7023
  • Open Alternative School 683-3127
  • Peabody Charter School 563-1172
  • Roosevelt Elementary School 563-2062
  • Santa Barbara Charter School 967-6522
  • Santa Barbara Community Academy 687-2081
  • Washington Elementary School 965-6653

Intradistrict Enrollment

(Student transfer from one school WITHIN the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s boundaries to another school WITHIN the district’s boundaries)

The Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education values the concept of neighborhood schools but permits open enrollment within the district as resources are available. In order to transfer from one school to another (both schools located within the district’s boundaries), parents must follow specific procedures for the selection and transfer of students among district schools in accordance with law, board policy, and administrative regulation.

Board Policy 5116.1 “Intradistrict Open Enrollment” (pdf)

Attendance area by street address (pdf)

Interdistrict Enrollment

(Student transfer from a school OUTSIDE the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s boundaries to a school INSIDE the district’s boundaries)

Because of negative fiscal impacts, on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education revised Board Policy 5117, “Interdistrict Attendance.”

The revised policy stipulates that the district will not accept interdistrict transfer students except in specific cases, as defined in Board Policy 5117.

Board Policy 5117 “Interdistrict Attendance” (pdf)

Admistration Regulation 5111.1 “District Residency” (pdf)