2019-2020 Enrollment Information
Enrollment 2019-2020
To enroll a new student for the current year, please complete the paper Enrollment packet and bring the required paperwork to your resident school or the district office for form and residency verification.
Please note: Online Enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year will close on Friday, January 31, 2020 to allow staff to prepare the system for enrolling students for the 2020-2021 school year. Students enrolling for 2019-2020 after January 31st, will need to use the paper enrollment packet. Online applications for 2019-2020 that are started before 5pm on January 31st will still be valid for your resident school staff to process.
General Enrollment 2019-2020
Student enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year opens February 11, 2019. You can register online or download the enrollment packet to print paper forms. Students enrolling at any grade in the district will need to provide specific documents in order to register. Once you have completed the online registration and necessary forms or completed the paper registration packet, you will need to attend one of the enrollment opportunities or visit your resident school or district office to have your forms verified and your application approved. Please visit the enrollment process webpage to access the required forms and find out more about the enrollment process.
Find Your Resident School
Not sure of your student's resident school? Visit the SchoolFinder and enter your street address to locate your resident school.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Online Registration for 2019-2020 school year begins on February 11, 2019. Kindergarten registration is ongoing for new students entering the District any time after the initial enrollment period.
The potential for new kindergarten enrollment in some of the District's elementary schools may exceed the school's capacity so parents are encouraged to register their incoming kindergarten student as early as possible. Students are placed based on their registration date. Questions regarding Kindergarten enrollment may be directed to your school of residence. Additional information is available in the School Site Assignments and Overloads document.
The potential for new kindergarten enrollment in some of the District's elementary schools may exceed the school's capacity so parents are encouraged to register their incoming kindergarten student as early as possible. Students are placed based on their registration date. Questions regarding Kindergarten enrollment may be directed to your school of residence. Additional information is available in the School Site Assignments and Overloads document.
For more information about required forms and the registration process, please visit our enrollment process webpage.
New Transitional Kindergarten
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year begins on February 11, 2019. Parents of students who turn 5 years old between September 2 and December 2, 2019, are eligible to enroll for TK. Not all Berryessa Elementary Schools have Transitional Kindergarten programs. Transitional Kindergarten is currently available at Brooktree, Toyon and Vinci Park. The District strives to place TK students at a site nearest to their resident elementary school.
Current Transitional Kindergarten Students
Current TK students do not have to re-enroll for kindergarten. Your TK student will be automatically enrolled for kindergarten at their resident home school.
Intra District Transfers
*Intra District Transfer Request Forms WILL NOT be accepted for Northwood Elementary, Ruskin Elementary, and Sierramont Middle due to lack of available space.
Parents of currently enrolled students may submit an "Intra District Transfer Request Form" to request that their child attend another school within the Berryessa Union School District that is not their resident home school. Transfer Request Forms are available at all school sites, at the District Office, and here. Forms MUST be submitted directly to the Education Services Department at the District Office, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- In March, the Education Services Department shall conduct a computer lottery to determine placement on a waiting list of all transfer requests. Families will be notified by mail of their waiting list number.
*Intra District Transfer Request Forms for all new students (grades K-8th) for the
2020-2021 school year will be accepted from March 1, 2020 to April 24, 2020.
Families that have successfully completed the enrollment process and wish to have their child attend a school other than their resident home school may submit an "Intra District Transfer Request Form" at the time that they are submitting their completed 2020-2021 Student Enrollment packet. The Intra District Transfer Request Form will also be accepted at the District Office in the Education Services Department until April 24, with proof of a completed Student Enrollment packet.
- In May, the Education Services Department shall conduct a separate second lottery to determine placement on a waiting list of all transfer requests of newly enrolled students, and families will be notified by mail of their waiting list number.
*Intra District Transfer Request Forms that are submitted after the deadlines of March 1 (for currently enrolled students) and April 24 (for newly enrolled students), WILL NOT be included in the lotteries and will receive the next waiting list number in the order that the Intra District Transfer Request Form was submitted.
*Beginning in May, families who have submitted an Intra District Transfer Request Form and have been given a waiting list number, will be notified, ONLY if their transfer has been approved, based on space availability.
Inter District Transfers
Families who reside within the Berryessa Union School District boundaries but wish that their child attend a school in another district may submit an "Inter District Transfer Request Form". Inter District Transfer Request forms are available at the District Office or here. Forms MUST be submitted directly to the Education Services Department at the District Office, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
*Families who reside OUTSIDE of the Berryessa Union School District boundaries but wish that their child attend a school within Berryessa Union School District must start the Inter District Transfer process with their district of residence.
