Enrollment Procedures for Families New to Pacific School
NOTE: This page is for NEW families. If you are a returning family, go here.
Pacific Elementary School has openings in the preschool, for all grades in the Independent Study program, and 4th graders in the 5-day program for the current school year (2017-2018). Contact Molly Tierney in the office if interested. If you are interested in attending Pacific School in 2018-19, keep reading.
Welcome to Our School!
Pacific School accepts in-district students and a limited number of interdistrict transfers from the greater Santa Cruz community. Below is some general information about our enrollment procedures and a copy of the policy on Interdistrict transfers.
District Boundaries
Use this link to determine if you live in district. You can enter your address into the search field in the gray bar above the map. To qualify as in-district, your student must actually live in the district; obtaining a Davenport post office box is not sufficient.
In-District Enrollment
Students who reside within the district boundaries may enroll in the regular (five-day) classroom program at any time. In-district students wishing to enroll in the Independent Study Program may do so if space is available and the program is an appropriate match for your student and family. Space availability is not guaranteed. See procedures below.
IMPORTANT: Families of new in-district students planning to attend Pacific Elementary are asked to inform the school office of their plans as soon as possible, preferably by February 10, before starting school the following August. This information is extremely useful to the office for planning purposes.
Priority for Pacific Preschool Students
Age-appropriate Pacific Preschool students enrolled by the time the office closes in December have priority for enrollment in kindergarten at Pacific School the following fall. Although such preschool students are extremely likely to be admitted to kindergarten, the school cannot 100% guarantee a space for each student, unless the family lives in the district.
Annual Enrollment Lottery
How the lottery works:
Forms
New Student Enrollment Form - use this form only after you have been admitted to Pacific School for kindergarten through sixth grade. (Preschool has their own forms here.) This form is now online. If possible, please complete the online version. You are welcome to use computers at the school if needed.
Admitted interdistrict transfer students must complete an interdistrict transfer form within 3 business days of accepting a space at Pacific School. Failing to do so may result in losing your student's place at Pacific School. In addition, the Superintendent/Principal may deny or revoke interdistrict transfer agreements for a variety of Board-approved reasons, including failing to follow school rules and failing to regularly attend school.You can obtain the form here:
Interdistrict Transfer Form (English or Spanish, PDF). Use this form only if you have been admitted to or are already a student at Pacific School.
Mail or hand deliver the form to your HOME DISTRICT'S OFFICE, not Pacific School. For your convenience, here are some of the district addresses:
Policies
Click here for detailed interdistrict transfer, enrollment, and lottery policies.
Pacific Elementary School has openings in the preschool, for all grades in the Independent Study program, and 4th graders in the 5-day program for the current school year (2017-2018). Contact Molly Tierney in the office if interested. If you are interested in attending Pacific School in 2018-19, keep reading.
Welcome to Our School!
Pacific School accepts in-district students and a limited number of interdistrict transfers from the greater Santa Cruz community. Below is some general information about our enrollment procedures and a copy of the policy on Interdistrict transfers.
District Boundaries
Use this link to determine if you live in district. You can enter your address into the search field in the gray bar above the map. To qualify as in-district, your student must actually live in the district; obtaining a Davenport post office box is not sufficient.
In-District Enrollment
Students who reside within the district boundaries may enroll in the regular (five-day) classroom program at any time. In-district students wishing to enroll in the Independent Study Program may do so if space is available and the program is an appropriate match for your student and family. Space availability is not guaranteed. See procedures below.
IMPORTANT: Families of new in-district students planning to attend Pacific Elementary are asked to inform the school office of their plans as soon as possible, preferably by February 10, before starting school the following August. This information is extremely useful to the office for planning purposes.
Priority for Pacific Preschool Students
Age-appropriate Pacific Preschool students enrolled by the time the office closes in December have priority for enrollment in kindergarten at Pacific School the following fall. Although such preschool students are extremely likely to be admitted to kindergarten, the school cannot 100% guarantee a space for each student, unless the family lives in the district.
Annual Enrollment Lottery
How the lottery works:
- To add your child to the annual school lottery, complete this application OR call the school office for assistance, (831) 425-7002. To guarantee entry into the school lottery, this application must be submitted by Friday, February 9, 2018.
- The lottery will take place at a public meeting of the School Board on February 16, 2017. At the time of the lottery, the students for each grade within each program are submitted to a website, www.random.org, and placed on a list in the random order generated. Available spaces are filled in order from the list created by the lottery. In the following week, we will contact each family about the lottery results.
- Interdistrict families who are offered placement as a result of the lottery will then have 3 business days to accept before the space is offered to the next family. Families who accept placement at Pacific Elementary School must submit a Interdistrict Transfer Form (see below) to their district of residence within 3 business days, or the student’s space may be offered to another family.
Forms
New Student Enrollment Form - use this form only after you have been admitted to Pacific School for kindergarten through sixth grade. (Preschool has their own forms here.) This form is now online. If possible, please complete the online version. You are welcome to use computers at the school if needed.
Admitted interdistrict transfer students must complete an interdistrict transfer form within 3 business days of accepting a space at Pacific School. Failing to do so may result in losing your student's place at Pacific School. In addition, the Superintendent/Principal may deny or revoke interdistrict transfer agreements for a variety of Board-approved reasons, including failing to follow school rules and failing to regularly attend school.You can obtain the form here:
Interdistrict Transfer Form (English or Spanish, PDF). Use this form only if you have been admitted to or are already a student at Pacific School.
Mail or hand deliver the form to your HOME DISTRICT'S OFFICE, not Pacific School. For your convenience, here are some of the district addresses:
- Santa Cruz City School District: Student Services, Santa Cruz City Schools, 405 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, CA 95073 Fax: (831) 429-3450
- Bonny Doon School District: Bonny Doon School District, 1492 Pine Flat Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Policies
Click here for detailed interdistrict transfer, enrollment, and lottery policies.
