Enrollment Procedures for Families New to Pacific School
NOTE: This page is for NEW families. If you are a returning family, go here.
NOTE: If you are interested in enrolling in Pacific School, please complete the appropriate Interest Form. Space availability depends on the grade and the program desired. Pacific Elementary School currently has openings in some grade levels and programs for the 2022-23 school year.
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 1, 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
Interdistrict Transfer Form - New interdistrict transfer students must complete an interdistrct transfer form and get it approved by their home district before they can attend Pacific School. Do not submit this form until you have heard from the Pacific School Registrar that there is space in the appropriate class and program and it is okay to do so. 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.
New Student Enrollment Form - ENGLISH or SPANISH use this form only after you have been admitted to Pacific School for transitional kindergarten through sixth grade. (Preschool has their own forms here.) This form is a fillable pdf. If possible, use a computer to complete it. You are welcome to use one of the computers at school if needed. Once completed, you can save it and email it to our registrar, Chyna Darby (cdarby @ pacificesd.org), or you can print it and give it to her. Handwritten forms are not preferred since they are more likely to result in errors.
Memo Subscribe - All new families should subscribe to the school memo in order to receive important information in a timely manner. To do so, click here.
Physician's Report for Transitional Kindergarteners, Kindergartners, and New Students (English/Spanish) - This includes immunization records. Pacific Elementary School District adheres to all state immunization laws. For more information see www.shotsforschool.org.
Oral Health Assessment Form - ENGLISH and SPANISH All families must visit the dentist, complete an oral health assessment, and submit the form during the student's first year in public school.
All new families also need to provide a copy of the students' birth certificate and vaccine records. Current vaccine requirements are available here in English and Spanish, or go to www.shotsforschool.org for more details. Vaccine requirements apply equally to 5-day and independent study students. New in-district families also need to provide proof of residency.
Policies
Click here for detailed interdistrict transfer, enrollment, and lottery policies.
NOTE: If you are interested in enrolling in Pacific School, please complete the appropriate Interest Form. Space availability depends on the grade and the program desired. Pacific Elementary School currently has openings in some grade levels and programs for the 2022-23 school year.
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 1, 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 the appropriate interest form. To guarantee entry into the school lottery, the interest form must be submitted by February 1.
- The lottery will take place at a public meeting of the School Board during the third week of February. 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 an 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
Interdistrict Transfer Form - New interdistrict transfer students must complete an interdistrct transfer form and get it approved by their home district before they can attend Pacific School. Do not submit this form until you have heard from the Pacific School Registrar that there is space in the appropriate class and program and it is okay to do so. 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.
New Student Enrollment Form - ENGLISH or SPANISH use this form only after you have been admitted to Pacific School for transitional kindergarten through sixth grade. (Preschool has their own forms here.) This form is a fillable pdf. If possible, use a computer to complete it. You are welcome to use one of the computers at school if needed. Once completed, you can save it and email it to our registrar, Chyna Darby (cdarby @ pacificesd.org), or you can print it and give it to her. Handwritten forms are not preferred since they are more likely to result in errors.
Memo Subscribe - All new families should subscribe to the school memo in order to receive important information in a timely manner. To do so, click here.
Physician's Report for Transitional Kindergarteners, Kindergartners, and New Students (English/Spanish) - This includes immunization records. Pacific Elementary School District adheres to all state immunization laws. For more information see www.shotsforschool.org.
Oral Health Assessment Form - ENGLISH and SPANISH All families must visit the dentist, complete an oral health assessment, and submit the form during the student's first year in public school.
All new families also need to provide a copy of the students' birth certificate and vaccine records. Current vaccine requirements are available here in English and Spanish, or go to www.shotsforschool.org for more details. Vaccine requirements apply equally to 5-day and independent study students. New in-district families also need to provide proof of residency.
Policies
Click here for detailed interdistrict transfer, enrollment, and lottery policies.