Most schools begin to make enrollment available for the upcoming school year for new UTK/Kindergarten students in mid-April.  Families are encouraged to contact the school directly to find out when they can pick-up an enrollment packet in the office, or visit enroll.lausd.net to begin the pre-enrollment application in mid-April.

To enroll in Kindergarten, a child must have their 5^th birthday prior to September 1^st of the current school year.  To enroll in Universal Transition Kindergarten (UTK) a child will have their 4th birthday on/by September 1 of the school year. 

LA Unified assigns students to schools based upon residential address.  To find out which schools correspond to your address, please visit the Resident School Identifier and enter your address in the search field.  The system will indicate which schools correspond to the address.  Please note that in some instances, a Zone of Choice will be indicated.  For more information about how to enroll a student who resides in a Zone of Choice, please visit the Zones of Choice website.

Families may also walk into the nearest school office and request assistance locating the correct school of residence.

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Paper copies of the enrollment packet and additional enrollment support is available at each school. Please contact the school for the latest information about completing your enrollment. Additional safety measures may be in place.

Please visit the enroll.lausd.net page. This system may be used to enroll new students (e.g. relocated from another school district) for the current school year.  This system may also be used to enroll new students (e.g. UTK/Kindergarten students) for the following school year, but this feature does not become available until mid-April.

To identify your school of residence, visit the Resident School Identifier to confirm that your current address is within Los Angeles Unified attendance boundaries.

You can also explore schools in your community and learn more about our many CHOICES programs at GoTo.lausd.net.

The pre-enrollment application system, enroll.lausd.net, is only available to students who have never enrolled in an LAUSD school before.  This system may be used to enroll new students (e.g. relocated from another school district) for the current school year.  This system may also be used to enroll new students (e.g. UTK/Kindergarten students) for the following school year, but this feature does not become available until mid-April.

UTK is available for all children who will have their 4th birthday on/by September 1 of the school year.

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• Virtual Academy Pre-Enrollment is for new students to L.A. Unified entering Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten through 12th grade who wish to enroll in L.A. Unified’s voluntary, online independent study program.
• Virtual Academy Transfer Requests are for current L.A. Unified students entering Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten through 12th grade who wish to enroll in L.A. Unified’s voluntary, online independent study program.

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Zones of Choice are geographic areas comprised of multiple school options. These schools offer exciting programs in the arts, business, science, humanities, social justice and more right in your neighborhood. Any student residing in a Zone of Choice is eligible to apply by selecting and ranking the schools based on preference. Eligibility is based on home address and the school's enrollment capacity. If you live in a Zone of Choice area, please visit your neighborhood school to complete a Zones of Choice application or visit the Zone of Choice website to download an application. To determine if you live in a Zone of Choice area, enter your current address in the Resident School Identifier.

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• If your assigned neighborhood school is an Independent Charter School and you would like to attend, please inquire about enrollment at the school site directly.
• If your assigned neighborhood school is an Independent Charter and would like to attend an LAUSD school, please contact your Region office.

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The Choices on-time application is due in the fall (typically mid November).  Please refer to the Choices website (goto.lausd.net) for the specific date of the current year deadline.  If you missed the deadline, do not worry, you can still apply to Choices programs!  The Choices LATE application typically becomes available on the 1^st of February.  One application must be completed for each school/program to which the family wishes to apply.  LATE applications may be submitted throughout the spring and summer months.  For more information about Choices applications, refer to the Choices website (goto.lausd.net) and the most current Choices brochure, linked on that website or available in LAUSD school offices.

L.A. Unified offers parents with several options to attend another school within its boundaries.

1. Contact the school directly to inquire about an Intra-District Permit or view the guide for more information.
2. Apply for one of our many CHOICES programs at Apply.lausd.net beginning in October, annually.
3. Check Open Enrollment availability and apply for Open Enrollment, beginning near the end of April, annually.

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The permits online application must be completed on a PC computer and not on a phone, tablet, or MAC computer. The application is compatible with Firefox and Google Chrome search engines. If you need the confirmation number, you may email the permits office at lausd.permits@lausd.net. For further details, please visit the LAUSD Permits Office website http://studentpermits.lausd.net.

Applications are processed in the order received and may take up to thirty days to process.

The Outgoing permit application opens February 1^st and closes April 30^th for all requests except Parent Employment which remains open all year long. Incoming permit applications open February 1^st and remain open all year long. Please refer to http://studentpermits.lausd.net for further details and the application link.

Applications are processed in the order received and may take up to thirty days to process. For further support, you may email the permits office at lausd.permits@lausd.net

Please refer to the Permits Office website: http://studentpermits.lausd.net.

Click on the check status link to check on the permit application. Applications are processed in the order received and may take up to thirty days to process. For further support, you may email the permits office at 

lausd.permits@lausd.net

Students can apply for an Intra-district permit to attend an LAUSD school that is not their school of residence. The Intra-district Permit application packet can be printed from the Permits Office website: http://studentpermits.lausd.net or picked up from a school office.  The application must be signed by both the school of residence and the requested school.  Please call the school office for additional support. 

The online application and types of permits can be found at: http://studentpermits.lausd.net

Applications are processed in the order received and may take up to thirty days to process.  For further support, you may email the permits office at lausd.permits@lausd.net

Sometimes, families seek a more flexible schedule due to their child’s needs, and in some instances, families prefer for their child to learn at home for a variety of reasons.  LAUSD offers two options to assist families with teacher-led instruction for their children who need to learn from home.

• Virtual Academies: Students in grades TK-12 can apply to participate in daily live instruction via online video platforms and complete assignments independently in one of six themed academies.  Please visit the LAUSD Virtual Academies website for more information.
• City of Angels Independent Study: Students in grades TK-12 can apply to enroll in this flexible, individualized program that requires a minimum of one-hour long weekly meetings in person with a teacher and assigns a minimum of 30 hours per week standards-based work to be completed independently.  Please visit the LAUSD City of Angels website for more information.
• If you prefer to become your child’s teacher, meaning you will educate your child at home, independent of a school district, please visit the California Department of Education website for more information about documentation that must be filed and other guidelines for home instruction outside of a school district.