• Preference Form

    School Year 2020-21

  • TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN

  • Students born between September 2 – December 2, 2015 must attend a transitional kindergarten program.

    The transitional kindergarten program follows the guidelines of the California Department of Education. It is aligned with the changing entry date for kindergartners and offers placement for students who, prior to the new law, would have been eligible for regular kindergarten. 

    Please Note: The assigned school will be for transitional kinder only, you will need to apply for a kindergarten assignment in January 2021.

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

    Ranked School Preferences

  • Dual Immersion and Spanish Bilingual Program

    District-Wide

  • Regular Program

  • Not sure? Click here to find your BUSD Zone.

  • MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Ranked School Preferences

  • District-Wide Dual Immersion Program

    For 6th-grade students currently attending BUSD dual immersion program.

  • Regular Program

  • Students are given priority to their zoned schools (King or Willard) provided space is available. Out of zone students will be considered after in zone students have been assigned. Click here to find your BUSD Zone.

  • HIGH SCHOOL

  • Berkeley Technology Academy is available to students 16 and older in grades 10-12.

    Please note that a meeting with school administrators is required for enrollment into BTA. You will recieve information about this after submitting enrollment documents.

  • INDEPENDENT STUDY

  • Please note that a meeting with independent study staff is required for enrollment. You will recieve information about this after submitting enrollment documents.

    Learn more about Berkeley Independent Study.

  • STUDENT INFORMATION

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  • PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

  • Parent 1

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  • The Primary Home Address for Parent 1 should match the address used on your proofs of residency. See the Enrollment FAQ if you have questions.

  • Parent 2

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  • DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

  • Home Language Survey (HLS)

    Please note this information is not used for the Dual Immersion (DI) lottery.

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    • The California Education Code requires schools to assess the English language proficiency of students. Your responses to the home language survey questions below will assist in determining if a student's proficiency in English should be tested.

      El Código de Educación de California requiere que las escuelas evalúen el dominio del idioma inglés de los estudiantes. Sus respuestas a las preguntas de la encuesta sobre el idioma del hogar a continuación ayudarán a determinar si se debe evaluar el dominio del inglés del estudiante.

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    • Child's Race

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    • Student Race Codes

      100 Native American. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

      400 Filipino.  A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Philippine Islands.

      500 Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central America.

      600 Black or African-American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

      700 White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa.

      Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of East Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent

      201 Chinese   202 Japanese   203 Korean   204 Vietnamese   205 Indian

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  • EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • When did your child first enroll in school in California?

    If this is their first time, enter the month they will begin school.

  • When did your child first enroll in school in the United States?

    If this is their first time, enter the month they will begin school.

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  • Assignment of Students

    Students will be admitted to schools in accordance with six established priority categories. A computer assignment system will assign students on a random basis within a priority for each grade level within each school.  Priority requirements are as follows:

    1st priority: BUSD students currently attending the school (with the exception of transitional kinder) and living     within attendance zone

    2nd priority: BUSD students currently attending the school (with the exception of transitional kinder) and living outside the attendance zone

    3rd priority: Berkeley residents who are siblings of any student currently attending the school on the basis of the first or second priority and who will continue in attendance for the 2020/21 school year

    4th priority: Berkeley residents not currently attending the school and living within the attendance zone

    5th priority: Berkeley residents not currently attending the school and living outside the attendance zone

    6th priority: All non-Berkeley resident students requesting inter-district transfers

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