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  • BUSD Enrollment Form

    School Year 2025-26

  • Enrollment Dates for 2025-2026 School Year: 
    TK, Elementary & Middle

    • Round 1: January 6th - February 7th, 2025
    • Round 2: February 8th - April 25th, 2025
    • Round 3: April 26th - May 30th, 2025
    • Ongoing: May 31st, 2025 and beyond.

  • Enrollment Dates for 2025-2026 School Year: 
    High School

    • Round 1: November 18th - December 18th 2024
    • Round 2: March 24th - April 18th, 2025
    • Round 3: April 28th - May 23th, 2025
    • Ongoing: May 26th, 2025 and beyond.

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

    Ranked School Preferences

  • District-Wide Dual Immersion

    This lottery runs first. This selection will be considered before the rankings in the Regular program selection.

  • Are you interested in enrolling your child in Sylvia Mendez Two Way Immersion (TWI)?*

  • Regular Program

  • Which BUSD Zone are you in?*

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

  • MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Ranked School Preferences

  • District-Wide Dual Immersion Program

    Students who attend Sylvia Mendez and Thousand Oaks will have priority and will be assigned Longfellow's two way Dual Immersion. Students not attending Sylvia Mendez or Thousand Oaks will be considered after and based in space availability.

  • Regular Program

  • Please note: Students are given priority to their attendance zone (Longfellow, 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

  • Enrollment is for new students entering BUSD only. Students currently enrolled at King, Longfellow or Willard do not need to complete the Admissions enrollment process.

  • School Preference*

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

    Please note: 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: 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.

  • Two Way Immersion (TWI) Applicant Survey

  • 1. What is the first language the child learned to speak?*

  • 2. What language does the child speak most often at home?*

  • 3. What language do the parents/guardians speak most often to the child at home right now?*

  • 4. Has the child had consistent preschool/daycare where Spanish was the primary language of instruction/communication?*
  • 5. Does your child have a family member who is a native Spanish speaker with whom they can speak?*
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  • Who is the primary caregiver of your child?*

  • What language(s) do each of the following people in your household speak to your child?

  • STUDENT INFORMATION

  • Student Name: {childsFirstName} {childsLastName}

  • Date of Birth*
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  • Gender*

  • PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

  • Parent 1

  • Relationship to Student*
  • Does Parent 1 have educational rights?*
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  • Highest Education Level*

  • 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

  • Relationship to Student
  • Does Parent 2 have educational rights?
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  • Highest Education Level
  • Is either parent a BUSD employee?*

  • DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

  • Home Language Survey (HLS)

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

    • More information 

    • 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.

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    • Child's Race

    • More information 

    • 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.

      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
      207 Cambodian 208 Hmong 299 Other Asian

      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.
      301 Hawaiian 302 Guamanian 303 Samoan 304 Tahitian 399 Other Pacific Islander

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

      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.

       

       

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    • If more than one race, indicate as many as needed.*
    • Is your child Hispanic/Latinx?*

  • 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.

  • Preschool Experience*
  • Does your child have a sibling currently attending a Berkeley public elementary school?*
  • Does your child have a sibling currently attending a Berkeley public middle school?*
  • Does your child have a sibling currently attending a Berkeley public school?*
  • Has your child been suspended?*
  • Suspension start date:*
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  • Suspension end date:*
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  • Has your child been expelled or recommended for expulsion?*
  • Expulsion start date:*
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  • Expulsion end date:*
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  • Does your child have an IEP through Special Education?*
  • Most recent or updated IEP date:*
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  • Does your child have a current 504 plan?*

  • 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 2024/25 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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  • Is this your student's first time enrolling in Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten?*
  • Is your student currently enrolled in 5th grade at BUSD?*
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  • Are you a Visiting Scholar?*
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  • I verify that the information on this form is complete and true.

  • Date*
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  • DECLARATION OF RESIDENCY

  • Do you reside in Berkeley?*
  • Would you like to fill out the McKinney-Vento Housing Questionnaire?

  • The information provided below will help the LEA determine what services you and/or your child may be eligible to receive. This could include additional educational services through Title I, Part A and/or the federal McKinney-Vento Assistance Act. The information provided on this form will be kept confidential and only shared with appropriate school district and site staff.

  • Presently, are you and/or your family living in any of the following situations?

  • Your child or children may have the right to:

    • Immediate enrollment in the school they last attended (school of origin) or the local school where you are currently staying, even if you do not have all the documents normally required at the time of enrollment.
    • Continue to attend their school of origin, if requested by you and it is in the best interest.
    • Receive transportation to and from their school of origin, the same special programs and services, if needed, as provided to all other children, including free meals and Title I.
    • Receive the full protections and services provided under all federal and state laws, as it relates to homeless children, youth, and their families.

    If you have any questions about these rights, please contact your LEA’s Homeless
    Liaison: Amelia Lewis 510-644-6529 amelialewis@berkeley.net

  • I declare that the Berkeley residency information provided below is true and correct.

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  • The following children under the age of 18 reside in the Berkeley household:

  • The following children under the age of 18 reside in the household:

  • Child 1

  • Date of Birth:*
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  • Gender:

  • Child 2

  • Date of Birth:*
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  • Gender:

  • Child 3

  • Date of Birth:*
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  • Gender:

  • Child 4

  • Date of Birth:*
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  • Gender:

  • Child 5

  • Date of Birth:*
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  • Gender:

  • Child 6

  • Date of Birth:*
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  • Gender:

  • Proof of Berkeley Residency

  • Documents must be dated within the last 2 months and be imprinted with the parent or legal guardian name and current Berkeley address

    Please note we do not accept any Business accounts or DBA

    You must submit two proofs from the list below.

    • Voter registration for the most recent or upcoming election
    • Checking/Savings bank statement
    • Credit card statement
    • Action letter from Social Services or Government Agency (canot be property)
    • Entire utility bill,contract or receipt (PG&E, Landline phone, EBMUD, Internet or Cable)
    • Paycheck stub or letter from employer on official company letterhead confirming employment and address on file
    • Valid automobile registration
    • Valid automobile insurance
    • Rental contract/lease with payment reciept
    • Current Renters or Homeowners insurance policy
    • Current property taxes
    • Property deed dated within the year

  • Documents must be dated within the last 2 months and be imprinted with the parent or legal guardian name and current Berkeley address

    Please note we do not accept any Business accounts or DBA

    You must submit one proof from the list below.

    • Checking/Savings bank statement
    • Credit card statement
    • Entire utility bill, contract or receipt (PG&E, Landline phone, EBMUD, Internet or Cable)
    • Valid automobile registration
    • Valid automobile insurance
    • Rental contract/lease with payment reciept
    • Current Renters insurance policy
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  • I certify that my children and I are residents of the city of Berkeley. Depending on the individual student’s circumstances at times it may be necessary to conduct residency verifications to ascertain the student’s domicile. If residency verification efforts determine that we do not reside in Berkeley, I realize that my child may be dropped from enrollment and returned to his/her district of residence within twenty (20) days.

    I understand that I must notify the Admissions Office of any changes in domicile within ten (10) days. If I move within Berkeley, I must also submit the required proofs of Berkeley residency within thirty (30) days to the District’s Admissions Office. If I move out of Berkeley, at that time, I may apply for an interdistrict permit, which, if approved, may allow my child to continue in the Berkeley public schools.

    This declaration is made under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and entered on the date below in Berkeley, Alameda County, California.

  • The undersigned parent/guardian certifies that the information provided above is correct and accurate.

  • Date*
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  • Non-Berkeley residents will be considered after all Berkeley residents are placed and if there is space available in the requested grade. Please see more information about Inter-District Permits & Transfers.

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  • Is your student currently attending a BUSD school?*
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