Enrollment Process
- All K-12 students who live within 向日葵视频 ISD boundaries are guaranteed seat at their zoned/assigned school.
- Find your zoned/assigned school using the links below:
- All families/students may apply for a general or program transfer to another school or a program at their zoned or another school. General and program transfers are based on capacity and never guaranteed. Learn more information about transfers.
- Enrollment in Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 has separate processes and policies. Some students are eligible for free Pre-K. Eligible students are prioritized for Pre-K3 and guaranteed a seat in Pre-K4. Learn more information about Pre-K enrollment procedures and policies.
- All students must apply for Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and kindergarten individually. Continuation at the same campus is prioritized but not guaranteed. The exception is students in a program such as dual language or Montessori. If a student is admitted to dual language or Montessori for Pre-K, they can continue at the same campus for Kindergarten.
- All initial enrollment, application, and re-registration is completed within Enroll 向日葵视频.
- For a family鈥檚 first enrollment in 向日葵视频 ISD: and create your parent portal account at the same time.
- For re-registration (including enrolling additional students for the first time): Log into your and select the Enroll 向日葵视频 tile.
- Every student/family must register or re-register each year.
Capacity
- Each campus has a physical capacity based on the learning spaces in the main building (not portables).
- The optimum enrollment capacity for the campus is 85 to 95% of the physical capacity.
- After the zoned students, staff transfers, and sibling transfers are admitted, the remaining enrollment capacity is available for general transfer.
- As 向日葵视频 ISD transitions through the consolidation process, some campuses will remain either under or over capacity for a period of time.
Next Steps after a lottery
In each application, families rank the programs to which they are applying. The assignment process will attempt to match students based on their order of preference.
When a student is offered a seat at a program, the following happens:
- They will not be considered for placement at lower ranked programs for that same window. For example, a student may apply to 7 programs. If they are offered a seat to their #3 rank program, they will not be considered for programs ranked #4-7.
- They will be placed on waitlists for higher ranked programs. In the example above, a student offered a seat to their rank #3 program, would be waitlisted at programs ranked #1-2. Note that it is possible for a student to be waitlisted at all of their choices, in which case they are guaranteed a seat at their zoned school.
Students can only receive one offer. If a student receives a seat offer in Round 1 and they decline it, there is no mechanism to go back and consider other applications in Round 1. The student may move on to Round 2 applications or enroll at their zoned school.
Scenario 1:
A student applies to A, B, and C. There is no capacity to accept at A, the student is offered a seat at B, and C is not processed. The outcome would be a waitlist placement for A and a seat offered at B.
Families may accept an offered seat or enroll at their zoned school while remaining on a waitlist for a more preferred option, and they can monitor waitlist movement through the parent dashboard under 鈥淣ext Steps,鈥 as well as via email notifications. A change in placement on the waitlist may occur for two reasons. 1) A student may move up the waitlist as those above them move off the waitlist, 2) a one time adjustment if a school is available in more than one round.
A student on a Round 1 waitlist may update or submit a Round 2 application. The Round 2 application does not affect the Round 1 waitlist.
A student who accepts a seat in Round 1 may also make a Round 2 application. This application does not affect the Round 1 seat. A student may only hold one seat at a time, so if they accept a Round 2 seat offer or enroll at their zoned campus, they will decline any seats previously accepted.
Scenario 2:
A student applies and is accepted to their number 2 rank school, 向日葵视频 B, in Round 1. They have a waitlist number at 向日葵视频 A, and a seat at 向日葵视频 B. They should accept the seat that has been granted. They may also apply to 向日葵视频s C and D in Round 2, while holding the waitlist for 向日葵视频 A and the seat for 向日葵视频 B. If 向日葵视频 C makes a Round 2 offer, and the student accepts, they will decline the seat at 向日葵视频 B. They will remain on the waitlist at 向日葵视频 A.
Once a seat is accepted, confirmation is provided by email and the student鈥檚 school assignment is changed for next year. When an offer is received, families must accept or decline it online before the expiration date. Acceptance requires submitting proof of residence and completing annual forms. Failure to respond results in automatic decline. Waitlists remain active until they close in September.