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| What
is my neighborhood school? |
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Refer to our
School Finder. |
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| How
do I enter the lottery for a choice or alternative school? |
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Call the specific school you
are interested in for instructions. |
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| When
should I register my child for kindergarten? |
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First priority placement dates
for the 2006-2007 school year is January 3rd - February 2nd,
2006. |
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| If
I register my child for kindergarten after the first priority
placement period, how will my registration be processed? |
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All registrations that are
submitted after the first priority placement period are date
and time-stamped, and students are given school assignments
in the order that they were submitted. |
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| Does
my child need a physical examination to enter school? |
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A physical health examination
is required for 1st grade entry only. |
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| When
are kindergarten parent orientation meetings held at my neighborhood
school? |
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Call your neighborhood school
for date, time, and meeting location. |
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| How
do I find out about after-school childcare programs at my
child's school? |
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There is a licensed after-school
child care program at each Palo Alto elementary school site.
For more information about programs and how to register, contact
the program
director at your school site. Other local child
care options are also available. |
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| What
information do I need to provide for proof of residence if
my child lives with another family or I rent a room in Palo
Alto? |
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Call the Central Attendance
office for requirements at (650) 329-3707. |
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| I
have changed addresses in Palo Alto, what should I do? |
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When you change your address,
please complete the address
change form  (78K),
submit it with the proper proof
of residence to central attendance, and alert your school. |
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| If
I move to another neighborhood in Palo Alto, will my children
be able to attend the same school? |
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Students who change their legal residence during the year, and thus change their school attendance area, may elect to remain in the school which they have been attending for the completion of the current school year or longer, should it appear to be in their best interest to do so, and if the present school attendance will suffer no hardship because of their continued attendance. However, when
they graduate to Middle or High School, they will be placed
in the neighborhood school assigned to your new address. If
you would like them to attend a different school, you will
need to apply for an intra-district
transfer. |
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| We
are remodeling our house and will be living outside of Palo
Alto during the remodeling. Can my children continue to attend
the same school? |
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Contact the Central Attendance
office. We will give you a form for your builder to complete and submit to our office. Requests will be evaluated
on an individual by individual basis. |
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| My
child is attending 7th grade at Jordan. Can my incoming 6th
grader attend the same middle school if our address falls
within another middle school's boundary? |
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You will need to apply for
an intra-district transfer under the sibling request. |
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| My
child has been overflowed to another elementary school. What
is the District's policy? |
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Overflow students have priority
over new registrations to the neighborhood school. If
you wish for your child to remain at the overflow school permanently,
you will need to request an intra-district
transfer. |
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| My
child has been overflowed to another middle/high school. What
is the District's policy? |
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Your child will remain in the
overflow school until next school year, when he/she will be
placed in your neighborhood school. If you would like your
child to remain at the overflow school, you will need to request
an intra-district transferr. |
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