Attendance Requirements

To attend the Palo Alto Unified School District, a student must be:

• at least five (5) years of age on or before December 2nd of that academic calendar year*,
• reside on a full-time permanent basis (seven days and seven nights) within the boundaries of the District.

*For the 2012 - 2013 school year registered students born between November 2 and December 2, 2007 will be placed in Transitional Kindergarten classes. This program may be terminated pending state funding.

If the student meets these requirements, the parent/guardian may register the student.

All registrations must be submitted/processed at the Central Attendance Office, 25 Churchill Ave., Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 p.m. Before visiting our offices please review the Registration Process. 

Further assistance with:  School Placement (Due to continued high enrollment. PAUSD cannot guarantee placement in the neighborhood school.), Finding Your Neighborhood School, and Transfers. For the 2012 - 2013 school year registered students born between November 2 and December 2, 2007 will be placed in Transitional Kindergarten classes, held if funded by State.

If you have questions contact us at centattendance@pausd.org or 650-329-3707.

Registration Process

Priority 1 Period is January 4, 2012 through February 10, 2012

The following ORIGINAL documents MUST be provided to the Central Attendance Office

prior to beginning the on-line registration process. 

1. Registration form/Formulario de inscripción  
2. Residency Declaration Form/Declaracion de Domicilio
3. Child's Birth Certificate or Passport
4. Parent’s Government Issued Photo ID
5. Current Immunization Records (Not required at time of registration. But, required before attending school.)
• Health Requirements K- 12
• Health Report for School Entry form
• Oral Health Assessment/Wiaver Request Form           
6. Current Property Tax Statement indicating a Homeowner’s Exemption
   OR 
   Current Lease Agreement with Manager/Landlord’s contact information AND if lease has expired and is now month-to-month, letter from the manager/landlord indicating the parents are current residents.
7. Palo Alto or PG&E – Three Most Recent Months

OR

Current DMV Vehicle Registration

After the required documents are processed you will receive a(n):

• (2011-12 School year) Snapcode that will allow you to complete the registration process.
• (2012-13 School year) Activation Code that will allow you to complete the registration process.

In order to expedite the online registration process, you may want to have easy access to the following requested information: 

• 9-digit zip code, which is required by the State of California.  If you do not know your 9-digit zip code, please refer to http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp;
• 3 local emergency contacts - home phone and address;
• 1 out-of-state emergency contact - home phone and address (please do not list an out-of-country contact);
• Child's physician/practitioner - name and phone number and e) Health Insurance Provider - If Applicable.

Revised December 2011