DISTRICT ENROLLMENT
Develop competent readers, writers, and mathematicians,
Cultivate scientists, explorers, innovators and communicators of learning,
Foster compassion and empathy for others.
If you missed the District of Choice deadline to submit an application and would like to have your student(s) enrolled in Mesa Union School you can still apply for an Inter-District Permit. Keep in mind that an Inter-District Permit is not related to the District of Choice lottery and requires a release from your resident district.
INTERDISTRICT
A parent or legal guardian of a student residing outside of the Mesa Union School District boundary may request a transfer for that student to this district from another by obtaining an Approved Interdistrict Transfer Request form from their resident school district office. Please be sure to hold your student's enrollment space at your resident school district until you receive an official transfer decision notification from our Student Services department.
Please go to your resident school district office and obtain an inter district transfer approval to Mesa Union School District. Please provide the documents listed below to
- Approved District Transfer Form to Mesa Union School District
- Transcripts/Grades
- Discipline Records from previous school
- Attendance Records from previous school
If approval is granted you will be notified by the school office to begin the Mesa Union School District enrollment process. Information regarding this process can be found on the Enrollment page of our district website.
Mesa Union School District residents who would like to use the inter-district permit process to transfer out of Mesa Union School District into another school district can obtain the permit anytime throughtout the school year from the District Office.
INTERDISTRICT TIMELINE:
- Mesa Union School District begins accepting interdistrict transfer requests for the next school year on February 1st.
- For current school year requests, parents will receive a transfer decision notification within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the request.
- For future school year requests, parents will receive a transfer decision notification as soon as possible, but no later than 14 calendar days following the beginning of the school year for which enrollment is sought.
- For new interdistrict transfer applications, parents must complete the enrollment process within 10 business days of receiving an interdistrict transfer approval notification.
- Failure of the parent to meet any timelines established by the district shall be deemed abandonment of the request.
ANNUAL INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER RENEWAL PROCESS:
Mesa Union School District maintains an annual interdistrict transfer waiting list for students who where not accepted during thee school year. Parents of students on the waiting list must renew their interdistrict permit annually and submit it to the District.
INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL INFORMATION:
At times school districts deny a request to transfer to another district. Parents have the right to appeal this denial. For information regarding appealing a denied interdistrict transfer please follow the instructions on the denial letter from your district and appeal first to your resident school district office. As a second step, if needed, you can contact your resident county office of education. You have the right to appeal a school district's final decision to the county board of education within 30 days of the date of the final denial of transfer. Here is the link to VCOE to appeal https://www.vcoe.org/About/Board-of-Education/Interdistrict-Appeals
INTERDISTRICT APPLICATION - ENGLISH | SPANISH
District of Choice
Mesa Union School District will have applications for non-resident Kindergartners available for the District of Choice Program. Applications will be available on the district's website @mesaschooldistrict.org/enrollment or at the front desk of our district office located at 3901 North Mesa School Road, Somis California, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Applications can be turned into the district office from.
You may also mail in your application to our district office at Mesa Union School District, 3901 North Mesa School Road, Somis California, 93066.
Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
DOC applications will be available from November 1 to December 28, 2018.
Note: The District Office closes for winter break December 21, 2018, and reopens on January 7, 2019.
Applications will be available at the district office located at 3901North Mesa School Road. Somis, Ca
- You may pick up an application between 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Applications will also be available to
print on the Mesa Union District Website at www.mesaschooldistrict.org.
Applications are due no later than December 28, 2018 ---After December 20, all applications need to be
mailed with a postmark no later than December 28th. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT
DATE, DUPLICATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.
If we receive more applications than we can accommodate, a lottery drawing will be held at the Mesa Union School District Board Meeting in January, 2019. Priority will be given to students with siblings already in attendance Mesa Union School District. You do not need to be present at this meeting.
Parent notification will be mailed out to all applicants by January 31, 2019. Mesa Union School District will notify your home district.
Note: If you do not receive notification in the mail by the end of the first week in February, 2019 please call the school office at (805) 485-1411. If your child is not chosen for the lottery this year, we encourage you to apply for an inter-district transfer from your home district.
Yes, parents need to complete an application for each child entering the lottery.
No. Each child in the family must apply and be chosen separately
Example: You have a child about to enter kindergarten who already has a sibling in the
Mesa Union School District as a previous DOC winner; you must still submit an application.
Yes, the application can be returned by U.S. Mail to: Mesa Union School District/District of Choice,
3901 North Mesa School Rd. Somis, Ca 93066 and must be postmarked no later than December 28, 2018.
No. The District of Choice status stays with the child through 8th grade unless you move or remove the child from our district and enroll elsewhere.
Unfortunately, District of Choice at Mesa Union School District is only open to student enrolling in Kindergarten.