How can my child go to Tule Elk Park School?
Admissions to Tule Elk are done through the San Francisco Unified School District. To apply for school, all families must fulfill the SFUSD residency requirements. Once you have decided on applying to Tule Elk, you can begin filling out the application form. The parent or legal guardian of the student will need to bring the required documents to submit the application in person to the Educational Placement Center located at 555 Franklin St, Room 100.
To fill out an application please click here.
Note: Transitional Kindergarten students must be turning 5 between September 2 to December 2 to qualify.
The application process consists of several rounds:
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Round One: March Placement Period (Oct 27, 2016 - Jan 15, 2017): This is when most parents turn in their applications. Assignment letters are sent out mid March 2017. Applications are due in person (555 Franklin St, Room 100) for Round One by January 15, 2017.
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Round Two: May Placement Period (Jan - Apr 2017): Parents who did not submit an application for Round One or parents who would hope to get a higher choice school assignment than their Round One assignment can apply during the May Placement Period. Assignment letters are sent out by mail in the beginning of May.
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Available School Assignment Period (ASAP) (Jun - Sep 2017): The schools that have space left from Round Two and do not have a waiting pool will be available for immediate placement during the Available School Assignment Period. Any student may be assigned immediately into a school with openings that does not have any waiting pool requests pending. Students who receive an assignment through the Available School Assignment Period may still opt to submit a wait pool request as long as the request is submitted by the specified deadline below.
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Waiting Pool Period (May - Sep 2017): If you would like to continue to participate in the assignment process or would like to apply for a higher-choice school, you may submit a wait pool request for ONE SCHOOL for the Waiting Pool Process in May 2017 (Round 3), July 2017 (Round 4) or in August 2017 (Round 5). Applications submitted for the Waiting Pool process will stay active for all assignment runs conducted in July, August, and until the end of the enrollment process which ends on September 4, 2015. The Waiting Pool process will be conducted in June through August, prior to the beginning of school, and continue throughout the first two weeks of school as openings occur.