If your student is new to the Santa Barbara Unified School District, or your student is returning to the District after having been enrolled somewhere else for a full school year or more, please complete the online enrollment process.
 
Complete the steps on the Aeries Online Enrollment site:

[English] | [Spanish]

The system will automatically determine a school of residence for your student, based on the student’s home address.  During the enrollment process, you will have the opportunity to enroll multiple students new to the district. 
 
Kindergarten/Transitional-Kindergarten Enrollment:

• Kindergarten Minimum Age: Student must turn 5 years old by September 1, 2024
• Transitional Kindergarten Minimum Age: Student must turn 5 years old between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025

Documents you will need to complete the enrollment process:

• (1) A certified copy of a birth certificate or a statement by the local registrar or county recorder certifying the date of birth; (2) a duly attested baptism certificate; (3) a passport; or (4) when none of the above documents is obtainable, an affidavit of the parent/guardian.
• Immunization record – Include the Tdap booster shot for all new 7th graders and new students to the District
• Address verification – One of the following:
  • Current property tax payment receipts or grant deed with county recorder’s stamp OR
  • Rent payment receipts or lease or rental contract OR
  • Utility service bill (gas, electric, water) OR
  • Pay stub OR
  • Voter registration OR
  • Correspondence from a government agency OR
  • Declaration of residency

New Student Enrollment Packet checklist:   [English] | [Spanish]

If your student is interested in enrolling at a school outside of your school of residence, or if you live outside the District’s attendance boundaries, you will need to complete the transfer request in addition to the enrollment process. Please see the tab below titled ‘School Transfers’ for more information. The deadline to apply for a transfer is January 26, 2024 at 5 pm. 
 
For enrollment support, please contact the main office at your school of residence.  For assistance to determine your school of residence, please contact the Student and Family Services Team at 805-963-4338 ext. 6276 and/or 6278 (English and Spanish).

Aeries Registration Video   Spanish Aeries Registration Video

Prior to the beginning of each school year in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, parent/guardian(s) of students are required to complete the annual online registration for their children.  For families with multiple children, registration must be completed for each child individually.  In addition to the District forms required by law, each school may require site-specific forms and procedures.
 
The Aeries Portal refers to the online registration as the Data Confirmation process.  Click on the link here Aeries Portal Registration to complete the registration steps:

• When you first log into your portal, you will be prompted to complete the Data Confirmation (registration) process for each student before you can view other areas of the portal. 
• Parent/guardian(s) will have an opportunity to complete the online registration process for multiple students enrolled in the District. To view a different student, go to Change Student, located in the right of the screen, after logging into your Aeries Parent Portal.
• Once you have completed the registration process, if you would like to make additional changes, please go to Student Info and select Data Confirmation in the drop-down menu.

Reminder:  Please visit your school’s website and/or contact the main office to receive additional information about site-specific registration forms and procedures.  Many school registration web pages are linked from within the online registration process.
 
For any questions on enrollment and/or annual registration, please contact your school.

 

2024-2025 INTRADISTRICT TRANSFERS: Dec. 1, 2023 - Jan. 26, 2024

ONLINE INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS: 

Click here for 2024-2025 Intradistrict Transfer form 

 If a student is interested in attending a school outside of their school of residence or is interested in a pathway, academy, or program of choice that is not available at your school of residence, parent/guardian(s) must submit an Intra-District Transfer application for the 2024-2025 school year. The deadline to apply is January 26, 2024 at 5pm. 
 
Transfer submitted after January 26, 2024 are considered late transfers and will be reviewed on space availability and in the order in which they are received. Transfers received after the July 2024 deadline will only be reviewed for 2nd Semester/Term 3.
 
Interested in a hard copy of the application? Please visit the Student and Family Services Department located at the main District Office, 720 Santa Barbara Street, 93101.  The Department's office hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.

BP 5116.1 Intradistrict Open Enrollment: [English] | [Spanish]
AR 5116.1 Intradistrict Open Enrollment: [English] | [Spanish]

Print version of 2024-2025 school year IntraDistrict Transfer form: [English] | [Spanish]  (forms accepted starting Dec. 1, 2023)

NOTE: Paper forms may be handed in at the District Office, 720 Santa Barbara St. Forms may be submitted to the Student and Family Services Office team or the district receptionist. After business hours: please deposit completed forms via the dropbox located to the left of the front door entry.
 
Forms - 2023-24  IntraDistrict Application for Change of Address
 
For information regarding District and School Boundary Maps and our Street Address Listing by Attendance Area, please visit here.
 
If you have any questions or need additional support, please contact Student and Family Services at (805) 963-4338 ext. 6276 and/or 6278 (English and Spanish).

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INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS

Interdistrict transfers are required when a student transfers from a school OUTSIDE the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s boundaries to a school INSIDE the district’s boundaries.  
 
The Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Board of Education revised the Board Policy 5117 for Interdistrict Attendance. The revised policy stipulates that the district will not accept interdistrict transfer students except in specific cases, as defined in Board Policy 5117.

BP 5117 Interdistrict Attendance: [English] | [Spanish]
BP 5111.1 District Residency: [English] | [Spanish]
AR 5111.1 District Residency: [English] | [Spanish]

Reminder:  For students already attending the Santa Barbara Unified School District with an InterDistrict Transfer, their parent/guardian(s) must renew their student’s InterDistrict Transfers each year for any students continuing in our District.  Please contact your District of Residence for additional paperwork and information.  The window to submit an InterDistrict Transfer is December 1, 2023 through January 26, 2024 at 5 PM.  
 

2024-25 Open House Schedule for High Schools

Dos Pueblos

January 8, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m.
This year, our Dos Pueblos High School Open House for 8th grade families will take place on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 from 6-7:30pm in person at DPHS. The evening starts in the Elings Performing Arts Center, and will include representatives from all our academic programs, athletic coaches, performing arts programs, and other campus organizations!

San Marcos

January 13, 2025, 6-8:00 p.m.
This year, our San Marcos Open House for 8th grade families will take place on Monday, January 13, 2025 from 6-8:00 pm in person at San Marcos. The evening starts in the Marquis Performing Arts Center and will include representatives from all our academic programs, athletic teams, performing arts programs, and other campus organizations.

Santa Barbara

December 4th, 2024 at 6 p.m.
Come see what amazing opportunities Santa Barbara High School has to offer our students. The evening begins at 6 pm in the theater and will include presentations by our academies and pathway programs, guided and self-guided campus tours, a chance to learn more about our various academic departments and athletics program, and performances by our madrigals, marching band, and theater arts program.

2024-25 Open House Schedule for Elementary Schools

All Elementary School Open Houses will be held in the Spring.

Please contact your school directly for information about Open House tours and events. Santa Barbara Unified School District does not process the enrollments for *Charter Schools (i.e. Peabody, Adelante, and Santa Barbara Charter), please contact them directly for any questions about their enrollment process, dates, and deadlines.

School	Phone Number
Adams Elementary School	805-563-2515
*Adelante Charter School	805-966-7392
Cleveland Elementary School	805-963-8873
Franklin Elementary School	805-963-4283
Harding University Partnership School	805-965-8994
McKinley Elementary School	805-966-9926
Monroe Elementary School	805-966-7023
*Peabody Charter School	805-563-1172
Roosevelt Elementary School	805-563-2062
*Santa Barbara Charter School	805-967-6522
Santa Barbara Community Academy	805-687-2081
Washington Elementary School	805-965-6653

 

Beginning December 1, 2023, the Santa Barbara Unified School District invites new families to enroll for the 2024-2025 school year.  Our district welcomes students entering Transitional-Kindergarten through 12th Grade. 

Families enrolling in the Santa Barbara Unified School District school for the first time must complete the enrollment process online or in-person at your school of residence. Please see the tab above titled ‘One-Time Enrollment - New Students to the District’ for more information. A student’s enrollment is based on the parent’s residential address.

For enrollment support, please contact the main office at your school of residence.  For assistance to determine your school of residence, please contact the Student and Family Services Team at 805-963-4338 ext. 6276 and/or 6278 (English and Spanish).