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Enrollment and Registration Guide
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- One-Time Enrollment – Students New to The District
- Annual Registration – Enrolled Students
- School Transfers
- Open House Events
One-Time Enrollment – Students New to The District
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 Aeries Online Enrollment
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:
- For 2025-26, children are eligible for Transitional Kindergarten if they have their fourth birthday by September 1.
- Children are eligible for Kindergarten if they will have their fifth birthday on or before September 1.
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
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 24, 2025 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. 6278 and/or 6208 (English and Spanish).
Annual Registration – Enrolled Students
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.
School Transfers
2025-2026 INTRADISTRICT TRANSFERS: Dec. 1, 2024 - Jan. 24, 2025
ONLINE INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS:
Note: The Intradistrict Transfer application below is for this current school year 2024-2025. The priority application window for next school year 2025-2026 will open on December 1, 2024.
Click here for 2024-2025 Intradistrict Transfer form
Click here for 2025-2026 Intradistrict Transfer form (opens December 1, 2024 at 8:00am)
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 2025-2026 school year. The deadline to apply is January 24, 2025 at 5pm.
Transfer submitted after January 24, 2025 at 5pm 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 1 deadline will only be reviewed for 2nd Semester/Term 3.
Paper applications are available for pick up at any school or in the Student & Family Services office located at 720 Santa Barbara Street, 93101, or for download on our website. The Department's office hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. After business hours: please deposit completed forms via the dropbox located to the left of the front door entry.
BP 5116.1 Intradistrict Open Enrollment: [English] | [Spanish]
AR 5116.1 Intradistrict Open Enrollment: [English] | [Spanish]
Forms - IntraDistrict Application for Change of Address
For information regarding District and School Boundary Maps and our Street Address Listing by Attendance Area, please click here.
If you have any questions or need additional support, please contact Student and Family Services at (805) 963-4338 ext. 6208 and/or 6278 (English and Spanish).
Open House Events
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, 6-7:30 p.m.
Come see what amazing opportunities Santa Barbara High School has to offer our students. The evening begins at 6 pm in the main hallway and will include a presentation at 6:30pm in the theatre. Join us for academies after the presentation and don't forget to come to one of our campus tours:
Meet at the Flagpole at 10:30 a.m. - no sign up required!
- Wednesday, 12/4/24
- Friday, 12/6/24
- Friday, 1/10/25
- Friday, 1/17/25
- Wednesday, 1/22/25
2024-25 Open House Schedule for Junior Schools
| School | Date | Time |
| La Cumbre | Thursday, Dec 5th, 2024 | 6-7:30p |
| La Colina | Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | 6:00-7:30p |
| SBJH | Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 | 6-8p |
| GVJH | Thursday January 16, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:30p |
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 |
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).