Stockton Unified will begin a "School Zone" attendance policy for the 2009-2010 school year. This page is intended to answer general questions.

The new Zone Attendance Policy-

• There are no more school attendance areas.  Students may apply to attend any school within their specific attendance zone’s boundaries,
• This policy does not affect the following groups:
• Students who attend magnet schools,
• Students with hardship exceptions,
• Students with inter-district agreements,
• Students with NCLB exceptions;

   The new school assignment policy below is a step-by-step process:

1. A family gets a site application from:
   1. The Student Assignment Office,
   2. A school site, or
   3. The SUSD website

2. Family completes the application and returns it to the school or the district office.  If the application is returned to a school site, the school should fax it as soon as possible to the Student Assignment Office at (209) 469-3681.

3. The Student Assignment Office will process the application as soon as possible (but in any circumstance within 24 hours) and send the applicant a notice of assignment and directions to complete the registration process at the assigned school within five working days.  The Student Assignment Office will provide the school sites with an electronic verification (Excel spreadsheet or table embedded in e-mail) of students for whom schools have been assigned.

4. The family will then complete the traditional registration process at the assigned school (CR-4 card, address verification, etc.).

5. If address verification returns an address outside of a school’s attendance zone, refer the family back to the Student Assignment Office so they can assist the family with placement in the correct zone.