information from Seattle Public Schools

Enrollment in Seattle Public Schools is still available for the 2020-21 school year.

Enrollment is open to:

• • New Seattle residents;
• • Children who have turned five-years-old by Aug. 31, 2020, for kindergarten enrollment.

Enrollment can be completed online, by phone or in-person.

For online enrollment, visit the SPS website at www.seattleschools.org/admissions.

For phone enrollment, please call the number matching language preference:

• • Amharic/Oromo: 206-445-3848
• • Chinese: 206-475-1860
• • English: 205-252-0760
• • Somali: 206-471-2414
• • Spanish: 206-471-2414
• • Vietnamese: 206-427-9386

For in-person enrollment, please note:

• • Location – John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence (JSCEE) 2445 3rd Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98134
• • Dates for in-person enrollment – Sept. 8-11
• • Times for in-person enrollment – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (closed noon-1 p.m.)
• • No appointment necessary
• • Limited in-person support available
• • Parents/guardians must provide: * photo identification or passport * two pieces of address verification * student’s certificate of immunization * birth certificate or passport for students entering kindergarten or first grade

Covid-19 Safety Information -- John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence (JSCEE)

• • To protect your family and our staff, please do not come to the JSCEE if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms: fever or chills; cough or shortness of breath/difficulty breathing; muscle or body aches; vomiting or diarrhea; new loss of taste or smell.
• • Only two families at a time will be allowed to enter the JSCEE lobby.
• • Only two people per household should plan to come to enroll.
• • To allow for social distancing, only five families at a time can form a line. Please remain in your car until called into line.
• • Face coverings that cover the nose and mouth must be worn at all times.
• • SPS staff will be wearing masks and will sanitize their stations between each visitor.

To learn more about registration and to find your neighborhood school, visit www.seattleschools.org/admissions or call one of the numbers listed above.

First day of school:

• • Sept. 4: 1st – 12 grades
• • Sept. 8: preschool and kindergarten