Student Assignment

** New students MUST be residing in the District. The student must be ready and available for assessments that may be necessary. **

** Current CUSD students with a change of address MUST be residing in their new attendance area or residence before change of address and/or school will be made. **

Proof of Residence

New residents MUST be residing in their new address/residence within the CUSD boundaries. If families are still between their previous address and new address, registration will not take place until the new address becomes the primary address. CUSD does not register students who are planning to move within the CUSD boundaries.

One (1) original document is required (copy will be made at the time of registration).

• Homeowner:
  • Current Original Property Tax Bill – with parent/guardian’s name, mailing address and property address.  One may obtain a duplicate of their original property tax bill at the Department of Tax and Collections, 70 W. Hedding Street, East Wing, 6th floor, San Jose, 95110
  • Final Buyer Statement (if purchased within last six [6] months) – with parent/guardian’s name and property address
  • CUSD will not accept a Grant Deed as proof of residence.
  • CUSD will not accept a Property Assessment mailed by the Santa Clara County Assessors Office.
• Renter/Lessee:
  • Printed fully executed lease agreement – includes signatures from both parent/guardian and manager/landlord and Manager/Landlord’s contact information
• Affidavit of residence (family living with another resident):
  • An Affidavit of Parent Residence form must be signed by parent and the primary resident. The form can be obtained by emailing Student Assignment (studentassignment@cusdk8.org).
  • Primary resident must provide Property Tax Bill or fully executed lease agreement and photo identification
  • Parent must provide two additional forms of identification with current address on it (most recent bank statement, car insurance or registration, or paycheck stub) 

Parent Photo Identification

One (1) original document is required (copy will be made at the time of registration).

• State issued Driver’s License or Identification Card
• Passport

Proof of Age

One (1) original document is required (copy will be made at the time of registration).

• Certificate of birth (certificates provided by the hospital are not acceptable)

• Baptismal certificate duly attested

• Passport
• Affidavit signed by parent, guardian or custodian of the child

Immunization Records

Must be provided by a physician and translated into English.

• Yellow card or print out from physician’s office with most recent immunization records must be presented at the time of registration. Immunization records from previous school districts will not be accepted.

• Students entering school within Santa Clara County must have a valid TB test result or assessment (click here for form) before they can attend school. TB Test/Assessments must be done within the United States and must be completed up to 12 months prior to school registration. If coming from another school within Santa Clara County an older TB test result or assessment will be accepted and must be presented at the time of registration.
• Students entering grades 7 or 8 must have one (1) dose of Tdap (or DTP/DTaP) on or after the 7^th birthday.

Open Enrollment will re-open on June 13, 2022

 

CLICK HERE for access to the waitlist. (waitlist.cusdk8.org) 

The waitlist is usually updated once a week on Thursday afternoons, however, while the first rounds of offers are being sent, we will be updating the waitlist daily after 2pm.

Parents checking living waitlist numbers will need to know their child’s six-digit perm identification number as well as the child’s six-digit birthday (mmddyy).

If your child is on a living waitlist, please know that if a space becomes available for your child, a CUSD staff member will reach out to you by InformedK12 or email.

• Once a family accepts an alternative school placement for their child, the child is removed from all other waitlists and is removed from their current school of attendance.
• If a family accepts a neighborhood attendance area school placement for their child, the child will remain on any alternative school living waitlist the student is on.
• If a family declines an offer for their child, their child is removed from that waitlist, but not other living waitlists.

 

CUSD Open Enrollment (OE) Waitlist FAQ’s

My child was on the 2021-2022 waitlist.  Did I need to reapply this year?

• No. The waitlist is considered a living waitlist and will roll to the next grade level automatically.

Where do I find out my child’s waitlist number?

• Visit: https://waitlist.cusdk8.org/
• The district updates waitlists weekly.

I applied during the Open Enrollment window in February, but my child is not on the waitlist. Why not?

• There are a variety of reasons your child may not on the waitlist:
  • A different attendance area school or alternative school/program was not selected when the OE form was submitted (blank submission)
  • The attendance area school selected was the home attendance area school and the submission was removed (this is already your child’s assigned school)
  • Incorrect grade level was entered or the school chosen does not offer the grade level selected (for example there are no TK spaces at alternative schools/programs and Faria as well as Murdock-Portal do not have 6th grade classes)
  • No tour (alt school/program only) was attended in the 2022-2023 school year. If you believe this was an error, please contact the alternative school/program office.
  • Your child was already on 2 different attendance area schools and/or 2 alternative schools waitlists and the submission was removed. 

I applied last year and my child is very low on the waitlist.  Can I reapply this year to try for a better lottery number so that my child can move up the waitlist? 

• No, you cannot apply again this year.  Duplicate applications will result in your child being removed from the waitlist.

My child is on one or two waitlists for those schools.  May I move my child to the waitlist for another school?

• You must contact Student Assignment: studentassignment@cusdk8.org and request for your child to be removed from the current waitlist they are on. You can then submit an Open Enrollment request again when it re-opens on June 13th.

If my child does not get a spot at the OE school(s) we applied for for the 2022-2023 school year, will my child stay on the waitlist?

• Yes, your child will stay on the waitlist until a spot becomes available. You must maintain your primary residence in the District in order to remain on the living waitlist.

My child currently attends a private school.  If we applied to the lottery but were not offered a space for the 2022-2023 school year, can my child continue to attend the private school until a space at the Open Enrollment school becomes available?

• Yes, your child will stay on the waitlist until a spot becomes available. You must maintain your primary residence in the District in order to remain on the living waitlist.

If you have any additional inquiries, please contact Student Assignment through their inquiry form: CLICK HERE. Due to a high volume of requests being processed at this time, Student Assignment will reach out to you as quickly as possible. Questions about the Open Enrollment waitlist or lottery will not be answered via phone at this time.

The Student Assignment Office can be reached Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at (408) 252-3000 x.61-110. Please note, walk-ins are not taken at this time.  

If your family is currently attending a CUSD school and needs to update an address due to a move, please CLICK HERE to submit your information via the Google form.

Your family must be fully residing within your new residence - we do not update addresses prior to the move.

A Student Assignment staff member will reach out to you once we get to your information in the queue. While you await an email, please prepare your Property Tax Bill or Final Buyers Statement (if purchased within the last six [6] months) if you own your home or your lease agreement if you rent along with a parent photo ID. You will be requested to send that information via PDF once contacted.

What is an Inter-district Transfer?

An inter-district transfer is used when families wish to enroll their student(s) in a school district other than the one assigned to their home address. This applies to students trying to transfer into and out of the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD). All Inter-District requests must be initiated in the District of residence. Inter-District transfers are valid for one year only and must be renewed annually. 

Students Living Within CUSD Boundaries Transferring to Another District

Families who live within the Cupertino Union School District boundaries may request for their student to attend a school outside of the Cupertino Union School District.

Families living with the CUSD boundaries requesting to attend another district must complete THIS FORM. Please note, if the student has an IEP, that must 

Students Living Outside of the CUSD Boundaries Transferring into CUSD

Students who live outside of the Cupertino Union School District boundaries have the opportunity to request attendance to an attendance area school within the Cupertino Union School District from their new district of residence.

Families living outside of the CUSD boundaries must follow the process below:

• The first Monday of May and will remain open through the last day of May each calendar year.

• Families who apply during the IDT Priority Window will be entered into a lottery.

• If approved families will contacted by CUSD Student Assignment via email for next steps.
• If you meet the requirements, complete THIS FORM to submit your Inter District Transfer Request

Requirements

If your primary residence is not within the district (and you have no intention of moving within the district), you may submit a copy of your home district’s approved IDT Request form. 

• Provide CUSD with an approved IDT form from your district of residence. The approved IDT is not due prior to applying and is only needed if/when space is offered within CUSD
• The “school requested” question on your approved IDT form may be left blank.
• IDT does not apply to the CUSD Alternative School Programs. 
• Students approved through the IDT process will be required to provide an approved IDT from their district of residence on a yearly basis--before July 1 of the subsequent school year. Failure to meet this timeline will result in a denial of the request.

✓IDT Lottery will be held the first week of June each calendar year.

✓IDT Lottery results will be sent through InformedK12 during the third week of June each calendar year through the email provided on the Google form. We are not be able to provide status of a pending application. 

✓Families may be placed on an active waitlist until adequate space becomes available at a CUSD school site.

✓As adequate space becomes available, CUSD Staff will contact families to offer a space.

• If offered a space or multiple spaces and the family chooses not to accept any spaces offered, and is interested in another school, the family must reapply through the IDT process for specific school choices.

If an Inter-District transfer is denied, the parent/guardian may appeal the district's denial of a transfer application to the Superintendent by filing a written request of appeal with the Superintendent or designee within 10 working days of the receipt of the written notification of denial. The Superintendent shall notify the parent/guardian of his/her decision on the appeal within 10 working days of receiving the appeal. Parents/guardians may appeal the decision of the Superintendent to the County Board of Education within 30 days of receiving notice of the Superintendent's decision pursuant to Education Code section 46601. (Education Code 46601)

The Cupertino Union School District reserves the right to deny transfer requests or release students for the following reasons: lack of facilities either district-wide or in a requested school, attendance area or program, scholarship, citizenship, attendance, or behavior.

An approved  IDT may be revoked or rescinded at a later date by CUSD if: 

• there is insufficient classroom space in the requested school and/or grade level;
• there is excessive truancy, tardiness or late pick-ups;
• Students do not have satisfactory attendance, citizenship and/or scholarship; 
• parent/guardian(s) provide false information in making a transfer request.

No student currently residing within a school's attendance area shall be displaced by another student transferring from outside the attendance area or by a student requesting an IDT.

Board Policy and Regulation 5117 related to the District's Inter-District Transfer process are found on Board Docs at https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cusdk8/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.