Applying for SFUSD Round 2

The San Francisco Unified School District releases assignment letters each year in mid-March to those families who turned in applications by the Round 1 deadline.

Some of you celebrate because your child is assigned to one of the schools on the top of your list. Some of you have mixed feelings because your child is assigned to a school that you listed, but there are other schools that you would want more than your assigned school. And some of you are disappointed because your child is assigned to a school that you did not even list on your application.

Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco is here to support all of you. We celebrate with those parents who are happy with their assigned schools, and we will help those parents who would like to reapply for schools better suited for their families.

All parents should accept their assigned schools by the SFUSD April deadline. If you do not accept by the deadline, your child will lose their SFUSD spot and you will have to start the process over. If you accept in time, your child will hold that spot when you submit an application for Round 2 or Wait Pool. Your held spot will be released if you are assigned to another school you listed in the Round 2 application.

EPC is trying to make it easier for some families, especially those with English as a second language, to Accept their assigned school. If you received an Assignment letter that said “If you wish to keep this school, no further action is needed. We will automatically enroll your child in this school” you can still apply for Round 2 if you want to try for another school.

If you are pleased with your assigned school, then you need only to accept by the April deadline, and you are finished with the assignment process. Congratulations! You can now look for ways to connect to your new school community!

If you would like to apply for another school, you should accept at your assigned school by the April deadline and submit a Round 2 application via ParentVue or send a printed or digital PDF in the mail or email to the EPC.

Parents applying in Round 2 must submit their applications by the SFUSD May deadline.  If you did not apply for Round 1 or you are new to SFUSD you will need to provide state-issued identification, proof of birth and proof of address documentation with your Round 2 application.

Your original list of schools is not taken into account in Round 2. You may add more schools, remove schools, or reorder your list on your Round 2 application. We recommend that you list your schools in the order you truly prefer them. For Round 2, you may list as many schools as you like, and you should rank every school that you would prefer over your current assignment.

SFUSD releases Round 2 assignment letters in early June.

If you receive a new assignment as a result of Round 2, then:

  • Accept or Decline your newly assigned school by the SFUSD mid June deadline.

  • You can still reapply for the Wait Pool for a higher choice.

  • Your child’s spot in their previously assigned school will be released.

If you do not receive a new assignment in Round 2, then:

  • Your child remains assigned to their previously assigned school if you accepted it in time.

  • Your child is not offered any school if you did not accept your previously assigned school.

  • You can still reapply for the Wait Pool.

We are here to help you if you have any questions about your next steps.

Among the PPS-SF staff, we have experienced both the elation of receiving our first choice school and the disappointment of receiving an assignment that was not a preference. We all ended up with schools that we love. We would like to help you navigate the steps of the assignment process to find a great public school for your family.