Once you complete your AIR registration, it  will tell you which is your home school based on your submitted address. You will also go in person to your home school, on or after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 16th, 2021, to pick up registration information, and additional forms that you need to complete, and to set a registration appointment. Sibling registration appointments will take place between March 1-5, 2021, and New Family registration appointments will take place between March 15-19, 2021. New Family students registered during this time will be entered into the New Family Lottery, to be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 3:30 pm.

 

Schools will be available to register up through Wednesday, June 9th, 2021. School office personnel are off for the summer as of June 14, 2021. If you will be moving into South Pasadena between June 14th and the start of school (August 12, 2021), please call the Office of Instruction at 626-441-5810 X1120 to let them know when you will be moving in, the names and DOB's of your children, and address in South Pasadena, as they like to keep a list of who may be moving into the schools to anticipate enrollment. Please scroll down below to see expected summer 2021 registration dates.

 

Registration occurs in a two-step process: step one is to register online via the AERIES INTERNET REGISTRATION system, or AIR. Please visit my.spusd.net  to complete the online registration process, and print out two copies of your completed AIR registration.

 

Step two takes place at each school site for the 2021-2022 school year, and you must bring all requested documents (two copies of completed AIR registration, photo id of parent or guardian, birth certificate or passport of child, immunization records of child, and three required proofs of residency). Please look at the bottom of this page to see accepted proofs of residency by printing out the Registration Information Checklist. ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE ORIGINALS. If there are special circumstances (ESL, Special Education, or health problems) please provide appropriate documentation, such as ELPAC test scores or current IEP or 504 plan at the time of registration.

 

If you are registering a student to enter Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year, and are interested in our Dual Language Immersion Program in Spanish or our Dual Immersion Program in Mandarin, please click on the attached link to visit our webpage with important information about the registration process and timelines: Dual Language Immersion Program

The information below pertains to South Pasadena residents only. Working in South Pasadena and property ownership without actual occupation/residency does not constitute residency.  Families must reside in South Pasadena before they can register their child into SPUSD.

Please be aware that as a resident of South Pasadena, your children are guaranteed a spot in one of our three elementary schools; student placement is determined within each home school of residence by date and time of registration. After New Family Registration takes place in March, and all data has been entered into the computer, three Individual lotteries for students entering grades TK/K-5  will take place on MAY 7, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. at the District Office Boardroom, 1020 El Centro Street, S. Pasadena; one for each school, (if needed), by grade level (as needed), with all the names of students registered during New Family Registration. This lottery will be open to the public. There will be a New Family lottery for AV Kindergarten, Marengo TK new families, Marengo Kindergarten, and Marengo First Grade. If you registered at MHS, we will not be having any lotteries. Please do not attend if you are not feeling well. Parents/attendees will be expected to wear a face mask and complete a screening process on their phone prior to entering the boardroom. Siblings enrolling in grades TK/K-5 are given priority registration and are not a part of the lottery process. If you are unable to attend the May 7 New Family Lottery, you may call your home school or the Office of Instruction after 9 am on Monday, May 10th, 2021 to find out your child's lottery number. Please be aware that as a resident of South Pasadena, your children are guaranteed a spot in one of our three elementary schools; the lottery is used to place students who live in each school's attendance area. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) handout will be uploaded below after the lottery to help parents interpret their lottery number and to understand the process of student placement.

After March 26, 2021, student placement is determined at each school of residence by date and time of registration. For additional information about the school district, please visit the "District Policies" option, then "General Info about SPUSD" option.

SUMMER TK/K-5 REGISTRATION DATES FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR:

For the 2021-2022 school year, elementary schools are in attendance, online, until June 2, 2021 and then will be closed for the summer. The last day to register at a school site, by appointment, is Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

 

 

After June 9, 2021, for the 2021-2022 school year, the following dates are TK-5 registration dates between 8:30AM-11AM and between 1PM-3PM at the District Office:

 

 

The 2021-2022 school start date is Thursday, August 12, 2021. Beginning the week of August 16th, 2021, new elementary registrations will resume at the home school site.

 

It is possible that your student will not be able to be placed at their home school for the 2021-2022 school year, especially in grades TK/K- 3 where class size for the 2021-2022 school year is currently 24 students per class. We will make our best effort to place siblings together at the same school, but this is not always possible.

 

You may not register for school until you reside in South Pasadena and have your appropriate three proofs of residence, and registration must be done by the parent or legal guardian of the child.

 

Incoming Kindergarten students for the 2021-2022 school year must be 5 years old by September 1, 2021.  This is per California Education Code (48000a), and no exceptions will be made.   September 1 will be the annual cut-off date for all incoming kindergarten students.

 

If your child will turn 5 between September 2 and December 2, 2021, please be aware that he/she is eligible for Transitional Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year.  If you do not know about Transitional Kindergarten, please click on the link in the locker below.  Transitional Kindergarten, or TK, has been held at Monterey Hills Elementary school and Arroyo Vista Elementary School for the past several years.  Once we complete our initial registration process for siblings and new families, we will be able to determine the number and location of TK classes for the 2021-2022 school year. TK students are not usually a part of the New Family Lottery; sometimes we need to conduct them to create priority amongst new families. Both TK and Kindergarten are half-day programs: AM class is from 8:10 am to 11:35 am and PM class is from 11:35 am to 3:00 pm. 

 

Please remember that all incoming students will need to provide proof of the immunizations required by California law.  If you need help in obtaining vaccines, you may contact the Monrovia Health Services Clinic at 626-256-1600. They provide  free immunizations for children who do not have current health insurance.  Beginning January 1, 2016, the only waiver now allowed is a medical waiver. If your child has a medical condition (or family history) which makes immunization medically inadvisable, either permanently or temporarily, you will need to have your physician write a note to the school/district which states the reason for and duration of the exemption. The doctor must be a California licensed M.D. or D.O. There is no provision for a delayed immunization schedule in the law, so your child will need to be current with his/her immunizations when he/she starts school. For more information on this new law, please click on this link: Health Information and Forms

 

If you are the legal guardian of a student, or are residing in a "Dual Family Residency" (two families sharing a residence), you will need to contact the Office of Personnel at 626-441-5810 X1130 for an appointment prior to registering your child(ren).  For more information, please look under "District Enrollment Policies" under "Guardianship Information" and "Dual Residency Requirements".

 

If you would like to view the Enrollment/Registration Information Checklist, click on the document below entitled "Required Documents for Enrollment and Registration".

You need one document from EACH category

 

Deed of Trust

Mortgage Payment Receipt – dated within the past month

Rental/Lease Agreement, listing all names of occupants (including children), and the name, address, telephone number and signature of landlord/management company.

Property Tax Bill – dated within the past year

Closing Escrow Papers

 

Utility Bill (Example: Southern California Edison, The Gas Company, Water Bill) – dated within the past month, all pages of bill must be provided

Cable/Internet Provider Bill (Example: Time Warner, Direct TV)  – dated within the past month, all pages of bill must be provided

 

An Additional Utility Bill [different than what is provided in CATEGORY B] (Example: Southern California Edison, The Gas Company, Water Bill) – dated within the past month, with all pages of bill provided

Current Car Registration – dated within the past year

Car Insurance Statement – dated within the past 6 months to 1 year

Health Insurance Statement – dated within the past month

Bank Statement (or signed letter on bank letterhead with the South Pasadena address) – dated within the past month

Current Federal or State Tax Correspondences - dated within the past 6 months