How to Enroll Your Kid in Public School in San Francisco

Step 4 GET PLACED

The moment of truth: you've received your placement. Here are your options:

1. CELEBRATE LIKE CRAZY! Hooray! You got into your number one choice! Sit back and relax, the process is done.

2. CELEBRATE! Hooray! You got into one of your top seven schools are so pleased! Sit back and relax, the process is done.

3. AMEND YOUR CHOICES. Didn't get into one of your top choices? Thought more about it and realized there's another school you really like that has openings? Your new "Amended Choice" application will be given priority in Round Two.

4. APPLY TO BE ON A WAITING LIST. Didn't get one of your top choices but are determined to? You can apply to be on a waiting list. This of course, involves a lot of waiting and uncertainty. Much like the first round of applications, keep in mind your chances of getting in somewhere. Is it really worth being #167 on a waiting list for a class of 35 children? Your child can be on only ONE waiting list at a time.

5. APPEAL. You can turn in a Family Hardship or Medical Appeal if in fact your family is experiencing "hardship" or a medical situation that requires a specific placement. Go to the Enrollment Placement Center for more info on all that.