Frequently Asked Questions

• You can view your school assignment online through ParentVUE starting May 30, 2023.    
• You will also be mailed a school assignment letter starting May 30, 2023 via USPS mail.

• You can accept or decline your assignment in one of three ways:
  • Online using ParentVUE
  • Emailing the enclosed paper Response Form that is attached with your letter to enrollinschool@sfusd.edu
  • Drop off your Response Form at the Educational Placement Center 
• Here are step-by-step videos on how to accept or decline your assignment:

          English | Español | 粵語 | 國語 | Tiếng Việt | Tagalog | Gagana Sāmoa | العربي

• For more information on how to accept or decline, please visit sfusd.edu/Round2

• The last day to accept your assignment is June 16, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
• If you wish to decline, we ask that you do it as soon as you’ve decided or by June 16, 2023, but you can decline any time before the first day of school.

• Your ParentVUE account has your student’s assignment letter uploaded in the “Documents” tab. For help accessing your ParentVUE account, call 415-340-1716.
• If you did not receive a letter or you have other questions about enrollment, please call (415) 241-6085, or email enrollinschool@sfusd.edu for support.

• ParentVUE can be accessed through this link. You can learn more about ParentVUE. 
• Help Videos

• For help accessing your ParentVUE account, call 415-340-1716 or email familylink@sfusd.edu.

If you accept or decline by using ParentVUE, yes, you will receive a confirmation email as soon as you accept or decline your assignment.

• After accepting or declining your assignment, you can click on “Status” to see if it was submitted. 
• You can also check at any time by logging in to ParentVUE > Online Forms and clicking “Review”.

If you submitted an approved Interdistrict permit and an application to SFUSD before May 12, your assignment may be available with Round 2 assignment letters on May 30. If either of those required documents was still missing at that point, your inter-district application will be processed in late-June. You will receive a school assignment letter in the mail when it is ready.

Call the Educational Placement Center at (415) 241-6085 for assistance.

You have two remaining opportunities to try for a different school. 

Wait Pool

You can apply for a different school using our Wait Pool process. The Wait Pool will allow you to apply to just one school. The deadline to apply is August 9, 2023. Learn more about Wait Pool.

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment is an opportunity for any students to transfer to any school with an open seat and no Wait Pool requests. Open Enrollment will begin on July 17, 2023 with an online-only process.  Learn more information about Open Enrollment.

• You can view your school assignment letter online through ParentVUE, in the Documents tab.

• You were also mailed a school assignment letter on or around March 20, 2023 via USPS mail.

• ParentVUE will update in July 2023 to reflect your student's school enrollment for the 2023-24 school year.

• The deadline to ACCEPT a Main Round school assignment has passed. 
• If you did not accept your assignment and you were not automatically enrolled (as stated in your assignment letter), you no longer have a school for next school year 2023-2024. Please contact the EPC for help.
• You can decline your assignment in one of three ways:
  • Online using ParentVUE
  • Emailing the enclosed paper Response Form that is attached with your letter to enrollinschool@sfusd.edu
    • If you misplaced your paper Response Form, you can download and fill out a blank Response Form: English  | Español | 中文 | Tiếng Việt | Tagalog | Gagana Sāmoa | العربي
      • For the non-English languages, the response form is located on the second page. 
  • Dropping off your Response Form to the Educational Placement Center at 555 Franklin St, Rm 100 (Monday-Friday) OR 1520 Oakdale Ave, Rm 13 (Tuesday & Thursday)

• Here are step-by-step videos on how to decline your assignment:

  English  | Español | 粵語 | 國語 | Tiếng Việt | Tagalog | Gagana Sāmoa | العربي

• For more information on how to accept or decline, please visit http://www.sfusd.edu/mainround.

• The deadline to accept your assignment was April 7, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
• If you wish to decline, we ask that you do it by April 7, 2023, but you can decline any time before the first day of school.

• Your ParentVUE account has your student’s assignment letter uploaded in the “Documents” tab. For help accessing your ParentVUE account, call 415-340-1716.
• If you did not receive a letter or your have other questions about enrollment, please call (415) 241-6085, or email enrollinschool@sfusd.edu for support.

• ParentVUE can be accessed through this link. You can learn more about ParentVUE here.
• Help Videos: HERE

• For help accessing your ParentVUE account, call 415-340-1716 or email familylink@sfusd.edu.

If you accept or decline by using ParentVUE, yes, you will receive a confirmation email as soon as you accept or decline your assignment.

• First, follow the steps on how to register in ParentVUE at: www.sfusd.edu/mainround.  
• After accepting or declining your assignment, you can click on “Status” to see if it was submitted. 
• You can also check at any time by logging in to ParentVUE > Online Forms and clicking “Review”.

Your inter-district application will be processed in late-June. You will receive a school assignment letter in the mail.

Call the Educational Placement Center at (415) 241-6085 for assistance.

You can submit a Round 2 application before the April 21 deadline at 11:59 PM. If your student is assigned to a school listed on their Round 2 application, that assignment would automatically replace their current assignment for next year. 

Families who cannot attend their assigned school due to unique hardships such as medical or family situations may file for a Medical or Hardship Appeal. Appeals are considered only for cases where the student’s needs cannot be met at the assigned school.

Yes, we are open from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

To contact us, please visit our Contact Us page.

• Families can apply for schools using our Online Forms Portal. You can also call 415-241-6085 to talk to an enrollment counselor. Our team will guide you through the process.
• If you need a paper application, please download the form from our Applications and Forms page.

Families can submit forms to the EPC by email or drop off. Please see How to Submit Forms and Applications.

Examples of forms to submit are:

• Enrollment Application
• Interdistrict Permit Request
• Change of Address
• Affidavit of Residence and Birthdate

You can change your:

• Home Address, 
• Student Name or Parent/Guardian Name, 
• Race/Ethnicity, or
• Phone Numbers

by completing this online Change of Information Form. You can also download the form from our Applications and Forms page and mail it with required proof. Any changes made to your address requires proof. Please see here for a list of acceptable proofs of home address.

Updating your contact information in Family Portal (ParentVUE) ensures that you get school phone, email and text notifications; it's also a way to view, accept, and decline your school assignment. 

Please see this page on how to update your information in Family Portal (ParentVUE).

You can also watch a video on how to update your information. The videos is available in English, Espanol, 中文.

If you need more help, call us at 415-241-6085 or email enrollinschool@sfusd.edu.