Open Enrollment - Permits

by Karen McKelvey

TUSD District Policy for Open Enrollment and Permits

Residents of Torrance (Open Enrollment)

Open Enrollment is a policy that allows Parents/Guardians who live within the Torrance Unified School District boundaries to apply to have their children attend a school other than their neighborhood school. Once a year, during a specific period of time, applications are accepted for the following school year. Once the procedure is complete and the student has been accepted, the Open Enrollment school becomes the permanent home school for that student.

For the 2013-14 school year, completed applications must be submitted between February 1 and February 28, 2013 to: the District Office (for elementary schools and middle schools) or the high school office (for the high school requested). No late applications will be accepted. Applications are available at the District Office at 2335 Plaza del Amo, on the District website at www.tusd.org, and at all school sites beginning January 31, 2013. For complete instructions and additional information, please visit our website at www.tusd.org.

Open Enrollment Application & Instructions 2013-2014

Out-of-District (Interdistrict) Permits

The Torrance Unified School District recognizes that students who reside in one district may choose to attend school in another district and that such choices are made for a variety of reasons. Transportation is the responsibility of the parent. Interdistrict permits are approved on a case-by-case basis and are reevaluated at the end of each school year.

Interdistrict Permits - Parents must obtain a Permit Release from the school district where they reside for each student requesting to attend a Torrance school. West High School accepts Interdistrict releases from April 1 - May 31 (official date varies each school year). New permits are reviewed and accepted after resident requests (Open Enrollment) have been granted. Enrollment at each school is subject to availability and approval by the school requested.

Parents must bring in the Approved Release Form from their resident district, a student transcript with cumulative grades for current high school student or all middle school grades (6-8th grade) if incoming 9th grader and the following West High School Permit Application. Please bring paperwork to the West High School Principal's Office.

West High Permit Application