information from Seattle Public Schools
Enrollment in Seattle Public Schools is still available for the 2020-21 school year.
Enrollment is open to:
- • New Seattle residents;
- • Children who have turned five-years-old by Aug. 31, 2020, for kindergarten enrollment.
Enrollment can be completed online, by phone or in-person.
For online enrollment, visit the SPS website at www.seattleschools.org/admissions.
For phone enrollment, please call the number matching language preference:
- • Amharic/Oromo: 206-445-3848
- • Chinese: 206-475-1860
- • English: 205-252-0760
- • Somali: 206-471-2414
- • Spanish: 206-471-2414
- • Vietnamese: 206-427-9386
For in-person enrollment, please note:
- • Location – John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence (JSCEE) 2445 3rd Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98134
- • Dates for in-person enrollment – Sept. 8-11
- • Times for in-person enrollment – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (closed noon-1 p.m.)
- • No appointment necessary
- • Limited in-person support available
- • Parents/guardians must provide: * photo identification or passport * two pieces of address verification * student’s certificate of immunization * birth certificate or passport for students entering kindergarten or first grade
Covid-19 Safety Information -- John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence (JSCEE)
- • To protect your family and our staff, please do not come to the JSCEE if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms: fever or chills; cough or shortness of breath/difficulty breathing; muscle or body aches; vomiting or diarrhea; new loss of taste or smell.
- • Only two families at a time will be allowed to enter the JSCEE lobby.
- • Only two people per household should plan to come to enroll.
- • To allow for social distancing, only five families at a time can form a line. Please remain in your car until called into line.
- • Face coverings that cover the nose and mouth must be worn at all times.
- • SPS staff will be wearing masks and will sanitize their stations between each visitor.
To learn more about registration and to find your neighborhood school, visit www.seattleschools.org/admissions or call one of the numbers listed above.
First day of school:
- • Sept. 4: 1st – 12 grades
- • Sept. 8: preschool and kindergarten