Per Ed Code 35160.5b, Torrance Unified School District established a policy allowing Parents/Guardians who live within Torrance Unified School District boundaries to apply to have their children attend a school other than their home school.   Once a year, during a specific period of time, applications are accepted for the following school year.  Once the procedure is complete, the Open Enrollment school becomes the permanent home school for that student.  Procedures are summarized below:

STEP 1:  Parent/Guardian must complete the Open Enrollment application and submit to: the District Office (for elementary schools and middle schools) or the high school office (for the high school requested) between February 1, 2013 and February 28 , 2013.

·         Applications may be submitted for elementary schools and middle schools in person at 2335 Plaza del Amo,  by fax to 310- 972-6096, by U.S. Mail to:  Torrance Unified School District/Ed Services/Open Enrollment, 2335 Plaza del Amo, Torrance, CA 90509, or scanned and emailed to openenrollment@tusd.org. 

·         Applications for high schools should be returned to the high school requested:  North HS Principal’s Office (310-533-4412 ext. 7081); South HS Student Services, Andy Jones (310-533-4352 ext. 7388); Torrance HS Assistant Principal's Office - Sue Trutanic (310-533-4396 ext. 7988); West HS Principal’s Office (310-533-4290 ext. 7681).

Complete one application for each student applying, but only one per student. Younger siblings, including incoming kindergarteners, do not automatically follow an older sibling on open enrollment-an application must be submitted for each student wanting to change their home school.

STEP 2:

Parent/Guardian will receive a letter stating whether your application for Open Enrollment was approved or not; and if not, your number on the waiting list.. 

STEP 3:

If approved for Open Enrollment, Parent/Guardian MUST fill out the CONFIRMATION SECTION of the letter and return the letter to the District Office (for elementary schools and middle schools) or the high school office (for the high school requested) by the date indicated on the confirmation letter.

STEP 4:

If accepted and confirmed, Parent/Guardian MUST still go to the school of choice and ENROLL the student for the 2013-2014 school year by the date indicated on the confirmation letter.  Once enrolled, this school remains the student’s home school through high school graduation, even if you move to another address in Torrance.

Important Information about Open Enrollment:

• Submitting the application does not guarantee approval. 
• Students with siblings already attending the school requested (as long as the sibling will still be there in 2013-14) will be given priority.
• In schools where there are more applications than spaces available, a random, computer-generated lottery will be held to determine which students are accepted and to create a waiting list.  Applications are considered equally, if received within the stated time period.  It is not first-come, first-served.
• Transportation to the Open Enrollment school is not provided.
• IMPORTANT:  Once granted, Open Enrollment is irrevocable.  Even if you move to another location in Torrance, your permanent home school will still be the school you chose for Open Enrollment until the student graduates from high school, you move out of Torrance, or you re-apply and are accepted into another site per Open Enrollment during a later year.