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Now available on

Workshop Expectations

• Your audio is automatically muted upon entry to help keep background noise to a minimum.
• Keep in mind, if your video is on, we can see you, everything that is around you and in the view of the camera.
• Be respectful when sharing opinions, comments, or giving input. Interacting online is the same as in person, and you are engaging with families and students virtually.
• Chat comments: Keep your language respectful and positive without put-downs, degrading, or inappropriate comments.
• Please keep thing confidential: Please do not put names of schools, students, or staff, no student ID numbers, etc… in the chat.

*If you don’t follow these norms, we reserve the right to remove you from this Zoom session.

UTK Enrollment

January 2024

Yvonne Torres, Manager

Neighborhood Schools and Enrollment Options (NSEO)

619-260-2410

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Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK)

Agenda

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• Age Requirements
• Enrollment Procedures
• Special Education
• Overflow/Waitlist
• Contact Information

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Quick Notes

• Neighborhood School and Enrollment Options (NSEO) staff members will be answering in the group chat, please look for the school symbol. Please allow only NSEO staff to respond to questions in the chat.
• Keep your questions generic. Do not provide specific or personal information. Remember this is public forum.
• It is likely your questions will be answered along the way, please hold questions until Q&A.
• Questions will be lifted from the chat during the presentation.

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Quick Notes

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• For questions about PrimeTime, please reach out to the Extended Learning Opportunities Office.

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• For questions on programs and instruction, please reach Early Learning Office.

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Age Eligibility

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

• Students must be 4 years-old as of September 1, 2024
• Students who are 5 will be enrolled in kindergarten
• Students turning 4 after September 1, 2024, are not eligible for UTK

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Seating Capacity

Students with birth dates between June 3, 2020 and September 1, 2020 must be in a class of no more than 20 students.

• Age eligible students can be placed in a class of 20 or 24.
• Schools with one classroom will be determining class size (20 or 24 students)

Age Eligible (ADA) - September 2, 2019 - June 2, 2020

Early UTK’s - June 3, 2020 - September 1, 2020

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Priority Window�January 22 – February 2, 2024

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UTK Enrollment

• UTK enrollment will be at the school of residence until capacity is reached. Waitlist will be available.

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• Dedicated magnets will enroll strictly via Choice.

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• Parents are encouraged to enroll their student at the school of residence. If you receive an offer for a Choice seat, you may still accept. It will not impact waitlist or the offer of Choice.

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• Families interested in UTK who reside out of district should apply for Choice.

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• Choice seats will be limited. The Choice waitlist is valid through Friday, August 9.

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UTK Eligible Birth Dates

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

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Lift Questions

Priority Window�January 22 – February 2, 2024

Priority Window: January 22 – February 2, 2024

• Resident
• Date of birth
• Siblings

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If space allows:

• Choice Sibling*
• Choice Child of Employee*
• Overflow
• All other Choice

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*residents of SDUSD only

Priorities:

UTK Enrollment

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UTK Eligible Birth Dates

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

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Lift Questions

Enrollment

Priority Window: January 22 – February 2, 2024

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UTK Eligible Birth Dates

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

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UTK Enrollment

Priority Window: January 22 – February 2, 2024

• Students with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) should enroll in their school of residence. If your child’s resident school does not have the appropriate setting or supports for the student’s IEP, the resident school will direct you to a school with space available.
• Please direct questions about your child’s IEP to your case manager including questions for the appropriate UTK setting.
• Students currently enrolled in a separate setting or a blended preschool program will need to complete the process as indicated previously. Students do not automatically enroll (auto-articulate) into UTK at their current school of attendance or to the resident school.

Lift Questions

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Special Education

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UTK Eligible Birth Dates

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

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Overflow/�Waitlist

Priority Window: January 22 – February 2, 2024

Schools that reach UTK enrollment capacity will have parents complete the Google Placement Form

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UTK Eligible Birth Dates

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

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• The Google Form will be centrally managed by Neighborhood Schools and Enrollment Options (NSEO)
• The waitlist will be ranked in date of birth order
• Students can remain on the resident school waitlist and still be placed at a nearby school
• Waitlist will be active until Friday, August 9, 2024
• Transfers are not permitted once school begins
• For kindergarten, students will be able to return to neighborhood school
• Families wishing to remain at overflow school for kindergarten must apply for Choice in the fall.

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Waitlist: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Lift Questions

UTK Placement Timeline

Priority Window: January 22 – February 2, 2024

• February 5 - 9 - Schools will review all completed enrollment packets submitted between Jan 22 - Feb 2. It is not a first come, first served basis during the priority enrollment period.

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• February 12 - Schools will begin notifying parents of placement and providing the QR codes to families who do not receive resident placement.

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• February 20 - NSEO will begin contacting families with placement offer.

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Dates

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UTK Eligible Birth Dates

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

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Meet the NSEO Team

Maria Alarcon

Vivian Blanco

Maria Borbon

Miriam Ceron-Pelaez

Hoover

Lincoln/Morse

Records

Canyon Hills/Kearny

Karla Chavez

Alma Diaz

Caroline Gabuya

Carlos Garcia

San Diego/Logan

Crawford/Henry

Early Learning/Web

La Jolla/University City

Meet the NSEO Team

Maribel Hartsfield

Ernestina Hernandez

Angela Mathews

Erika Oortgiese

Clairemont/Madison

Admin Asst II

Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch

Mission Bay/Point Loma

Irene Rodriguez

Naomi Velez-Mack

Yvonne Torres

Marceline Sciuto

Early Childhood Special Education

Dedicated Magnets

Manager, NSEO

Senior Director,

Operations Support

NSEO Cluster Support Contact Information

Extended Learning Opportunities (PrimeTime): (858) 503-1873

Early Learning (Program and Instruction): (619) 725-7309

Thank You!

Priority Window: January 22 – February 2, 2024

The NSEO Team

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UTK Eligible Birth Dates

September 2, 2019 – September 1, 2020

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