Open Enrollment

• Each student seeking open enrollment must submit a properly completed application annually and must meet all district admission standards.
• Students seeking to enroll in Yuma Online Distance Academy (YODA) are not eligible for open enrollment. 
• Students are placed on waiting lists based on the date and time of submission of open enrollment applications, per Governing Board Procedure 5-105.A.
• PROCEDURE 5-105.A: Open enrollment applications for the upcoming school year will be available starting January 1. Applications submitted between January 1 and March 15 will be numbered in the order they are received and placed on a waiting list. If sufficient capacity exists, applicants will be notified of their acceptance after March 15. If capacity is limited, applicants will be chosen from the waiting list through a random selection process, unless otherwise dictated by policy. A random number generator will be used to select students based on available space at the schools(s). A recording of the selection process will be available through a link on the District website, and applicants will be informed of their acceptance or denial after March 15. Applications not selected through the random process will remain on the waiting list in the order they were received and will be considered as space becomes available. Additional selection dates will be posted on the District website.
• Students who move into the District for the first (1st) time will be allowed to apply for open enrollment upon their arrival.
• Parents/legal guardians will be notified via the email which was provided on their application on the following dates:
  • School Year: 2025-2026
    • March 18, 2025
    • June 12, 2025
    • August 13, 2025
    • November 14, 2025
    • January 28, 2026
    • March 26, 2026
  • School Year: 2026-2027
    • March 17, 2026
    • May 27, 2026
    • August 19, 2026
    • November 6, 2026
    • January 29, 2027
    • April 23, 2027

Enrollment Preference for Excess Capacity

Our school district shall give enrollment preference to and reserve capacity for all of the following: 

• Resident pupils,
• Pupils returning to the school from the prior year,
• Siblings of pupils already enrolled, and
• Students classified as homeless who choose to remain at the school in which the student was enrolled before classification.

The district gives enrollment preference to children who:  

• Are in foster care;
• Meet the definition of unaccompanied youth prescribed in the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act (42 U.S.C. § 11434a);
• Attend a school that is closing;
• Are children of a member of the United States Armed Forces who is either on active duty or was killed in the line of duty;
• Students who are children of persons who are employed by a school in the District;
• Resident transfer students and their siblings; and/or
• Additional classifications to be decided by the District.

Athletic Eligibility

Granting open enrollment does not guarantee athletic eligibility at the new school. If you have questions about athletic eligibility please speak to the athletic director at one of the district high schools.