Poway High School Enrollment
Mid Year Enrollment - 2019-20 School Year
2019-20 Enrollment Now Open
2020-21 Enrollment Opens May 12
Due to the emergency school closures, PUSD is updating the new student enrollment process for the 2020-2021 school year. Please continue to check back for updated information.
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USE THIS for STEPS TO ENROLL
1. SCHEDULE AN ENROLLMENT APPOINTMENT
Appointment scheduling for the 20-21 School Year is not open at this time.
You will need an appointment to enroll a new student. Each appointment will be one hour - Half an hour for paperwork intake and half an hour to schedule classes with the counselor.
To schedule an appointment, please first get a copy of your student's transcript with all high school credits already earned. (Incoming 9th graders only need the most current 8th grade report card.) Once you have a transcript, contact our Counseling Assistant, Jodie Hughes to book an appointment by email, by phone (858-748-0245 x5137), or in person.
2. PLEASE FILL OUT AND PRINT THE ENROLLMENT PACKET
Available at http://www.powayusd.com/enrollment (Contact the Counseling Office for assistance with printing.)
The packet includes the following:
- New Student Enrollment Form
- Signature Verification of Receipt of Documents/Release of Information
- Request to Transfer Pupil Records
- Student Health Information Form
- Text Message Opt-In Form
- Residency Verification and Checklist (See below for updates to the qualifications)
- Student Handbook Acknowledgement
NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT BRING ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE APPOINTMENT ALREADY FILLED OUT, YOUR APPOINTMENT WILL NEED TO BE RESCHEDULED. APPOINTMENTS ARE LIMITED, PLEASE BE PREPARED.
The following documents are REQUIRED
- Birth Certificate
- ID of Enrolling Parent/Guardian (that matches Birth Certificate or Court Documents)
- Completed/Up-to-date Immunization Records (Tdap is also required for out of state/country students)
- Two (2) proofs of residence (i.e. lease agreement, utility bill, current driver's license)
- High School Transcripts (Incoming 9th grade students need a copy of their most current 8th grade report card)
- All other students need a high school transcript with all completed high school courses *Please note, the Request to Transfer Records does NOT include a transcript or report card. A transcript is required for proper course placement.
The following documents are required only if they apply to your situation:
- Custody/Guardianship Documents (must be notarized)
- Copy of current IEP or 504 Plan (*Please note: Delay in receiving an IEP can mean placement in regular education until it is received.)
- Intra/Inter-District Transfer Approval (See below for Transfer process/Application Dates)
- Students coming from foreign countries must bring a transcript for all courses equivalent to High School and school documentation stating how long the courses lasted, how many sessions per week, and how long a session lasted (instructional minutes). If not in English, all school documentation, birth certificates, and immunization records must be officially translated before we can accept them. All students from foreign countries should have F-1 Visas
4. COME TO YOUR ENROLLMENT APPOINTMENT WITH A COMPLETED PACKET AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
When you arrive for your enrollment appointment, we will have 30 minutes to get all of your information into our system. This means ALL paperwork must already be completed and all required documents must be present.
APPOINTMENTS WILL BE RESCHEDULED IF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE NOT PRESENT OR COMPLETED.
For any questions or assistance, please contact Jodie Hughes, Counseling Assistant
Counseling Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm on School Days
858-748-0245 x5137
Trimester Challenges
We are a public school, so we offer FAPE (free appropriate public education). What that means: you can enroll a student who lives in our boundaries at any time during the school year. What that doesn't guarantee: that your student will be able to keep or earn credits for their semester/trimester/quarter from another school.
Poway High School is on a Trimester/3-by-5 system. Students can take 5 classes per day, 3 trimesters a year. What that means: You can finish a full "year" of a subject in 2 Trimesters. This is generally great for students and gives them more opportunities for advancement or remediation.
However, if you are transferring to us from a semester or quarter school mid-year, it can be complicated and confusing.
Our Trimesters are divided as such:
Tri 1: August 21 - November 15.
Tri 2: November 18 - March 6
Tri 3: March 6 - June 11
There are a couple of ways you can minimize the impact of losing credits to a mid-year transfer.
- If your student is close to finishing a semester/quarter at their previous school, find out if they can finish and earn their credits BEFORE withdrawing.
- If you have to leave before your student's credits are earned, ask the previous school to give you Leaving Grades with the percentage earned, as well as a full high school transcript (It does not have to be official and we need to see the transcript to ensure we enroll students in the correct courses. Schools frequently say we will request records for you, but the records don't get requested until after the student starts school here.). This step is very important.
- Check our website to see if the courses your student is currently enrolled in are available at our school. Direct transfers have a better chance of earning credit.
This process is especially tricky at the winter break because students who transfer from a school that ended their semester in January, will arrive to us in the middle of a trimester. It is not uncommon for students to spend the rest of the trimester auditing a class instead of earning credits because we are too far into the trimester to add a new class.
For freshmen and sophomores, a mid-year transfer is easily overcome with our trimester system, because they can make up classes they might lose. For juniors, losing classes can be more problematic. For senior students who are short on credits, a mid-year transfer can mean the difference between graduating and not. We try to help students get the credits they have earned, but if we see a possible obstacle to graduation, we will let you know.
Note: To earn credits for courses, a student needs to be sitting in classes by the 10th day of the trimester.
Residency Verification
Accepted forms of Residency Verification:
- Deed to Home
- Mortgage Payment Receipts or Coupons
- Escrow Papers for New Home
- Property Tax Receipt
- Current Bill from Local Utility Company, including Cable TV
- Driver's License
- Military Orders (Base Housing Office Written Verification)
- Rental Agreement
- Rent Receipt
- Bank Statement
- Any other Legal Document(s) which establish home address within school boundaries
If a second party is providing residence verification, they are required to provide their two (2) proofs of residence in person, with a valid form of identification.
Inter/Intra-District Transfers (IDTs)
Inter/Intra District Transfers are closed for the 2019-2020 School Year. Please see information below for transfers for the 2020-2021 School Year.
Intra-District Transfers:
If you live in the Poway Unified School District boundary, but don't live within the Poway High School boundary, and want to attend Poway High, you will need to apply for an Intra-District Transfer. You can use the District Address Lookup Tool to check. Application for Intra-District Transfers are found on the District Website. For enrollment during the 2020-21 school year, applications won't be available until February 2020. If you are trying to come back after leaving us on an IDT, you will need to apply for a new IDT with the district.Inter-District Transfers:
If you live outside the Poway Unified School District boundary and want to attend Poway High, you will need to apply for an Inter-District Transfer. If your request is for the current school year, applications are answered within 30 days of submission. If your request is for the 2020-21 school year, applications will be answered within 14 days of the first day of school. Applications will be available on the district website starting in February 2020.
Once an IDT has been approved, you will need to complete the four enrollment steps above. For more information and for the applications, visit the PUSD Transfers Page.
2018-19
Enrollment for 2018-19 opens Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
The first day of the 2018-19 school year is Wednesday, August 22, 2018.
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PHS Counseling
Counselors
A - Dom: Christy Brown
Don - Kon: Jerrah Smith
Koo - Ramj: Blanca Arreguin
Ramk - Z: Jerilyn Padua-Reyes
Student Services: Joanie Lopez and Karly Wardwell
Support Staff
Counseling Assistant: Jodie Hughes
Career and Guidance Technician: Jaime Brown
Registrar: Michelle Bourget
Scheduler: Barbara Longworth
Administration
Assistant Principals:
A-F: Colin Young
G-M: Brianne Froumis
N-Z: Aaron Little
Principal:
Email: johughes@powayusd.com
Website: http://www.powayusd.com/phs
Location: 15500 Espola Road, Poway, CA, USA
Phone: 858-748-0245
Twitter: @PHSTitanCenter