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The Office of Registration and Enrollment will facilitate and determine all school assignments for families.

Families who have completed their registration appointment with the Office of Registration and Enrollment but are still waiting to submit documentation will have their application placed on hold. Students in this category cannot move on to the next steps of the registration process, such as receiving school assignments and participating in school meetings until all of the required documentation has been received. This step applies to both new students and current BEEP students entering Kindergarten.

Assignments are determined based on the date your child has completed the following prerequisites:

• Completion of the virtual appointment with ORE;
• Verification of ALL required documents for registration;
• Additional screenings and meetings supporting student services and programming, such as ELE (dependent on the availability of school staff and the needs of the student).

Assuming that your student completes the enrollment process as scheduled, you can review the time(s) below to identify when your student is expected to receive their school assignment:

Families that complete registration by end of Feburary will receive school assignments by early-mid May.

Families that complete registration by end of April will receive school assignments by mid-late May.

Families that complete registration by early June will receive school assignments by mid-July.

Families that complete registration by the end of July will receive school assignments by early August.

Families that complete registration by mid-August will receive school assignments on a rolling basis throughout August.

Families who complete registration after late August and during the school year will be assigned as soon as each of the bulleted steps are completed.

K-8 students are generally assigned to a school based on the location of their primary residence in Brookline, whilst all high school students attend Brookline High School. K-8 students are guaranteed enrollment at the zoned school(s) they reside in (e.g., a student who resides in the Pierce/Driscoll/Runkle buffer school zone will be guaranteed enrollment at one of the three schools).

• Click here to identify what school zone your student is assigned to at PSB.

While students have a right to attend the school in the zone where they reside, the Public Schools of Brookline endorses a policy of open enrollment, subject to certain provisions and restrictions set forth by the School Committee.

Please keep in mind that if a transfer is approved to one student in a family, there can be no guarantee that a sibling will be granted similar approval. Additionally, the transportation of students to out-of-district schools shall be the responsibility of the student's family.

As with all School Assignments, the Office of Registration and Enrollment shall have the sole responsibility of deciding out-of-district transfer requests.

*Please keep in mind that many addresses in Brookline fall within buffer zones.*

Buffer zones exist to help keep class sizes equitable across the district. Each family in a buffer zone will provide their preference for a school assignment. While the Office of Registration and Enrollment makes every effort to honor buffer requests, enrollment at each of our K-8 schools is a key factor in school assignments.

Enrollment patterns can, and do, change; buffer zones are designed to allow the school district to flex with these changing patterns and keep our level of instruction at its best quality at all times.

As our staff works with the Office of the Superintendent to review student placements, we must consider keeping class sizes as small as possible to provide the highest standard of instruction for all of our students. Class size, whether or not there are siblings and family preferences, are all considered when making a school assignment.

• Click here to learn more about Buffer Zones at PSB.

Rising Kindergarten students currently receiving specialized instruction and support through early intervention services or an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) will work with the Office of Registration and Enrollment, Office of Student Services, and other educators within PSB to determine the most appropriate school placement, as well as other supports and services your student might need as they transition into PSB.

• Click here to access special education resources and services provided at PSB.

Determine Your School Zone by Inputting Your Address Here