Families
Enrollment
A short, guided checklist. If anything is unclear, call the office — we would rather walk you through it than have you guess.
Who Can Enroll
- Families living in the district
- Students who live within the Big Springs Union Elementary School District boundary may enroll in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade.
- Families outside the district
- Students living outside the boundary may request to attend through an interdistrict transfer. See the interdistrict transfer section below, then call the office.
- Transitional kindergarten age
- TK eligibility follows California age requirements. The office can confirm whether your child qualifies this year.
- Child care and preschool
- Younger children may be eligible for the state-licensed child care and preschool program on campus.
What To Bring
- Proof of the student's age (birth certificate or equivalent)
- Immunization records as required by California law
- Proof of residency within the district (utility bill, rental agreement, or similar)
- Parent or guardian photo identification
- Emergency contact information
- Records from the previous school, if applicable (the office can also request them)
Placeholder — to be verifiedThe downloadable enrollment packet has not been posted yet. Paper packets are available in the school office during regular hours.
Interdistrict Transfers
Families who live outside the Big Springs Union Elementary School District boundary may request an interdistrict transfer (IDT) so their student can attend Big Springs.
Start with your district of residence. The parent or guardian first submits a complete interdistrict transfer request to the district where the student lives. Then provide Big Springs with reasonable evidence that the request is pending — a copy of the submitted request, an email confirmation, or similar documentation.
Provisional attendance. Consistent with California Education Code section 46603, Big Springs may provisionally admit an otherwise eligible student for up to two school months while a final interdistrict transfer decision is pending. The provisional period begins on the student's first day of attendance.
Provisional attendance is not final approval. It does not guarantee approval by either district, or by the county board of education on appeal. If the final decision is still pending at the end of the two-school-month period while the agencies remain within their lawful timelines, the student cannot continue attending provisionally unless another lawful basis for attendance exists.
Once the residence district's approval or release is received, Big Springs completes the receiving-district portion of the transfer.
Questions On A Transfer
The district office can explain what documentation to bring and what stage your request is in.
Placeholder — to be verifiedThe full Board policy, administrative procedures, timelines, and appeal information will be linked here once the district's GAMUT policy portal is configured. Until then, contact the district office at 530-459-3189 for the current policy language and process details.
Family Support
Family Support
Housing Instability & Foster Placement
Families experiencing housing instability, or students in foster placement, should contact the district liaison. The liaison works with families to remove enrollment and school-access barriers, including registration, records, transportation questions, and school stability. Individual student situations are kept confidential.
Maralee Owen
Homeless / Foster Youth Liaison
Enrollment Should Not Wait
If your family's situation makes it hard to produce the usual documents right away, call the office anyway. Staff will work with you so a student can get into class while paperwork is sorted out.
Need Help? Call the Office.
Office Support
Office staff enroll students every week and can answer questions about residency, TK age, records, and transfers.
7405 Highway A-12, Montague, CA 96064
No Online Submission Yet
Enrollment is completed in person at the school office. There is no online submission form on this site. Bring your documents and staff will help you finish the paperwork.