Florence Unified School District Open Enrollment Procedures
Open Enrollment enables students in Arizona to attend public schools outside their boundary area. The Florence Unified School District is accepting applications for Open Enrollment. Procedures for accepting students are described below. In accordance with state law, the Florence Unified School District has an Open Enrollment policy and applications may be submitted online. All students who live within a school's designated boundaries will be accepted regardless if Open Enrollment Capacity is available.
Capacity In compliance with ARS 15-816, each school's capacity is listed on this page with which grade levels and/or specialized programming is currently available for the acceptance of Open Enrollment. Open Enrollment is based upon existing capacity for each grade level and program for the school to which the pupil is applying. Students will only be accepted if there is an open seat available based upon the grade level or program capacity. The capacity for each school will be listed on the school’s website and updated every 12 weeks.
Students who are not accepted due to limited capacity will be placed on a waiting list.
Enrollment Preference FUSD will give enrollment preference to the following students during the Open Enrollment application window:
Pupils who are children of persons who are employed by or at a school in the School District.
Pupils returning to the school from the prior year.
Siblings of pupils already enrolled.
Are in foster care.
Meet the definition of unaccompanied youth prescribed in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (P.L. 100-77; 101 Stat. 482; 42 United States Code Section 11434a).
Pupils who are attending a program that is only available at that school.
Attend a school that is closing.
Students who reside within the Florence Unified School District boundaries.
Wait List and Selection Process Students who are placed on a wait list due to capacity limitations will be selected through an equitable selection process based on when their application was submitted.
Application Window The initial application window for open enrollment will begin January 23, 2023 for the following school year. The school district will allow Open Enrollment students to apply.
Notification Notification will be provided for all Open Enrollment applications. Pupils who are accepted will be immediately enrolled and must complete registration requirements within 10 days of acceptance. Pupils who are denied enrollment will be provided notice of the reasons for denial and, if eligible, will be placed on a waiting list.
Capacity Capacity for each school and/or grade level will be provided and updated every 12 weeks. Specific program capacity will be listed on each school’s individual website. To view our school capacities for the current school year, and the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, CLICK HERE >
Admission Standards In order to be considered for open enrollment, each pupil must have a completed open enrollment application submitted to the district. The Open Enrollment application includes the following information:
Pupils name
Pupil’s date of birth
Pupil’s current grade
Pupil’s parent/guardian name
Pupil’s parent/guardian phone number
Pupil’s address of residence
Pupil’s parent/guardian email address
Pupil’s current/last school of attendance
Pupil’s requested school of attendance
Siblings currently attending
*A school district may refuse to admit any pupil who has been expelled from another educational institution or who is in the process of being expelled from another educational institution.
Except as provided in A.R.S. 15-816.01, a school that is operated by a school district may not limit admission based on any of the following:
Ethnicity or race.
National origin.
Sex.
Income level.
Disability.
Proficiency in the English language.
Athletic ability.
Transportation Parents must provide transportation for students who are approved for a boundary variance.
The District shall provide transportation for students with disabilities whose individualized education program (IEP) specifies that transportation is necessary for fulfillment of the program:
If not more than thirty (30) miles to and from:
the school of attendance, or
a pickup point on a regular District transportation route,
for the total miles traveled each day to an adjacent district.
Determine Your Home School Please view the School Boundary page to help determine your home school. If you wish to send your child to an FUSD school outside your home school or district boundaries, please complete the open boundary application for the appropriate school year:
2023-2024 current school year >NOTE: If you live outside of the FUSD school district boundaries, you are required to fill out a boundary application annually.If you are making a new boundary request, please do not register online until you hear back regarding your boundary application.
2024-2025 Upcoming school year > NOTE: If you live outside of the FUSD school district boundaries, you are required to fill out a boundary application annually. If you are making a new boundary request, please do not register online until you hear back regarding your boundary application.
NOTE: If you request to go to our Florence Virtual Academy, please fill out a registration through your ParentVUE account. You do not need to fill out the open enrollment application.
Kindergarten sets the foundation for all learning in Florence Unified School District.
All of FUSD’s elementary school campuses offer FREE all-day kindergarten.
Florence's kindergarten programs are designed to improve students' development in several ways, including:
social skills (how to play with other children in a calm, sharing, rewarding manner);
language, literacy, and numeracy skills, including reading and counting;
a joy for learning, communicating and collaborating;
ability to make new friends; and
exposure to new ideas and concepts.
FUSD schools help kindergarten students grow into academic enrichment programs. Accelerated gifted and talented models are offered at each campus.
Students' day-to-day schedule includes: workshop centers, reading/ELA, Math, Reading Groups, Social Studies, Science and Thematic Units. Students will also participate in the specials: Music, Physical Education, Library, Technology and Art.
Below is an example of a typical kindergarten schedule:
For junior high and high school students, please fill out a course selection form for the school you are enrolling in and turn it in with the required documents. You can find forms on this page (to the right of the page on the desktop, at the bottom of a mobile.
During the Online Registration process, you will be able to submit the required documents electronically. Forms must be submitted before the start of the school year.
If you are unable to use the online portal to enroll your child, you can contact your school registrar for assistance.
Current state law mandates that all children entering school receive vaccinations against the following diseases:
Immunization Exception State law does allow exemptions from immunizations on an individual basis for reasons of conscience or medical or religious reasons. You must complete an ADHS exemption form to have your child exempted from immunizations. Please be aware that we will not allow students who are not current on their vaccinations to be in school if there is an outbreak of disease.
The Student Records Department is responsible for maintaining cumulative records for students who have left the Florence Unified School District, providing school records to requesting schools and preparing transcript records.
How To Request Student Records
You first need to contact the student's school. For a list of contact numbers for our schools Click Here >
When you enroll your child in Florence Unified School District (FUSD), you're not only giving them a high-quality and rigorous education, you're giving them leadership and lifelong lessons that prepare them for the future.
NEW Family to District? If you are a brand NEW FAMILY to our district, meaning you have NEVER had a child in our school district before, you will need to create a new account using this link.
Once you click on the link, click on the yellow icon that says, “Create A New Account"and then follow the prompts. Once your account is created, you can begin the registration process.
Already an FUSD Family? If your student is returning or you have had ANY student in our school district at anytime over the past 10 years (it does not have to be the student you are registering now), then you are considered a RETURNING FAMILY and should use this link to access your ParentVue account.
If, as a returning family, you do not know your ParentVue account information or have never set one up, please follow the steps below:
Try using the "Forgot Password" link. If you have access to the email address that is on file in our system, you will be emailed your account information.
If the "Forgot Password" link does not work for you, or you have never set up an account, please contact the office where your child will be attending, or Central Registration.
Please DO NOT create a new account if you have had a student in our school district before, as this will only delay the registration process as it will create a duplicate parent/student record.
Open Boundaries Do you live outside FUSD boundaries or want to go to a school that is not your home school? Please fill out an open enrollment application. You will need to wait for approval before filling out the enrollment packet. Just fill out our Open Boundaries Form.
Kindergarten Enrollment FUSD offers free all-day kindergarten at all of our elementary schools. A child is eligible for admission to kindergarten if the child is five years of age by August 31 of the current school year. If a child turns five between September 1 and December 31 of the current school year, he/she is eligible to apply for early kindergarten entrance testing. Use this link for more information on our Kindergarten program.
Preschool Enrollment We are pleased to offer students within FUSD the opportunity to participate in preschool and prekindergarten. We have a variety of programs designed to suit your child's specific needs. Please visit our Preschool page for more information on programs and enrollment.
Florence Virtual Academy The Florence Virtual Academy (FVA), which is an FUSD school, is a comprehensive online learning solution for students in grades 6–12. Follow the process below to enroll in Florence Virtual Academy. Please visit FVA's website for more information on programs and enrollment.
