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Enrolling My Child In School – What I Need To Know
Just relocated across town in order to get into a fancy new school footprint? Enrolling your first child into Kindergarten and wondering what paperwork you’ll need? Here’s how it will go down and what...
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Changes in Open Enrollment: Now Thru May 22
LAUSD’s Open Enrollment applications are now being accepted for the 2015-16 school year and there are a number of big changes this year! •They’ve gone online! •They’ve centralized the lottery!...
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Parent Courtesy Reminder – Don’t Be a Two-Timer!
Hey Guys, Even though it’s June and most schools are out for summer, school offices are still open and working on their fall enrollment. I’ve been getting several calls and emails from you folks who...
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Countdown to Back To School! Checklist Included
We’re in the final decent to the start of the 2015-16 school year in Los Angeles…let the scramble begin! For LAUSD students, school starts this Tuesday, August 18th. For Santa Monica-Malibu it’s...
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It’s Official: Magnet Season Has Begun!
The 2016-17 Magnet/eChoices application period is officially open as of today, October 1, 2015 for next Fall. Deadline to apply is Fri, November 13, 5p. I’ll have much more info for you on Magnets in...
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2016 Charter Deadlines – Middle Schools
2016 Charter Deadlines – Middle Schools Not an exhaustive list. Please view my school finder maps. All schools grades 6-8 unless otherwise noted. West: Animo WS MS — apps avail online for wait list,...
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2016 Charter Deadlines – Elementary Schools
2016 Charter Deadlines – Elementary Schools Not an exhaustive list. Please view my school finder maps. All schools grades K-5 unless otherwise noted. West: Citizens of the World Charter/Mar Vista...
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2016 Charter Deadlines Are Happening!
Hey folks, it’s Charter Season, meaning if you’re looking for charter school options for the Fall of 2016-17, NOW is the time to get those applications in! Each charter school is responsible for...
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Get Your Magnet App In By Tomorrow!
Hey Guys, Don’t forget to get that Magnet application in by tomorrow, Thursday, November 8th BEFORE 5p!* For a list of new Magnet options for 2017, click HERE. To get straight to the application, click...
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SAS Applications Now Through March 30th (It’s earlier this year!)
Hey folks, heads up! They moved the SAS date up a month! If your child qualifies, NOW is the time (March 1-30, 2017) to apply for LAUSD’s Schools For Advanced Studies (SAS) programs for next fall. The...
View ArticleGoMamaGuide to LAUSD: Elementary Edition has arrived!
Hey folks, I’ve been promising to write this guidebook literally for years, and now, HERE IT IS! Packed with information yet delivered in easily understood bite-sized pieces. Get the Big Guide to...
View ArticleGoMamaGuide Launches New “LUNCH & LEARN” WEBINAR Series!
Just in time for LAUSD’s new 2019 eChoices application period (which opens Monday, October 1st – due Friday, November 9th), I’m launching my new GoMamaGuide “Lunch & Learn” Webinar Series featuring...
View ArticleFresh Webinars Just Added!
You’ve been asking, and I heard you. Introducing a fresh new GoMamaGuide Webinar series just in time for fall admissions season. I’d like to think I’ve got you covered with all of these. There are TWO...
View ArticleLast Webinar for 2019! (Those Points!)
For those of you who missed my September GoMamaGuide Webinar series, I will be offering my most requested webinar, Mastering Magnets: (Those Points!) one more time, just in time for the LAUSD eChoices...
View ArticleLast Day for LAUSD eChoices App!
Hey my LAUSD folks, Just a friendly reminder that today is the LAST DAY to get your eChoices application in before tonight’s 11:59p deadline. If you haven’t gotten your application in yet, take a...
View ArticleMotherbirdLA Chats About Public Schools in Los Angeles with Tanya Anton of...
Thrilled to be one of the first to help launch Mia Sable Hays’ new MotherbirdLA podcast series. Schools. Seemingly such a simple topic, yet inevitably so complex. We sat down to discuss finding a...
View ArticleQuick Video About Lottery Results
Hi folks, Today is the day the initial LAUSD Choices lottery results come out. I just made a quick vid about it below. So if you haven’t already, check your dashboard by logging into either:...
View ArticleFall Webinar Series Replays Now Available!
Fall Webinar Series - Replays Now Available. Grab a ticket and jump on some quick learning before the LAUSD Choices deadline Nov 12. Continue reading →
View ArticleNew Fall 2022 Webinar Lineup! Launching This Weds, SEPT 14!
Just in time for the Fall LAUSD public school Choices or “Unified Enrollment” lotteries, I’m rolling out a fresh new series of live “Lunch and Learn” webinars breaking down exactly what you need to...
View ArticleTK or Not TK, That Is The Question!
I have been fielding so. many. emails. questions, and concerns (!) about this recent Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Age Expansion announcement LAUSD just dropped on us. …Should we stay? Should we go?...
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