Essential Information, Helpful Resources, Official Forms and Documents for Parents.
Student Enrollment
Enrollment
Students residing within the District’s boundary may enroll at Mountain House Elementary School. To enroll your student/s, please use the Enrollment Form and submit to the school office via mail, email or in person.
For students living within the Mountain House Elementary School community, a new enrollment requires two Proofs of Residency.
*Even if an older sibling has been attending Mountain House Elementary School, if a younger sibling has never attended, they must be enrolled FIRST.
Withdrawal
Please notify the school office as soon as you know when you are moving out of the district by completing the Withdrawal Form and submitting it to the school office.
Mountain House School Withdrawal Form
Absences
Parents are encouraged to ensure regular and uninterrupted school attendance. Studies have shown regular school attendance is crucial for academic success and overall development. It impacts not only grades but also social skills, mental well-being, and future.
To report a student’s absence, please use Class Dojo.
Inter District Transfers
In California, interdistrict transfers allow students to attend a school in a different school district than where they reside. These transfers require approval from both the district of residence and the district the student wishes to attend. At Mountain House, our process is as follows:
Request for transfer in/out: Parents are required to fill out the Interdistrict Transfer Request Form and submit to the school office. Transfer requests are initiated in the student's district of residence.
Reasons for the transfer must be clearly documented. The District reserves the right to verify the veracity of cited reason.
Reasons for Transfer: Various reasons may be considered, including childcare, parent/guardian employment, sibling attendance, or participation in special programs. If you are moving out of the district’s boundaries, specific and written evidence must be given that a residence in the district of desired attendance is being obtained. If the parent/legal guardian is a permanent employee of the school district of desired attendance, evidence to support such employment must be provided. When it is impossible to arrange adequate childcare or supervision in the district of residence, an interdistrict transfer may be requested by providing proof of the lack of availability of affordable child care within the District’s boundaries. If a student has been determined by personnel of either the district of residence or the proposed district of attendance to have been the victim of a “severe or pervasive” act of bullying by a student of the district of residence, as defined in Education Code 48900(r) and attempts by the district have not led to resolution of the problem, a transfer may be granted. Requests based upon convenience or personal preference shall not be considered.
Timeline: We notify parents of the Board’s decision within 30 calendar days for current year requests and within 14 calendar days after the start of instruction for requests received 16 or more calendar days before the start of instruction.
Appeal Process: Parents may appeal transfer denial by writing a detailed letter outlining the specific reasons why they believe the request should be approved. This appeal letter is to be submitted to the school office. Appeals are normally responded to within 21 business days.
Space Availability: Transfers are subject to space availability in the requested district.
An Interdistrict Attendance Permit for Interdistrict attendance is valid only during the school year for which it is issued. It is furthermore valid only while the conditions stated in the request are maintained; and will be continued in force only as long as the pupil’s attendance, citizenship, and scholarship are satisfactory to the school of attendance.
Falsification of any information stated on this request is cause for immediate revocation of an interdistrict transfer and no further application will be considered.
Please be mindful of the following:
If we do not receive your Interdistrict Transfer Agreement your registration CAN NOT be approved.
Inter District Transfer Form (English)
Inter District Transfer Form (Spanish)
Grade Level Placement Criteria 2025-2026
Age Requirements for TK & Kindergarten
Children will be admitted into a TK or Kindergarten program at the beginning of the 2025/26 school year, or whenever upon moving into the district. Students that will turn five (5) years old between September 2, 2025 and September 1 2026 will be admitted to Transitional Kindergarten (TK). All students who will turn five (5) by September 1, 2025 will be admitted to Kindergarten
First time US Enrollment
Students enrolling in a U.S. school for the first time will be placed strictly based on the birthdate/grade level placement criteria.
California’s Summer EBT program, known as SUN Bucks, is returning in 2025. This food program provides families $40 per month for food in June, July, and August ($120 total) when children do not have access to school meals.
All new students must provide official documentation to verify date of birth
Public Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 8 students who have attended school in the United States will be placed in the grade they would be, had they stayed in their previous school. Students coming from private schools in the United States may be placed according to the above rule unless the age differs from the chart above; in which case the school will hold an Administrative Review and review documentation to determine appropriate placement where the child can be successful.
Our Commitment to Student Health
Our Commitment
To provide a healthy environment in which our students can learn and thrive.
To comply with all state and local health orders, mandates, and guidelines in order to ensure the health and safety of all individuals on campus.
Experts recommend routine, frequent and proper hand hygiene (soap and water or hand sanitizer) as one of the best ways to avoid spreading germs. Everyone should continue the habit of washing hands frequently at home and at school. Staff reinforce washing hands throughout the school day, as well as hygienic practices such as avoiding contact with one's eyes, nose, and mouth, and covering coughs and sneezes among students and staff.
Should a student develop symptoms while on campus, our staff will assist students and contact the family with next steps. Please visit the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) website for additional guidance and information.
Below is guidance for when to keep your child home when they are not feeling well. Contact a health care provider if your child is experiencing any or a combination of the following:
Injury or severe pain or aches enough that the child has difficulty participating in routine activities
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Fever over 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit
Severe cough or difficulty breathing; wheezing that is new for the child that is not addressed by medications or other care the school is aware of
Severe cold and flu symptoms
Sore throat with fever and/or breathing difficulties
Rapidly spreading rash or open wound; rash with concern of chickenpox or measles
Headache following a fall/injury or accompanied with a stiff neck and fever
If they have experienced symptoms, students/staff members may return to school when:
At least 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications AND any vomiting/diarrhea or other symptoms have improved.
Other Important Resources
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Uniform Complaint Procedure
Senate Bill 550 Williams Legislation
Education Code Section 35186
The Governing Board recognizes that the District has the responsibility to: (1) provide students with sufficient instructional materials; (2) assign teachers in a position that the employee is authorized to hold; and (3) maintain a clean and safe school. As a result of the Williams Settlement, Section 35186 of the Education Code requires districts to annually notify the public of the procedures to address the following types of complaints:
Sufficiency of Instructional Materials
A pupil, including an English learner, does not have standards-aligned textbooks, or instruction materials, or state adopted or district adopted textbooks, or other required instructional materials to use in class.
A pupil does not have access to instructional materials to use at home or after school in order to complete required homework assignments.
Textbooks or instructional materials are in poor or unusable condition, have missing pages, or are unreadable due to damage.
2. Facility Conditions:
Wall, ceiling and roof leaks
Nonfunctioning heating, ventilation, fire sprinklers, or air conditioning systems
Electrical power failure
Major sewer line stoppage
Major pest or vermin infestation
Broken windows or exterior doors or gates that will not lock and that pose a security risk
Abatement of hazardous materials previously undiscovered that pose an immediate threat to pupils or staff
Structural damage creating a hazardous or uninhabitable condition
Any other emergency condition that the school district determines appropriate
3. Teacher Vacancy and Mis-assignment
A semester begins and a certificated teacher is not assigned to teach the class.
A teacher who lacks credentials or training to teach English learners is assigned to teach a class with more than 20% English learner pupils in the class.
A teacher is assigned to teach a class for which the teacher lacks subject matter competency
Other Complaints & Procedures
Other types of complaints not articulated above will continue to follow the Uniform Complaint Procedures authorized by Title V, Section 4600-4671 and adopted by the governing Board.
Complaint Procedures
Complaints shall be made using the standard format entitled, Senate Bill 550, Williams Legislation Complaint Form.
Complaints may be anonymous.
If the complainant requests a response and provides contact information, the District shall provide a response in writing.
Complaints shall be filed with the School Administrator.
The School Administrator will forward the complaint to the Board of Education at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.
The School Administrator will make all reasonable efforts to investigate any problem within his/her authority.
Valid complaints shall be remedied within 10 working days of the Board’s authorization.
The School Administrator has 45 days from the initial filing to report the resolution in writing to the complainant and the Board of Education.
Appeal Procedures
If a person is not satisfied with the resolution of the complaint, the person can appeal to the Governing Board of the school district at a regular scheduled hearing/meeting.
If the complaint involves facility issues that pose an emergency or urgent threat, an appeal can be sent directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI). The SPI will provide a written report to the State Board of Education describing the complaint and proposed remedy, as appropriate.
Notice
A notice will be posted in each classroom notifying parents and guardians of the opportunity to complain about instructional materials and facility issues.
Reporting Requirements
Starting with the quarter of January through March, the School Administrator is responsible for submitting a quarterly report to the County Superintendent and the Governing Board on the nature and resolution of complaints addressing insufficient instructional materials, teacher vacancies and misassignments, and the emergency or urgent facilities issues.
The summaries must be publicly reported on a quarterly basis at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Governing Board.
Public Records
Complaints, responses, and quarterly reports will all be considered public records.
Self Help & Crisis Help Resources
Parents Anonymous® Inc. launched the California Parent & Youth Helpline® in partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom. Since 1969, Parents Anonymous® has provided weekly evidence-based support groups for parents, children and youth nationwide.
Call, text or chat for free - 8am – 8pm every day
Visit caparentyouthhelpline.org for more information.
The County Suicide and Crisis Hotline and the Crisis Text Line are fully operational.
Call (800) 309-2131 or text “safe” or “Seguro” to 20121.
The Friendship Line is both a crisis intervention hotline and a warmline for non-emergency emotional support calls. Call the Friendship Line at (415) 750- 4111.
To reach the 24/7 National Suicide Hotline
Call or Text: 988
Bill Wilson Center Youth Crisis Hotline
Call: 408-278-2585
Call: 1-800-799-7233 or Text “Start” to: 88788
National Alliance on Mental Illness Crisis Line
Call: 1-800-950-6264 or Text “NAMI” to: 62640
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call: 1-800-656-4673
Please visit the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Crisis Hotline & Resources Page for additional information by clicking here.