The school choice open enrollment (permit) window for the 2026-27 school year is now open. Students currently attending on a school choice permit DO NOT need to reapply for a permit if they are remaining at the same school for the 2026-27 school year. Students who desire to move schools or who are currently on a waitlist without a permit must reapply to be considered next year permit.
The permit request is considered separately from regular registration/enrollment and does not register your student in school. To enroll your student in school, please use Skyward Family Access New Student Online Enrollment which can be found here. Choose your student's boundary school for initial enrollment, and once a permit is granted your student's Skyward record will transfer to the receiving school.
The number of permits available is determined by law and by school capacity. An application for a permit is considered during three separate permit windows:
- November 15 to December 31 (early enrollment) - Permit requests are considered by category, priority and/or a lottery.
- January 1st to the 1st Friday in February (early enrollment) - Permit requests are considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
- After the 1st Friday in February (late enrollment) - Permit requests are considered based on staffing ratios.
Students accepted to a program such as Accelerated Learning or Dual Language Immersion do not require a permit as long as they are in the program. Kindergarten siblings of program students may be granted a one-year permit to attend the program school with their sibling, but will need to either enroll in the program or be granted a permit for first grade or beyond.
Once a permit is granted, there is no need to re-apply each year. A permit remains in force until a student "withdraws" to the next level of education (elementary to middle or middle to high), the student is no longer a Utah resident, the student is expelled or suspended, or the District determines that enrollment has exceeded the allowed threshold for the school.
