Enrolling a current 8th grade student for the 2018-19 school year
Online Option
- Go to the Seattle Public Schools web page.
- Go to the Enroll My Student tab
- Click on Alternative Learning Experience and Service Schools.
- If you are enrolling during the priority Open Enrollment Period (February 5-16, 2018), complete the School Choice form and check the dropdown box for Nova.
In-Person Option
- Go in person to the John Stanford Center (contact information below).
- Write in “Nova” under the Options box.
When open enrollment closes, parents/guardians may still go online or in person and enroll as noted above because of our designation as a service school.
Enrolling a current SPS High School student
Current Seattle Public Schools high school students may transfer to Nova at any time during the school year.
- Required: attend an “induction morning,” to meet with students/staff and shadow a current student to learn about Nova before transferring.
- Every Thursday from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Please call the main office at 206-252-3500 to sign up for an “induction morning.”
- Parent/guardian must inform us that they want their student to transfer to Nova. We will inform the Enrollment Office.
- Student is assigned to Nova for the following Monday.
If you would like your student to be re-assigned for the 2018-2019 school year, you can email the Enrollment Center or visit the John Stanford Center. (Contact information listed below.)
Contact information for the Enrollment/Admissions Center for Seattle Public Schools
Email: admissions@seattleschools.org
Mail: SPS Service Center
MS 11-174
PO Box 34165
Seattle, WA 98124-1165
In person: (8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Friday)
Seattle Public Schools
John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence
2445 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
Fax: 206-252-0761