Enrollment

In the fall of eighth grade, students begin the process of identifying which high school to attend. Some may attend their neighborhood high school; others apply to many of the district’s small high schools or specialized programs which accept students on a space available basis or through a competitive application process.

Students attending their neighborhood high school are automatically enrolled based on their address; they are registered in the spring.

Students applying to specialty programs are enrolled upon acceptance but must register according to instructions in their acceptance letters.

Parents are encouraged to learn about the wide variety of high school choices available throughout the district. Important enrollment information is available from the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD).

Students living within the CKM attendance area

For middle school students living within the district defined boundaries for CKM, school counselors will visit the district’s middle schools to enroll eighth grade students for their freshmen year.

Non-freshmen students may be enrolled at CKM’s main office on campus. Parents are strongly encouraged to enroll their students as soon as possible once they locate within the school’s attendance area.

Students living outside the CKM attendance area

Open Enrollment Season for High School Specialty Programs is upon us! Open Enrollment for Specialty Programs opens on November 4th and closes on November 22nd. Open Enrollment is a lottery process housed centrally by the SCUSD Enrollment Center through an online portal called SchoolMint. Completing the Open Enrollment process through SchoolMint is required for ALL families interested in a CKM Specialty Program, including families in our neighborhood attendance area or within the greater SCUSD boundaries. Please remember that residences in our neighborhood attendance area do not ensure enrollment into a specialty program. Neighborhood residence simply ensures enrollment into McClatchy. To search for your neighborhood school high school, click here. 

CKM has FIVE High School Specialty Programs for SCUSD students to consider:

Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC), Coordinator, Ed-Fedor@scusd.edu

Criminal Justice Academy (CJA), Coordinator, Chris Taylor, CTaylor@scusd.edu

Humanities and International Studies Program (HISP), Coordinator, Michael Baradat & Brian Perry, michael-baradat@scusd.edu & brian-perry@scusd.edu

Law and Public Policy Academy (LPPA), Coordinator, Chris Voisin, Chris-Voisin@scusd.edu

Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA), Coordinator, Mollie Morrison, Mollie-Morrison@scusd.edu

The VAPA umbrella includes visual, theater, dance, and music programs, and we are excited to Visit the CKM Music Website for more music information; questions can be directed to Jorge Muñoz, Jorge-Munoz@scusd.edu.

PARENT INFO SESSION, 10/10 @ 5:30 pm, CKM Auditorium; learn about Open Enrollment, then more about CKM’s individual Specialty Programs in breakout sessions. 

FAMILY TOUR DAYS, 10/10 and 10/11, 9:00 am – 11:30 am. RSVP to Tour Here !

Families interested in Open Enrollment for any of these programs should carefully read the SCUSD Specialty Program Open Enrollment website and apply through SchoolMint: https://www.scusd.edu/high-school-specialty-program-application

SCUSD allows families to select a first and second-choice Specialty Program on the application. Students who meet program entrance requirements are awarded seats via a lottery system. Students who win a lottery seat in their first-choice program will be offered a seat. Students who do not win a seat in their first choice may be offered a seat in their second-choice program (if a second choice is indicated). Students who get their second choice will not be on the waiting list for their first choice. SchooMint will notify families of lottery results via text/email and provide instructions on accepting/declining a seat or informing them of placement on a waiting list. 

Returning students

The enrollment process pertains to prospective students (freshmen or other new students). Once a student has been enrolled at CKM, only students on inter- or intra-district permits may be required to repeat the process for subsequent academic school years.