Introducing the Boston Public Schools 2008: official guide to schools and the school choice process. Printed copies of this publication are available in any Family Resource Center.

Superintendent's Report to the School Committee
Parent Survey Results
School Choice Family Outreach Summary
Letters to the Boston Globe

2006 School Choice Data
The following documents provide information about the schools selected by families in January/February 2006 for assignment to kindergarten and grades 6 and 9 for September 2006. For each grade, the list provides the number of applicants per available seat in each school. Families should consult this data to ensure that the schools they select include a mix of schools that are easier or more difficult to get into, based on their size and number of applicants. (See the documents for more information.)
School Choice Data: Kindergarten 2
School Choice Data: Grade 6
School Choice Data: Grade 9

-  Requirements for proof of residency

-  "Now that you've registered... What's next?"

-  Complete list of elementary and K-8 schools, noting expansions in September 2007.
NOTE - This Excel spreadsheet contains two tabs: alphabetical list of schools, and schools sorted by assignment zone.

-  The Boston School Committee has adopted a new policy to help students completing Grade 1 at Early Education Centers (EEC) and Early Learning Centers (ELC) become assigned to an elementary school for Grade 2. Read the letter to families:
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    -  Portuguese
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Letter to families explaining application process for pilot high schools with special admissions.

"School Clips": Boston Plan for Excellence newsletter, May 2005 issue about the new assignment formula