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Enrollment for New Families

Now that our MOU with OUSD has been approved, we are ready for next steps! This is a long message, but has lots of important information, so if you plan on enrolling in our Montessori program at Brookfield, please read this entire message carefully! 

 

For families that are would like to enroll in the Montessori program at Brookfield Elementary and have not applied to an OUSD school, please follow these steps: 

 

  1. Go to Choose OUSD Website

  2. If you have an account login, if not create an account

  3. Create a profile for yourself and your student 

  4. Then click “start application” 

  5. Type in Brookfield Elementary then “add to application”Brookfield Village enrollment image

  6. Click on rank choices and move Brookfield to the top of the list

  7. Then submit your application!

 

If you have already applied to OUSD and have received an offer to attend another school you will have to add Brookfield to your list of ranked schools and then contact the enrollment office at enroll@ousd.org or 510-879-4600 to have your school choices reranked. Make sure to say you are an Urban Montessori family and they will take care of it for you! Below is an email template you can use if it's helpful!

Hello Enroll@

 

My student (student’s name), DOB (student’s birthday), is a rising (student’s grade next school year) grader and currently slated to attend (current OUSD school offer) in Fall 2025. (student name) is currently a (student’s current grade) grader at Urban Montessori Charter School.

 

Please rerank our application so that Brookfield Elementary is our top choice.

 

Thank you for your support,

 

If you currently live in a district outside of Oakland, you should still apply through the process above, and also do the following:

 

  1. Contact your current district of residence and fill out the inter-district transfer form from the county

  2. Under “reason” fill out “Specialized Program” and turn in the form

  3. Once your home district approves the transfer, email the approval to enroll@ousd.org

  4. The inter-district transfer is good for your student’s elementary years unless you live in West Contra Costa where you would have to fill out the form each year. 

  5. You can enroll in Brookfield while going through the inter-district transfer process, before your transfer is approved.

 

Additionally, if you put in an application to Brookfield, please fill out the survey below so we have our own list of families that have applied! 

 

If you have any questions about the process please reach out to enrollment@urbanmontessori.org