Permit Information

Obtain permission to be released from the district in which the student resides by visiting your home district's Student Services/Educational Services office and requesting an Inter-District Permit Release. Obtaining a permit from the school district in which you reside does not mandate acceptance by the Redondo Beach Unified School District. You must still be accepted to RBUSD to attend.

Complete and submit the RBUSD's Inter-District Permit Application through the online platform. Paper copies will not be accepted. Be sure to attach the permit release from your district of residency along with a copy of the student's most recent report card showing current grade level (non-Kinder applicants), and any additonal documentation requested on application.  Application window for the ucpoming school year opens January 22, 2024 and closes April 30, 2024. Late permits will be considered throughout the school year, based on space availability. Once you submit your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation that it has been delivered. 

Please note:  Receipt of your permit application does not guarantee acceptance into the requested school.

Notification of the RBUSD Inter-District Permit Lottery (to be held in May) will be sent to all applicants. All names will be drawn in the public lottery in order to create a prioritized waitlist. Should space become available between the lottery and the first 2 weeks of the school year, families will be notified in the order in which they were selected during the lottery process. If a permit is accepted, students are expected to maintain satisfactory attendance, effort, academic achievement, and behavior.

A determination of all permit applications will be made as soon as possible, but no later than 14 calendar days after the start of the school year for which a family is applying. For requests submitted during a current school year, a final decision will be made within 30 calendar days. Letters indicating final denial decisions will be sent and will include information regarding right to appeal to Los Angeles County Board of Education.

When it has been determined that space is available at a particular grade level and/or school site for enrollment, priority shall be established using the following guidelines (RBUSD Board Policy (BP) 5117):

1. Priority for new Inter-District Permit Applications shall be granted first to children of current permanent employees of the District. "Children" shall be limited to each permanent employee's immediate family, including step-children living with them at least 50% of the time. To enjoy this priority, applicants must submit all required paperwork for Inter-District transfers via the online platform no later than April 30, 2024. Applications received after this date will not be entitled to priority status.

2. After Inter-District transfers are accepted for children of current permanent employees of the District, priority may be granted to students who have one or more siblings currently enrolled in the school district. To enjoy this priority, applicants must submit all required paperwork for Inter-District transfers via the online platform no later than April 30, 2024. Applications received after this date will not be entitled to priority status.