About Kensington Public Schools (Kensington, CA)
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About Kensington Public Schools (Kensington, CA)
December 2003
We recently purchased a home in Kensington on
Colusa Ave. and shortly after moving in were told by a
neighbor that we are not districted for Kensington
Elementary school. Suffice it to say we were not happy
as that was one of the reasons we loved the house.
Then, we met the family that recently moved out of the
house next door and they told us that their daughter
went to Kensington elementary. Does anybody know
how districting works for Kensington schools? Our
daughter is only 17 months old right now, so we have a
few years to figure this all out. Thanks.
confused in Kensington
Information on Kensington (West Contra Costa USD)
districting and a contact person can be found here:
http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/RSD/ResSchDir/resdir.htm
a West Contra Costa parent
In response to the question about the Kensington Elementary
boundaries -- go to the West Contra Costa School District
resident school directory
http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/RSD/ResSchDir/resdir.htm
website and look up your street address.
Scott
We found ourselves in the same situation. We bought a
house in Kensington only to find that we were supposed to
send our kids to Harding in El Cerrito. The El
Cerrito/Kensington border is in our front yard and the
school line is in our back yard! The good news is that we
were able to transfer in both cases and our kids have
always attended Hilltop. Contact the transfer office in
Richmond, at the West Contra Costa USD Office. The process
for us was to register each child at Harding in Feb or
March, I believe, and then ask for the transfer form. In
our case, the transfers were approved in May, but I have
heard of other neighbors who had a harder time getting in.
It depends on space at the school and on your willingness
to wait until the last minute for an answer.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Robin
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