The Office of School Choice & Enrollment (OSCE) serves as the entry-point for students and families seeking to enroll in New Haven Public Schools in grades PK-12. New Haven Public Schools operates a range of schools with various instructional themes and specialties that help to engage students in the learning process. We’d love to have you be a part of our learning community.
The Office of School Choice & Enrollment manages the comprehensive student enrollment process across grades Pre-K through 12 and ensures that all students are appropriately registered to attend a New Haven Public School in compliance with all guidance set forth by the Connecticut State Department of Education and the New Haven Board of Education.
Our office manages all student enrollment services including registration and withdrawals, the student-to-school assignment process, student information updates, homeschooling intakes and the district’s extensive school choice process for more than 40 Interdistrict Magnet, Intra-district Magnet and Neighborhood schools.
Our office aims to:
A Message from Mr. Marquelle Middleton, Director of School Choice and Enrollment
Thank you for visiting our website to learn more about New Haven Public Schools and our School Choice programming and process. New Haven Public Schools enrolls and educates nearly 20,000 students each year and operates more than 40 schools. Each of our schools is unique, equipped, innovative and ready to welcome your child as they learn, grow and explore! Please take the time to learn about a few of our great schools!
Navigating School Choice in New Haven can certainly be overwhelming for some but our team has developed a transparent process that is easy to understand. We hope that you will browse our website to learn more and gain a full understanding of how School Choice works in our district. Below you will learn about the 4 easy steps to School Choice in New Haven. You will never go wrong if you,
EXPLORE – APPLY – ACCEPT – REGISTER
Let’s learn more about these helpful steps to School Choice (click here). By following these steps, you will soar through the School Choice process in New Haven. Our dedicated team is here to assist you. Please be sure to review all areas of our website for answers to your questions about our office or School Choice.
Afterwards, if you have questions or concerns please contact the Office of School Choice & Enrollment at
2023-2024 Choice Catalog
Available in English and Spanish
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Mrs. Light's 2nd grade class had a blast learning about non-fiction and fictional texts about volcanoes. They were very engaged in centers in which they were grouped and created their own volcano models.
Barnard students are learning about the impact of food deserts and the benefits of urban farming through the use of technology and sustainable gardening practices. Students grades PreK-8 all play a role in the school’s weekly #TasteTestTuesdays and #FarmStandFridays.
Mrs. Criscuolo and her 7th grade class began going to
different classes this year painting kindness rocks with the students. For our 7th graders, this was an amazing
activity that showed service to the younger students in
our school and for our younger students, this was a great way for them to help others by painting adorable pictures and writing uplifting messages on their rocks.
Mr. Kelsey's 6th-grade Video Emphasis class has been busy working on a series of small group projects. Teams have been editing both a short film and a music video while animators have been hard at work making their visions come to life with clay, paper and pencil, digital art, Lego, and even some toys from home. It's always exciting to see what these young filmmakers can do when allowed to let their creativity flow.
Adventure awaits Ms. Jodee Webb’s students when they arrive for Science Discovery, a weekly hands-on enrichment class for PreK to Grade 3 students at Mauro-Sheridan. Last year’s focus on the environment ransformed the room into a rainforest with paper sloths and snakes trailing down from the ceiling. This year the vines are replaced with webs as students investigate structures in nature from snowflakes to root systems to houses built by animal engineers!
Our Family Game and Pizza Night was a fabulous way to kick off School Choice Week. We invited our current families and new families to join staff for a night of old fashioned fun! Over 300 guests were in attendance and they got the opportunity to engage with other families in a variety of games from Jenga to Candyland and everything in between!
Family STEAM night at Davis Academy was a fantastic opportunity for students and families to come together and engage in hands-on activities that are both fun and educational. This event offered an enjoyable evening for students to explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) concepts, discover new skills, and enjoy a night of hands-on learning with their families. Attendees included both current and potential Davis families.
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, the Benjamin Jepson cafeteria was transformed into a Winter Wonderland giving the students and families a night filled with winter themed games, crafts, and fun.
On a wintry Edgewood Avenue, Abdul-Razak Zachariah cracked open the spine of The Night Is Yours, and transported young readers to another universe. In the pages, night was falling over a West Haven apartment complex. It was summer, and the heat wrapped everything in its sticky embrace. Guided by the moon, a young girl named Amani slipped outside to play hide and seek.
Just off Kimberly Avenue, the Grinch was trying to steal Winterfest—and the Whos of Whoville weren’t having it. In one hand, he dragged a bag heavy with stolen gifts, looking down on the town below with a wide, green-eyed smirk. In the other, he gestured for his dog Max to come closer, and revel in his misanthropic glee. But the Whos paid their material possessions no mind: they linked arms and began to sing.
Cyanotype exposures in science class. Dance as a way to crack algebra equations. Painting and sculpture in social studies, so a land mass becomes more than a concept on a map. Theater and spoken word as a pathway into world languages.
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