HSSP Application Process

Application Process
for the High School Specialty Program Application

Overview

The High School Specialty Program application will be available from November 4, 2024 at 8:00am to November 22, 2024 at 5:00pm for students living within the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) boundaries.

Create a Parent/Guardian SchoolMint Account

Before applying for a specialty program, all families must create a SchoolMint account. Once your parent/guardian account is created on SchoolMint, add your student(s) to the account.

Families with their student attending a school that is not in the Sacramento City Unified School District will select that their student is not currently enrolled and manually add their student’s information to SchoolMint. This information will be verified before the application enters the lottery. 

Families with their student currently attending a Sacramento City Unified School District school will select that their student is currently enrolled and then enter their Student ID number, student’s first and last name, date of birth. This information allows SchoolMint to pull in existing information that is on file in Infinite Campus, SCUSD’s Student Information System. 

Apply for High School Specialty Programs

Once registered, families can apply for a High School Specialty Program on SchoolMint for their incoming 9-12th graders from November 4 at 8:00am until November 22, 2024 at 5:00pm. All notification about their specialty program application will be sent through SchoolMint either by email, text or both. 

SCUSD Students must submit an Annual Update form

Parent/guardian’s with their student currently enrolled in SCUSD, must complete an Annual Update through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal to verify your address and contact information. Please note: A guardian listed in Infinite Campus as living in the primary household of the student, must complete the Annual Update. 

Acceptance into a specialty program is considered a change in enrollment and requires updated verification. View directions on how to complete the Annual Update form. 

If you do not have an Infinite Campus Parent Portal account, request an activation key from your student’s current school office to create an account. Once you have an active Infinite Campus Parent Portal account, follow the steps to complete the Annual Update form.

New Students in the District Must Complete Official Registration Form

If offered a specialty program placement, new students to the district are required to complete a full registration form in addition to accepting the offer on SchoolMint. A link to the registration form will be included in the offer notifications sent to families.

Registration Form Address Verification Documentation

When applicants fill out the registration form, they will have to upload one of the following types of documentation. (Ed. Code 48204.1):

  • Utility service contract, statement, or payment receipts
  • Property tax payment receipts
  • Rental property contract, lease with payment receipts
  • Voter registration
  • Correspondence from a government agency
  • Pay stubs
  • No Address Verification in Your Name?
    • Primary/permanent residence: If you live in a Primary/Permanent Residence, submit an Address Affidavit completed and signed by you and with the required Documentation.
    • Unhoused/homeless: If you are unhoused/homeless, submit a completed and signed Housing Survey.

Students Living Outside SCUSD boundaries

Students who live outside our district boundaries can apply to specialty programs during the permit process April 7, 2025 - April 25, 2025. 

Out-of-district applicants who meet the program requirements will be accepted or go on the waiting list after qualified in-district applicants per California Education Code.

Questions

Please contact Becky Petrie is at becky-petrie@scusd.edu with any questions about the application process.