Family Help Center

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Plain-language guides to your rights, the right office to call, and the dates that matter, with links to the official sources.

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Choosing a district needs JavaScript. Find your district’s office in the OSPI education directory ↗.

Find schools for my address Assigned schools and a printable report Address report · Watch your school story
Getting to school On the map: bus eligibility and transportation links
Plan the school day Bell times, care gaps, meals and key dates
Compare schools On the map: up to 4 schools side by side Compare districts
Important dates Enrollment, tests and calendars Is today a school day? · School levies and bonds
Health needs at school Medication, allergies, diabetes, seizures

Which school option fits? Public, choice, charter, online, private
Charter schools How to apply, lotteries and waitlists Charter schools on the map
Private schools Approval, admission and your child’s rights
Paying for private school Aid, scholarships and 529 plans
Homeschooling Declaration, subjects and part-time classes
Highly capable (gifted) Screening, referral and appeals, with a letter

Special education & 504 Ask for an evaluation, with a letter Step-by-step guide
Special education at every age Birth to 3, kindergarten, moving, after high school
A problem at school Bullying, discipline, records, safety
Language help & interpreters Your right to a free interpreter OSPI: language access
Learning English at school English learner services and your choices
Attendance and missed school Excused absences and what happens next
Reading & dyslexia Early screening, reading help, evaluation

Food & family assistance School meals, SUN Bucks, WIC, internet
Family checkers Free meals, college grant, school vaccines College grant estimate
After school & child care On the map: programs near a school Help paying for child care
Moving or housing instability Enroll right away, keep your school
Mental health and support School counselors, 504 plans, 988
Military families Districts near each installation

Find your district’s main office in the OSPI education directory ↗, or open your district on the map.

Enrollment, testing, school calendar and money dates for your district and the whole state, with files for your calendar.

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