For example, if you live outside of a good school district like Palo Alto Unified School District, is there a way to still send your kids to schools in that district? Or is private / charter schools the only way to send kids outside their school district?
Private or Charter schools are your only choices
There’s a reason that houses in good school districts are more expensive
Interdistrict Transfer Because of Parent Employment/Allen Bill California Education Code Section 48204(b) External link opens in new window or tab. permits a school district to deem a pupil to have complied with the residency requirements for school attendance in the district if at least one parent/guardian of the pupil is physically employed within the boundaries of that district. Once admitted to residency, the pupil’s transfer may be revoked only if the parent ceases to be employed within the boundaries of the district. As a resident, the student does not have to re-apply for the transfer to be valid.
You can transfer. This is a California that allows it. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=48204.&lawCode=EDC
Private schools are worth it
How much does it cost for private school?
Min 16k for an ok one. 40k for a top one per uesr
In general you will need a charter or private school. California is disgustingly dysfunctional. The local schools near me are terrible, can't afford Palo Alto or Cupertino.
Charter school if you can get in. Discovery or spark
If you work in a city you can send your kids to a school there per California law. It’s s process but you can do it. It can take a while so start now for next school year.
This. My coworker’s wife works in the district in which they want to send their child. So it was allowed.
Does the place of employment need to be within a particular school’s zone? eg schools within a city can serve different neighborhood zones, and the zone of the employer is considered wrt what school you’re eligible to attend?