Thank you for your interest in Ojai Unified School District schools, where we embrace the deeply-held values of environmental regeneration, wellness, creativity and a culture of inclusion.  

To streamline the enrollment process, we've provided an overview of each of our schools, as well as a list of necessary documents and online registration forms, below.

Helpful Links:

• For information on Parent Resources, please visit Parent Support here

• If you're experiencing homelessness, please see supports for enrollment here . Visit our Homeless and Foster Youth webpage for more information.

The Heart and Future Of Ojai

A Place To Grow Preschool is is an inclusion preschool program that embodies the values, policies, and practices that support the right of every child and his/her family, regardless of ability, to participate in a broad range of activities. The desired results of inclusive experiences for children with and without disabilities and their families include a sense of belonging and membership, positive social relationships and friendships, and development and learning to reach one's full potential. To submit a registration form to A Place To Grow, please click here . For more information on A Place to Grow, please view our "virtual tour" presentation in English here and in Spanish here , visit A Place to Grow's website here, or contact Director Sherrie Damas at sdamas@ojaiusd.org.

For our Elementary School Visitor Presentation, Please Click Here

Nordhoff and Matilija students also have the option of taking independent study courses through Nordhoff Online and Matilija Online.

Nordhoff Online students enrolled in this program will take the majority of their courses through an online platform called Edgenuity and will still have the option of taking electives and enrolling in activities and sports at Nordhoff.  For more information, contact Principal Dave Monson at dmonson@ojaiusd.org

Matilija Online students  enrolled in this program will take the majority of their courses through an online platform and will still have the option of taking electives and enrolling in activities and sports at Matilija. For more information, contact Principal Chris Murphy at chrismurphy@ojaiusd.org

To register for Nordhoff Online or Matilija Online:

Current OUSD Students - submit an Intradistrict form in
English  or Spanish and note "School of Residence" as your student's current school at OUSD, and "School Requested" as either Nordhoff Independent Study or Matilija Independent Study.

New Enrolling Students - submit a Registration Form (please submit one form per student). New enrolling students who are enrolled in another district, may need to also submit an Interdistrict Application in English or  Spanish to select Ojai Unified as your district of choice, when you are registered in another district outside of OUSD district boundaries.

Summit School is a non-classroom based program for TK/K-12th grades. The learning program offered at Summit School is individualized for each student, with parent and teacher collaboration, using a possible combination of online learning, project-based activities and traditional curriculum. .The majority of work is done through a homeschool/independent study model where parents deliver daily instruction and are supported through regular meetings with an advising teacher.

A  partnership between OUSD and  Rock Tree Sky school, an educational enrichment program, allows students who are enrolled in Summit School an opportunity to attend enrichment classes two days a week at Rock Tree Sky School at no cost.

Visit Summit School page here, or contact Principal Robin Monson at rmonson@ojaiusd.org for more information.