How does the Sankofa/Peralta shared zone work?

I'm thinking of moving into a house in the Sankofa/Peralta shared zone. How does enrollment work for this zone?

I understand that in OUSD, being in a school's neighborhood boundary gets one priority placement (behind siblings, but before the lotter). I'm curious how this works for the shared zone. Will I (a) get priority at both Peralta and Sankofa? Or instead (b) will I only get priority at one school (possibly the one that has lesser demand).

If the answer is (a), that seems like the shared district gives more choice, which is nice. But if the answer is (b), there is less choice and getting assigned to Sankofa is a likely outcome.

Does anyone know how this works?

Mar 18, 2018

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How does the Sankofa/Peralta shared zone work? (Mar 18, 2018)

You get priority at both schools. That said, Peralta does not have room for all of the zoned students right now, so you may well get bumped to a lower ranked choice independent of priority. (You do keep your priority on the waitlist, though.)

Mar 20, 2018