After-School Programs

Each school has their own after school program run by a non-profit agency. Some schools may even work with more than one non-profit. Most programs share commonalities such as enrichment activities, homework support, and snacks, and some have additional program specific elements. After school programs in middle and high school also include the official sports teams.

NEW FOR 2026-2027: When families apply to new schools, they will have the opportunity to then also apply for after-school programs (and if the schools offer them) before-school programs. This feature will pop-up after completing the main application. Families who have previously attended their after-school programs and are staying at their current school also need to apply to after-school programs at ChooseOUSD.org. They should select the option for After-School Programs and start the application process. This replaces the paper and/or google doc forms that were previously completed with the individual After-School providers.

Learn more about After-School Programs

Once a family accepts an offer to attend a school, they become eligible to attend an After-School Program, and may likely see their application assigned a wait-list number for the After-School Program. Families can then expect to receive an offer through Enrollwise for their After-School Program. These offers will be timed to coincide with the regular enrollment offers, and go out in the first week of April, May, June, and August.

NEW FOR 2026-2027: When families apply to new schools, they will have the opportunity to then also apply for after-school programs (and if the schools offer them) before-school programs. This feature will pop-up after completing the main application. Families who have previously attended their after-school programs and are staying at their current school also need to apply to after-school programs at ChooseOUSD.org. They should select the option for After-School Programs / Expanded Learning and initiate the application process. This replaces the paper and/or google doc forms that were previously completed with the individual After-School providers.

This is definitely different than in the past, when families applied directly with an individual After-School Program provider. We hope that by centralizing the process, we can provide customer service support at the enrollment office, one-stop shopping, a uniform experience, and most importantly, improve the timelines by which families confirm their child’s acceptance into After-School Programs.