Faculty and staff: Time to enroll your kids in local TIE-INS schools

For UCLA employees interested in the convenience of sending their children to a school that’s close to campus, it’s time to sign up for the Together in Education in Neighborhood Schools (TIE-INS) program.

Applications for the 2015-16 school year will be available this month at www.TIE-INS.gseis.ucla.edu, which also provides detailed information about the participating schools and upcoming events such as parent meetings and campus tours. The deadline is April 1.

All UCLA academic appointees and career (non-probationary) staff at any classification level are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to kindergartners and first-graders (and their elementary school-aged siblings), and acceptance will be based on priorities established by deans and vice chancellors.

Launched in 2009, TIE-INS enables children of UCLA employees to attend four public schools near our campus: Nora Sterry Elementary School, Brockton Elementary School, Emerson Middle School and University High School.