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Center for Independent Study
2024-25 School Year
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CIS Elementary (K-5th) & CIS Academy (6th-12th)
Center for Independent Study Elementary (TK-5th Grade)
Learn online in a flexible and personalized environment. Engage in live, daily lessons and weekly one-on-one teacher meetings to experience a high-quality education, from wherever you are!
- Enjoy access to a variety of digital libraries, grade-level resources, and a rigorous curricula under the guidance of an credentialed teacher.
- Participate in daily synchronous lessons, small-group instruction, and weekly one-on-one student-teacher conferences for a personalized and collaborative learning environment.
- Join your classmates for a weekly in-person On Campus Learning Day, were we focus on SEL skills, content support, Art, and PE.
- Experience flexibility that supports each family's individualized ability to access to educational opportunities.
Center for Independent Study Academy (6th-12th Grade)
Learn online or in-person with weekly on-on-one teacher meetings.
- Gain a standards-based education on a flexible schedule.
Students receiving services through an IEP (Individualized Educational Plan) must first have an amendment conference stipulating that Independent Study is an appropriate learning environment.
For more information, please contact our team!
Phone: 626-396-5800
Registrar: Elena Avaness avaness.elena@pusd.us
Program Specialist: pringle.jennifer@pusd.us
School Site: Wilson Middle School, 300 Madre St, Pasadena, CA 91107 (8:00am - 4:00pm)
Sign Up Today!
If you are interested in enrolling your student in our K-12 Independent Study Program, please use the links below to register.
Current PUSD Students
If your student is currently enrolled in a PUSD school, please complete the following steps:
- Complete the Online Transfer Application
- If you have been attending PUSD on a permit, you will also need to complete the Interdistrict Attendance Permit again, and be released from your residential district to attend our program.
New to PUSD
If you live within PUSD boundaries and your student is NEW to PUSD, please complete the Aeries Online Registration Form
New Permit Application
Students who live in school districts that do not offer independent study can apply for a permit to attend with us. This option is available for students who live in Los Angeles County, as well as Kern, Orange, San Bernadino, and Ventura Counties. If you live outside of PUSD boundaries and your student is NEW to PUSD, please complete the following steps:
- Complete the Interdistrict Attendance Permit form (Out-of-district applicants only)
- Complete the Aeries Online Registration form