A request is made to the county schools office. Affidavit is mailed along with private school brochure.
Person completes form and returns three copies to county schools.
One copy is sent to the California Department of Education which uses it for statistical purposes only. Another copy is sent to the local public school district which has jurisdiction over the private schools which operate within their boundaries. The district gives the approval or disapproval for a private school to operate within their boundaries. When a district receives the affidavit and does not address the private school nor contacts it, it is then indirectly giving approval for the private school to operate within their boundaries. The last copy is kept at the county from which a county private school directory is developed.