Child Welfare, Attendance, & Safety

We provide assistance and information in the realm of enrollment, transfer, attendance, student conduct, crisis intervention, drug, alcohol, tobacco education, and safe schools.

Dean Way

Program Admininstrator Student Services, (Student Transfers, Attendance, ASSETS, & Safety)

District Office

School: 209-325-2111

Cristi Johnson

Director of Student Services, (Student Discipline & Expulsions)

District Office

School: 209-325-2121

Gianna Ochoa

Child Welfare, Attendance, & Safety Secretary

District Office

School: 209-325-2111

District Instructional Support Center
209-325-2100
209-325-2117 (FAX)

School Registrars

Leticia Valenzuela
Registrar
lvalenzuela@muhsd.org
209-325-1241

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Alma Cervantes
Registrar
acervantes@muhsd.org
209-325-1841

Joan Alvarez
Registrar
jalvarez@muhsd.org
209-325-1441

Maria Velasco
Registrar
mvelasco@muhsd.org
209-398-3241

Rebecca Pascal
Registrar
rpascal@muhsd.org
209-384-5528

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Michelle McCuen
Registrar
mmccuen@muhsd.org
209-325-2841

Stacey Hughes
Registrar
shughes@muhsd.org
209-325-1041

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MaryAnn Jones
Registrar
majones@muhsd.org
209-325-1702

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Stacy Mora Bautista
Registrar
smbautista@muhsd.org
209-325-1641

Intradistrict and Interdistrict Transfers

The MUHSD Student Services Office is closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Employees will be working remotely and responding to emails and voicemails. Because of the closure, we will still be accepting transfer requests until May 1, 2020. Below are links to MUHSD Board Policy concerning transfers and the forms for Intradistrict and Interdistrict Requests

Board Policy- Intradistrict Transfer
Intradistrict Transfer Request (from one MUHSD school to another)
Interdistrict Transfer Request (living outside MUHSD boundaries to attend school within MUHSD)

Interdistrict and Intradistrict transfer forms may be submitted to Dean Way by email:dway@muhsd.org or mail to:

Dean Way, MUHSD Student Services, P.O. Box 2147, Merced, CA 95341-2147

If your request is denied and you would like to appeal please contact Dean Way, dway@muhsd.org or Ariel Cardenas, acardenas@muhsd.org to schedule an appeal.

MUHSD Student Services - 209-325-2100

Parent Advisory of Rights

Healthy Kids Survey

Each year, students, faculty, parents in MUHSD take the California Healthy Kids Survey. Below are the latest results for the survey taken in December 2016.

Student Results

Staff Results

Parent Results

Enrolling Your Student

School Locator Tool

MUHSD Programs

New Student Enrollment (students who have moved to our area that are not currently enrolled) is being done by appointment only. Please contact the appropriate school between 8-12 to set up an appointment for enrollment.

AHS- 325-1202
BCHS- 325-1400
ECHS- 384-5500
GVHS- 325-1800
LHS- 325-3200
MHS- 325-1001
SHS- 325-1700
YHS- 325-1641
IHS- 325-1641

Parents and guardians are encouraged to enroll their students as soon as they know they will be attending a school in MUHSD. It is advised that they call the school ahead of time to verify hours or make an appointment.

Please be prepared to provide proof of address and any previous school information you may have. In order to speed up the process, you may wish to print out and complete the registration forms before coming in.

Student Registration Forms

Intra-district Transfer Board Policy- Spanish
Intra-district Transfer Request- Spanish
Inter-district Transfer Request- Spanish