The Enrollment Planning Summer Volunteer Internship Program partners with local graduate students to assist the team with one of our major research and planning projects. Each May, up to two graduate student interns join our department.

The application for Summer 2026 is now available. Applications are due May 29 to enrollmentplanning@seattleschools.org. Please reach out with any questions.

Some possible project areas for future internships include (this is not a complete list):

• Student Assignment Plan Equity Review
• Boundary Change Work
• Engagement Work
• Partnership Development Work
• Demographic Research
• Benchmarking Work

Interns from the University of Washington and the University of California, Los Angeles have helped with our community engagement planning, student assignment process review, capacity planning, and regional enrollment and housing analysis.

Below are a few examples of their work:

• Case Study: Who is the new school for?
• Declining Birth-to-K ratios: A case study of five elementary attendance areas in South Seattle
• Benchmarking Growth & Equity at Seattle Public Schools
• Option School Tiebreakers and Waitlists Information Sheet