Work Permits
Work Permits
Students 14 - 17 years old seeking employment are required to have a work permit in order to begin working. Issued work permits are valid for the current school year, and must be renewed each school year in the MCHS Administrative office. If you need a new work permit during the summer, you will need to take a completed work permit application to the Poway Adult Office for processing. See additional information below.
Work Permit Application (printable version)
Student Worker Rights Information
Students are unable to work until an official work permit has been issued to the student from the MCHS front office or, during summer break, from the PUSD Poway Adult School office. Work permits issued during the current school year from MCHS are valid through summer and will expire at the beginning of the next school year. All work permits issued from Poway Adult School during the summer will expire in late August 2025, at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. If the student will continue working the same job after the new school year begins, students will need to complete a new Work Permit Application to renew their current work permit.
The last day to submit a Work Permit Application for processing in the MCHS Front Office before summer break will be early June 2025. During the summer all completed Work Permit Applications will need to be taken to the Poway Adult School location for processing. See details below.
Dates: Dates will be posted early June 2025
Poway Adult School
13626 Twin Peaks Road, Suite 100
Poway, CA 92064
M-TH 9:00am - 4:00pm
F 9:00am - 11:30am
Newly hired during the summer? Work permits are issued at the Poway Adult School. During the summer, Work Permit Applications can be submitted 9:00am - 4:00pm on Mondays - Thursdays, and from 9:00am - 11:30am on Fridays, at the Poway Adult School location at 13626 Twin Peaks Road, Suite 100, Poway, CA 92064. You do not need an appointment, but please have your documentation completed. Processing time for a work permit could take up to 72 hours. Please email Brian Murphy at [email protected] for assistance. Please view this link for details and documentation needed. SUMMER WORK PERMITS
All summer work permits expire at the end of August 2025. Students who will continue working when school begins will need to complete a new Work Permit Application at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year to renew their work permit.
Approving Work Permits
Student attendance, discipline and course performance will be reviewed.
The minimum requirements are (all within the current school year):
- Minimum 2.0 GPA, both cumulative and current trimester
- No excessive tardies in any class
- No excessive absences in any class
- No excessive disciplinary action taken
- Not on Tier 2 for any reason
If the criteria is met, the work permit may be issued.
Steps To Obtaining A Work Permit
Steps To Obtaining A Work Permit
- Complete the Work Permit Application (B1-1) Statement of Intent to Employ a Minor form. Student completes sections 1 and 2, parent/guardian completes section 3, and employer completes section 4.
- Submit completed Work Permit Applications to the MCHS front office (or the Poway Adult School office during the summer).
- Please allow 48-72 hours for processing. Once processed, the student will need to pick up the official work permit in the front office.
- Student needs to provide two forms of ID at the Poway Adult School office during the summer:
- Proof of Age (birth certificate, medical records, driver's license or ID card listing date of birth)
- Proof of School Attendance (report card or school ID card)
- Picture Identification (school ID card, driver's license, California ID card, Military ID card)
The student must sign the work permit; only the student can pick up the work permit.
The student is responsible to provide their employer with the issued work permit prior to starting employment.
The student is responsible to provide their employer with the issued work permit prior to starting employment.
Work Permit Revocation: The decision to revoke or deny a work permit will be decided by the Work Experience Adviser. If, at any point during the school year, the student no longer meets the minimum requirements as outlined above, the work permit may be revoked or in the case of a new Work Permit, it may be denied.
For table summaries of child labor law requirements and restrictions arranged by age, click here.
For information on entertainment work permits, click here.
PUSD District Work Permits webpage.
For information on entertainment work permits, click here.
PUSD District Work Permits webpage.