BOARD POLICY 423

423 - Open Enrollment Program

This policy shall be administered in accordance with the state public school open enrollment laws and the administrative rules established by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

Subject to the exception that the School Board shall act annually upon any annual space availability determinations for purposes of nonresident open enrollment into the District, the Board authorizes the District Administrator, or his/her designee, to make all other decisions and determinations that are necessary or permitted in connection with any open enrollment application or any open enrollment student under this policy and under any related Board-approved rule. However, this delegation of authority shall not be construed to prohibit the District Administrator from bringing any such decision or determination to the Board as he/she deems necessary or prudent.

The stated legal references and the Department of Instruction Public School Open Enrollment Program guidelines will be used when considering open enrollment applications.

Nonresident Open Enrollment Students

A nonresident student may apply for full-time enrollment in a public school in the District under the open enrollment program. Applications may be completed and submitted using DPI’s online system or by completing the DPIs’ paper application form and submitting the paper application to the designated District Office.

Acceptance and Rejection – Criteria as defined in Administrative Rule #423.

Required Preference – Criteria as defined in Administrative Rule #423. 

Transportation – Nonresident students’ transportation shall not be the responsibility of the District.  However, the District may discretionarily provide transportation to nonresident student(s) when mutually agreed upon with the nonresident student’s District Administrator. 

Reapplication – The Board shall not require nonresident students who are attending school in this District under this policy to reapply.

Resident Open Enrollment Students

A resident student may apply for full-time enrollment in a public school in another district under the open enrollment program. Applications may be completed and submitted using DPI’s online system or by completing the DPIs’ paper application form and submitting the paper application to the designated office. 

Resident Open Enrollment Students - Criteria as defined in Administrative Rule #423.

Appeals of Open Enrollment Decisions – The student’s parent(s) or guardian(s) may appeal a District decision regarding full-time open enrollment to the DPI by following the deadlines and other procedures established by the DPI, except as otherwise specifically provided under state law or under DPI rules.

Legal Ref.:     Section 118.51, 120.13, 121.78(1)(a), 939.22(10), Wisconsin Statutes

PI 23, PI 36, Wisconsin Administrative Code

Cross Ref.:    Administrative Rule 423 – Open Enrollment

Board Policy 112 - Discrimination

Board Policy 343.2 – Class Size

Approved:     February 19, 1998

Reviewed:     February 2, 2005

Revised:        March 15, 2007

Renumbered: December 16, 2010

Revised:        April 19, 2012

Revised:        May 16, 2013

Revised:        January 28, 2016