What is Open Enrollment?
The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside.
Who can apply?
Any Wisconsin resident in 4K to grade 12 may apply to attend a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. However, a child may transfer to a nonresident school district for early childhood education or 4K only if the child’s resident school district offers the same type of program and only if the child is eligible for that program in the resident school district.
When can parents apply?
The regular open enrollment application period for next year (the 2024-2025 school year) begins at midnight on Monday, February 5th, 2024 and ends at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
To APPLY for open enrollment and find additional information on the regular open enrollment application period, please visit this link: Public School Open Enrollment: 2024-25 School Year
Note: Parents do not need to reapply if their child is already open enrolled into the Evansville Community School District.
Can applications be denied?
Both the nonresident and resident school districts may deny an application for reasons specified in state law. If an application is denied by either the resident or nonresident school district, the parent may file an appeal with the DPI within 30 days. The DPI is required to affirm the school district’s decision unless the DPI determines that the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable.
How do students get to school?
Parents are responsible to provide transportation to and from school in the nonresident school district, except that transportation required in a child’s IEP must be provided by the nonresident school district. A nonresident or resident school district is permitted (but not required) to provide transportation to open enrolled pupils, however the nonresident school district is prohibited from picking up or dropping off a pupil within the boundaries of the pupil’s resident school district unless the resident school district agrees. Low-income parents may apply to the DPI for reimbursement of a portion of their transportation costs.
Additional Information about Open Enrollment can be found at https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment
All questions and inquiries about open enrollment into the Evansville School District can be directed to Kallie Day, 608.882.3384.
Alternative Open Enrollment
Interested in open enrolling into the Evansville Community School district but missed the application deadline?
An alternative application procedure allows pupils to apply for open enrollment at any time during a school year if certain criteria are met. The alternative open enrollment application opens July 1, 2024. Alternative Open Enrollment Page
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