OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAM

Wisconsin's inter-district public school Open Enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend school districts other than the one in which they live. The Open Enrollment program is also available to current district residents, (1) who move out of the district during the current school year and wish to return to Elmbrook School District in the fall of the coming school year, or (2) who anticipate moving out of the district prior to the coming school year and would like to be eligible to return at that time.

The Open Enrollment application period is established in state law as beginning on the first Monday in February and ending at 4:00 p.m. on the third Friday that follows the first Monday in February. The application periods for upcoming school years are as follows:

2010-11 school year: February 1 to 19, 2010
2011-12 school year: February 7 to 25, 2011

Statewide, parents/guardians must submit an application to the non-resident district of their choice during the application period to be eligible for consideration. Once the application period begins, applications can be completed online at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/psctoc.html.  A lottery system is used to fill Open Enrollment seats and establish grade level waiting lists. For more information about the Open Enrollment program, please see the list of contacts and resources below:

Michelle Hoffman, Student Services Supervisor & Open Enrollment Coordinator
Elmbrook School District
262-781-3030, extension 1191 or hoffmami@elmbrookschools.org

Mary Jo Cleaver, Open Enrollment Program
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
608-267-9101 or toll-free 888-245-2732

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/psctoc.html.