BREAKING NEWS on Senate Bill 2! The following press release describes how Senate Bill 2 will now allow parents to enroll their child at any point during the year.
Jacque Proposal Expands Public School Open Enrollment
Bill extends families’ access to popular program
State Representative André Jacque (R-Bellevue) is the lead Assembly author of the legislation, proposed by State Sen. Luther Olson, which expanded the open enrollment period for public schools from three weeks in February to the three full months of February, March and April.It also created an alternate process that allows open enrollment at any time if the pupil satisfies at least one of seven criteria (currently, early or late applications can not be accepted for any reason):
1) The resident school district determines that the pupil has been the victim of a violent criminal offense, as defined by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) by rule.
2) The pupil is or has been a homeless pupil in the current or immediately preceding school year.
3) The pupil has been the victim of repeated bullying or harassment, the parent has reported the bullying or harassment to the resident school board, and the repeated bullying or harassment continues.
4) The place of residence of the pupil’s parent or guardian and of the pupil has changed as a result of military orders.
5) The pupil has moved into this state.
6) The place of residence of the pupil has changed as a result of a court order or custody agreement or because the pupil was placed in a foster home or with a person other than the pupil’s parent or removed from a foster home or from the home of a person other than the pupil’s parent.
7) The parent of the pupil and the nonresident and resident school boards agree that attending school in the nonresident school district is in the best interests of the pupil, with an appeals process to DPI when the resident district does not agree the move is in the best interest of the pupil.
In 2010-11, a record number of students took advantage of Wisconsin’s open enrollment program to attend school elsewhere than in their own district, according to the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. The 34,498 participants were 8.1% more than in 2010 and nearly five times higher than in 2001. There is no additional cost to families that participate in the program.
“Parents’ involvement in their children’s education is critical to academic success,” said Rep. Jacque, noting “it’s important that we give families the time to evaluate the full array of options available and provide flexibility when special circumstances indicate it to be in the student’s best interest.”
Please note: Residents of the Northern Ozaukee School District (NOSD) may enroll at any time throughout the year.
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