Adopted: 05/19/2008

School District of Prairie Farm

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PUBLIC SCHOOL OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAM

            This policy shall be administered in accordance with the State public school open enrollment law. The Board of Education has determined that it may allow non-resident students residing within the State of Wisconsin, but whose parent(s) does not reside in the District, and who qualify, to enroll in the District through an Open Enrollment Program during the forthcoming school year.

DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply to the District's Open Enrollment Program.

Non-resident District - A school district located in Wisconsin which is not a student's district of residence.

Non-resident Student - A student who is a legal resident or otherwise legally entitled to attend school in another school district in Wisconsin who does not have a parent residing in the District and who seeks admission to this District under the Open Enrollment Program.

Tuition Student - A non-resident student who has been approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to enroll in this District with the tuition paid by the district of residence.

Full-time Enrollment - A student is enrolled for the entire school day and receives all of his/her required education in this District.

Part-time Enrollment - Limited to high school students who may participate in no more than two (2) courses offered by this District.

Class Size - The District shall determine, for purposes of this policy only and not for use for any other purpose, the maximum number of students who can be enrolled in a particular classroom without jeopardizing the quality of the instructional program.

Program Size - The enrollment or size restrictions in a specific program within a class or building. The District reserves the exclusive right to establish program size and to limit enrollment based upon the capability to properly allocate available resources, create and maintain a proper learning environment, and comply with contracts, grants, and applicable laws and regulations.

Resident Student - A student who is a legal resident of this District and is consequently entitled to attend school in this District in accordance with Policy 511 - Eligibility of Resident/Non-resident Students.

ENROLLMENT OF NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS

A. The District Administrator shall determine the availability of openings, subsequent to District resident enrollment, for non-resident students based on the established maximum number of students that can be accommodated in each school, class, and program. The availability of space in the schools, programs, and classes may be based on class size limits, student-teacher ratios, students attending the District for whom tuition is paid under 121.78(1)(a), or enrollment projections established by the District Administrator. Enrollment may not be available to any non-resident student who meets one or more of the following criteria.

The District Administrator shall make the decision based on the circumstances involved.

1. The student has been expelled from school by any school district during the current or two (2) preceding school years for any of the following reasons or a disciplinary proceeding involving the student, based on any of the following reasons, is pending:

a. conveying, or causing to be conveyed any threat or false information concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any school property by means of explosives

b. engaging in conduct while at school or while under supervision of a school authority that endangered the health, safety, or property of others

c. engaging in conduct while not at school or while not under the supervision of a school authority that endangered the health, safety, or property of others at school or under the supervision of a school authority or of any employee of the School District or member of the School Board.

d. possessing a dangerous weapon, as defined in s. 939.22(10), while at school or while under the supervision of a school authority.

e. possessing or under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.

2. The special education program or related services described in the child's individualized education program is not available in the District or there is no space available in the appropriate special education program.

3. The child has not been properly screened by his/her resident school district to determine if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is a child with exceptional educational needs or the child has been reported or identified by his/her resident school district but not yet evaluated by a multidisciplinary team appointed by the resident district.

4. The student has not met the academic prerequisites for participation in a particular program in which the student wishes to enroll.

5. The acceptance of the non-resident student would cause undue financial hardship for the District.

B. The District Administrator may inform the parent of non-acceptance for any of the above-stated reasons any time prior to the beginning of the school year.

C. The District shall not discriminate on the basis of an applicant's intellectual, academic, artistic, athletic, or other ability, talent, or accomplishment, or based on a mental or physical disability.

D. The District Administrator shall be responsible for developing and promulgating administrative guidelines to implement this policy.

E. If the number of applications for admission from non-resident students exceeds the number of available enrollment opportunities, non-resident students shall be selected for admission using a random selection process established by the District Administrator.

F. Enrollment priority shall be given to a non-resident student already admitted under this policy and their siblings.

G. A parent of a non-resident student who wishes his/her child to attend school in this District in the subsequent school year shall submit a request on the State-issued form to the District Administrator no earlier than the first Monday in February nor later than the third Friday in February of the current school year. The District Administrator shall forward a copy of each application to the district of residence and the Department of Public Instruction by no later than the fourth Monday in February.

H. The Board can require non-resident, elementary students who are attending school in the District under this policy to reapply prior to entering middle school or high school. The same shall hold for a middle school student prior to entering high school. Re-application may only be required once during a given student's tenure in the District.

I. The District Administrator shall notify the applicant on or before the first Friday after the first Monday in April whether or not the application has been accepted.

J. If the application is accepted; the District Administrator shall provide written notification to the applicant, on or before the second Friday following the first Monday in May, of the specific program or school the student shall be attending. The parent must, in turn, notify the District Administrator, on or before the first Friday in June, if his/her child shall be attending school in this District.

K. The District Administrator shall notify the district of residence by no later than June 30th, of each non-resident student who shall be attending school in this District in the forthcoming school year.

L. The District shall not provide transportation to non-resident students.

RELEASE OF RESIDENT STUDENTS

A. The Board shall release any resident student who wishes to apply for enrollment in another school district. The District Administrator shall ensure that the records of a resident student who transfers to a non-resident district are sent promptly to the other district.

B. The District may deny attendance to another school district if costs of special education services would place an undue financial burden on the District.

C. The District shall not provide transportation to resident students wishing to attend another school district.

LEGAL REF.:  Sections 118.51 Wisconsin Statutes 118.52

CROSS REF.: 342.5 Alternative High School Programs

 342.5-Rule Specific Alternative High School                                                                 Programs

343.2 Classroom Grouping

345.5 Graduation Requirements

347 Student Records

 347-Rule Procedures: Records

 353 Honor Programs 

  353-Rule Student honor Guidelines

  377 Interscholastic Athletics

 411 Equal Educational Opportunities

 411-Rule Discrimination Complaint                                        

 411.2/511.2 Equity

412 School Census

412.1 Full-time Student

 420 School Admissions

420 Rule Procedures for Admission of StudentsFrom Home- based Private EducationalPrograms  and Other Educational Institutions

421 Entrance Age

421 Rule Early Admission Guidelines 

 422 Admission of non-resident Students

 431 Student Attendance

  431 Rule Student Attendance Guidelines

  432 Released Time for Students

  455.3 Student Motor Vehicle Use

 460 Student Scholarships and Awards

 460-Rule Guidelines for Student Awards and                                                                Scholarships

  460-Rule(2) Guidelines For Selecting AcademicExcellence Higher Education Scholarship Recipients

 535.1 Professional Staff Work Load

 750 Student Transportation Responsibilities

 751.1 Bus Routing and Scheduling

 751.1-Rule Bus Routing and Scheduling Guidelines