Public School Open Enrollment

• Beginning in the Fall of 1998, parents in Wisconsin were offered the option of having their children attend any public school in the State, where space is available, at the grade level or program requested. It is the responsibility of the parent to provide transportation to and from this non-resident school district.  Click here for the 13-14 Open Enrollment News Release.

• Wisconsin residents in grades Kindergarten through 12 may apply to participate in open enrollment at the School District of Grafton.

• The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Open Enrollment application process is now available online. From Midnight on Monday, February 4, 2013 through 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, applicants may complete and submit applications 24 hours a day. Late applications will not be accepted for any reason. Online application are automatically sent directly to resident and non-resident school districts, as well as, DPI. Online applicants are encouraged to print the completed application for their records.

• Those who do not have access to a computer may request paper applications from any school district or the Department of Public Instruction Open Enrollment Page. Paper applications must be sent to the individual non-resident school districts within the application period.

Click here to apply online

• If a family is not completing their application online, paper applications must be submitted to the district that they are trying to enter, not the home district. In Grafton, forms can be mailed to the School District of Grafton 1900 Washington Street, Grafton, WI 53024 Attn: Leslie Peters, Open Enrollment Coordinator, or brought to the District in person within the application period.

• The Student Services Office manages all aspects of the open enrollment program, from application to school assignment.

• School district notices of approval or denial must be postmarked by June 7, 2013. Parents may appeal the denial within 30 days of the date the denial notice is postmarked or delivered to the parent, whichever occurs first.

• Each year, during their January meeting, the Board of Education determines whether seats will be available and if so, which grade levels will have openings. If there are more applicants than there are seats available, the District engages in a computerized random selection process to determine accepted applicants.

• Our District may create a waiting list at each grade level, K-12. If seats become available, we contact families and invite them to register. There is no way to estimate when and if students will be called from the waiting list.

• No, the State law only requires that schools review pre-expulsion and expulsion records and check to see if a child is in special education.

• Yes, however, as with any student, there must be space in the grade level, as well as, space in the special education program(s) that the student needs.

• No, Grafton School District does not offer a K4 program at this time.

• Parents have until June 28, 2013 to notify non-resident districts whether their child will open enroll in the 2013-14 school year. If the parent fails to make notification, the student may not participate in open enrollment.

• School districts must notify parents of accepted applicants of the school to which they are assigned by June 7, 2013.

• Families who are moving out of the Grafton School District and wish to have their children remain in the District are usually eligible for a "tuition waiver". This allows the children to continue to attend the District long enough to apply for Open Enrollment. A tuition waiver is only temporary, the student must apply for open enrollment at the first opportunity following the move. And when the open enrollment application is submitted, it may be denied. Even students who are attending a district when an open enrollment application is submitted may be denied, although they are given preference for available spaces. This applies to siblings, as well. The only way to guarantee that any student will be able to attend school in a specific school district is to live in that district. 
  
  • 12-13 Tuition Waiver Form (Move on or after FEB. 7, 2012)
    
  
  For further information about the Open Enrollment Program at the School District of Grafton, please contact Marty Armato, Director of Special Education & Student Services or Leslie Peters, Open Enrollment Coordinator at 262-376-5400.