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Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 General Policy Review Questions* ¬Are the open enrollment policies/procedures consistent with relevant state laws and regulations, provisions of current collective bargaining agreements, current school district practice and other school district policies? as recommended by WASB in DPI’s January 1999 workshops

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 Are the OE policies/procedures reasonable and nonarbitrary? ®Do the OE policies/procedures meet the community’s needs? ¯Do the OE policies/procedures actually serve their intended purpose? °Can the OE policies/procedures be implemented effectively in the district?

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 ±Do the OE policies/procedures reflect current district views on the subject? ²Are the OE policies/procedures reasonably clear and specific enough to provide necessary guidance for implementation?

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 Required OE Policy Areas âNonresident acceptance/rejection criteria: space l expulsion, including after initial acceptance l special education space/availability/referral l âTransfer limitations (% limit), if any âA statement of required preferences âReapplication requirements, if any âTransportation

Space Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âInclude only criteria permitted by law. l Availability of space in schools, programs, classes or grades, including any: íclass size limits ípupil-teacher ratios ípupils for whom tuition is paid by other districts íapplicants and siblings currently attending school in the nonresident school district íenrollment projections

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âCriteria sometimes included in district policies that are not permitted by law: Cost for space, equipment & staff l Special space criteria for open enrollment l Chapter 220, except as it relates to district space l âBe sure your space policies (esp. if they contain actual class sizes/ratios) still meet your needs and actual practice

Expulsion Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âInclude only criteria permitted by law: l Expulsion or pending expulsion proceeding within current or 2 preceding years for: íbomb threat íconduct at school that endangers health, safety or property íconduct not at school that endangers health, safety or property of others at school or school employees ípossessing a dangerous weapon

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âCriteria sometimes included in district policies that are not permitted by law: expanding period beyond current or 2 preceding years l expanding policies to include other expulsion criteria l expanding policies to include suspensions and other disciplinary actions that do not carry an expulsion penalty l

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âNote: Under s. 120. 13 (1) f. , you may deny a student who is currently serving an expulsion that extends into the next school year, regardless of the reason for the expulsion. No OE policy is required.

Special Education Space/Availability Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âInclude only criteria permitted by law: Whether special education/related services required by IEP are available in the district; l whethere is space to provide special education/related services required by IEP, including: l íclass size limits ípupil teacher ratios íenrollment projections

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âCriteria sometimes included in district policies that are not permitted by law: Cost of special education/related services l Special space criteria for open enrollment l Section 504 plan or other special programming not required by an IEP l

Percent Limit Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âPolicy may allow more than statutory percent to leave, however: l If you allow more than statutory percent to leave while, at the same time, you deny special education students for UFB, you risk being overturned on appeal. âIt is not required that district apply percent limit every year, but recommend school board action if policy will not be followed in a particular year.

Required Preferences Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âPolicy must include statement of required preferences: currently-attending students, regardless of reason for current attendance l siblings of currently-attending students l âIf district will grant guarantee to continuing students/siblings, policy should reflect this.

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âNo other preferences are permitted: no preference (positive or negative) for children of school district employees l no preference for academic or athletic achievement l

Public School Open Enrollment Reapplication Requirements, if any â Reapplication permitted: January 2002 l l one time and only one time per student and only at the beginning of middle school, junior high school â Policy may provide for reapplication at different levels, but no more than one time per student: l i. e. , students who first OE in elem. may be required to reapply at MS/JHS or HS, but not both; while students who first OE in MS may be required to reapply at HS

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âReapplication is an area ripe for review: Do you need to require reapplication? Are students ever denied? l If you don’t need it, consider eliminating it. l You are not permitted to require reapplication at any time other than the beginning of middle, junior high school. l Reapplication is not permitted on some other factor, such as changing space issues. l

Transportation Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âRequired policy: Whether district will provide transportation under s. 121. 54 (10) for all or some resident students attending other districts under OE, or l for some of all nonresident pupils attending the district under OE and the means, under s. 121. 55, by which it will do so. l

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 âTransportation is another area ripe for policy review. Does your policy address transportation? l If so, does it reflect current practice? l

Public School Open Enrollment January 2002 Mary Jo Cleaver Public School Open Enrollment Consultant Department of Public Instruction P. O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707 -7841 608 -267 -9101 or toll free at 888 -245 -2732 email: maryjo. cleaver@dpi. state. wi. us