1. 1 Public School Open Enrollment Technical Assistance Workshops Changes in PI 36: Open Enrollment Administrative Rules Department of Public Instruction November/December 2004 A Quality Education For Every Child

2. 2 3 Categories of Changes Administer/interpret new laws Respond to problems/situations that have arisen Codify/clarify current practice

3. 3 Rules Adopted to Administer/Interpret New Laws

4. 4 1997 Wisconsin Act 164 Act 164 Changes to special education laws PI 36 Change terms from “handicapped child” and “child with EEN” to “child with a disability” Eliminate references to screening children for disabilities and to M-team

5. 5 1999 Wisconsin Act 117 Act 117 Limits open enrollment for 4- year-old kindergarten PI 36 Amends definition –PI 36.02 (4) Incorporates language from Act 117 –PI 36.01 (2) (a)

6. 6 1999 Wisconsin Act 118 Act 118 Limits applications to 3 nonresident school districts PI 36.02 (1) (b) 1 Provides that submitting more than 3 applications will invalidate all applications submitted

7. 7 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 Act 16 Allows a school board to accept a currently-attending applicant or sibling even if space is not available PI 36.04 (5) Incorporates language from Act 16

8. 8 2001 Wisconsin Act 55 Permits nonresident school boards to establish waiting lists of students who have been denied due to lack of space

9. 9 Waiting Lists PI 36.04 (1) School districts must adopt policies: –procedure to establish list using same methods to approve and deny applications –procedure to notify parents in writing –date by which parents must respond-10 calendar days. If parent does not respond, may offer space to next applicant on list –last date space may be offered from list is 3 rd Friday in August

10. 10 Waiting Lists PI 36.04 (9) (b) The nonresident school district’s notice of denial must include the student’s number on the waiting list (if applicable)

11. 11 New Provisions Adopted to Respond to Problems/Situations

12. 12 Reapplication PI 36.04 (2) (b) & PI 36.05 (5) (b) Require the nonresident school district to notify parents prior to the first day of the application period if reapplication will be required. Specify that the resident school district does not act on reapplications

13. 13 School Board Policies PI 36.04 (1) (a) Require school boards to adopt or revise policies prior to the first day of the application period to which the policy will first apply.

14. 14 Expulsion of OE Student PI 36.04 (13) If the nonresident school district expels an open enrolled student, it may notify the parent that the open enrollment is terminated

15. 15 Part-Time Open Enrollment PI 36.09 Cost of Course Calculate total hours of instruction for which the student is enrolled Calculate total hours of instruction for a full-time high school student Divide hours enrolled by full-time hours for FTE Multiply FTE by regular annual tuition rate

16. 16 Mailing of Appeal Decisions PI 36.10 (4) (a) Eliminate requirement for state superintendent to send decisions in appeals by certified mail

17. 17 Transportation Reimbursement PI 36.03 (2) (b) Eliminate requirement for parents to apply for reimbursement by April 1 Clarify that parents who receive partial transportation from a school district can claim reimbursement for the portion of transportation not provided by the school district

18. 18 Codifying/Clarifying Current Practice

19. 19 Resident School District on Application Form PI 36.03 (1) (b) 2 Form must indicate resident school district No more than one resident school district may be indicated Same resident school district must be on all applications submitted Failure to indicate resident district or indicating more than one resident district on one or multiple applications shall invalidate all applications submitted

20. 20 Application by Students not Currently in Wisconsin Schools – PI 36.03 (1) (f) Clarify that students not currently enrolled in a Wisconsin school district may apply for open enrollment

21. 21 Clarifying Preferences PI 36.04(6)(a) & PI 36.05(6)(a) Clarify that preferences apply to all students attending the nonresident school district at the time of application, including, but not limited to, those specifically enumerated.

22. 22 Incomplete Application Forms – PI 36.04 (2) (d) If the application is incomplete, the nonresident school district may make an effort to obtain the missing information… …provided the information is received prior to the end of the application period.

23. 23 Student Moves PI 36.03 (3) (c) If a student moves to a resident district different than the one on application form: – prior to the 3 rd Friday in September in the student’s first year of open enrollment, the open enrollment is void. –after the 3 rd Friday in September or in subsequent years, the student may continue open enrollment. The resident district on the 3 rd Friday is the resident district all year

24. 24 Enrollment in Other Schools PI 36.03 (3) (d) If, in any school term, the student enrolls in and attends any other public or private school or home-based program, in or out of Wisconsin, the open enrollment ends.

25. 25 Nonresident District Notifications to DPI PI 36.04 (13) Changes of status that end open enrollment –Example: move into nonresident district Changes of status that do not end open enrollment –Example: move into new resident district after 3 rd Friday Change of special education status Student withdraws or enrolls elsewhere OE terminated due to expulsion

26. 26 No Shows PI 36.03 (3) (d) If a student enrolls in and attends any other public or private school, “2r” charter school, or home-based program, in or out of Wisconsin, the open enrollment ends. If a student has not attended the nonresident school district by the 3 rd Friday in September, the open enrollment ends.

27. 27 “Housekeeping” Items Eliminate the obsolete requirement that approvals, denials & placement notices must be made on the OE application form –PI 36.04 (8) and (11) & PI 36.05 (7) Clarify that any student not enrolled in the resident district at the time of application must enroll in the resident district for pupil count purposes –PI 36.05 (10)

28. 28 Resources

29. 29 Open Enrollment Web Site www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dfm/sms/psctoc.html Open Enrollment List Serve Receive information and announcements Printed information rarely used To sign up, send email to: –L.scott.eagleburger@dpi.state.wi.us

30. 30 Open Enrollment Staff Toll-free 888-245-2732 Fax 608-267-9207 Mary Jo Cleaver, Open Enrollment Consultant 608-267-9101, maryjo.cleaver@dpi.state.wi.us Scott Eagleburger, Open Enrollment Data Manager 608-264-9555, L.scott.eagleburger@dpi.state.wi.us Joan Thompson, Open Enrollment Program Assistant 608-267-9248, joan.thompson@dpi.state.wi.us Bob Soldner, School Management Services Director 608-266-7475, robert.soldner@dpi.state.wi.us

31. 31 Department of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841 www.dpi.state.wi.us A Quality Education For Every Child Department Of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent November/December 2004