Applications Opening for School Choice Program

Online applications for public school open enrollment for the 2018-19 school year, Wisconsin’s public school choice program, will be available on the Department of Public Instruction website beginning Feb. 5 through April 30. Last year, 58,347 students transferred through open enrollment. Application deadlines are firm. Early and late applications are not accepted. Districts will notify parents by June 8 whether their open enrollment applications have been approved or denied. To assist parents in submitting open enrollment applications, a directory of public school districts is available on the DPI website. To find additional information about open enrollment, visit dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment. More information also is available from local school districts or from an open enrollment consultant at DPI, 888.245.2732 or [email protected].