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3 Categories of Changes. Administer/interpret new lawsRespond to problems/situations that have arisenCodify/clarify current practice. Rules Adopted to Administer/Interpret New Laws. 1997 Wisconsin Act 164. Act 164Changes to special education laws. PI 36Change terms from handicapped child" and child with EEN" to child with a disability"Eliminate references to screening children for disabilities and to M-team.
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1. Public School Open EnrollmentTechnical Assistance Workshops Changes in PI 36:
Open Enrollment Administrative Rules
2. 3 Categories of Changes Administer/interpret new laws
Respond to problems/situations that have arisen
Codify/clarify current practice
3. Rules Adopted toAdminister/Interpret New Laws
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. 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. 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. 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. 2001 Wisconsin Act 55
Permits nonresident school boards to establish waiting lists of students who have been denied due to lack of space
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 3rd Friday in August
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. New Provisions Adopted to Respond to Problems/Situations
12. ReapplicationPI 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. School Board PoliciesPI 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. 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. Part-Time Open EnrollmentPI 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. Mailing of Appeal DecisionsPI 36.10 (4) (a) Eliminate requirement for state superintendent to send decisions in appeals by certified mail
17. Transportation ReimbursementPI 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. Codifying/ClarifyingCurrent Practice
19. Resident School District on Application FormPI 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. 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. Clarifying PreferencesPI 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. 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. Student MovesPI 36.03 (3) (c) If a student moves to a resident district different than the one on application form:
prior to the 3rd Friday in September in the student’s first year of open enrollment, the open enrollment is void.
after the 3rd Friday in September or in subsequent years, the student may continue open enrollment. The resident district on the 3rd Friday is the resident district all year
24. Enrollment in Other SchoolsPI 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. Nonresident District Notifications to DPIPI 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 3rd Friday
Change of special education status
Student withdraws or enrolls elsewhere
OE terminated due to expulsion
26. No ShowsPI 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 3rd Friday in September, the open enrollment ends.
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. Resources
29. Open Enrollment Web Site www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dfm/sms/psctoc.html
30. Open Enrollment StaffToll-free 888-245-2732Fax 608-267-9207
31. Department of Public Instruction125 S. Webster StreetP.O. Box 7841Madison, WI 53707-7841www.dpi.state.wi.us