NOTE: This is not the same procedure as applying for an In-district Elementary School Attendance Waiver. Open Enrollment applies to families living outside of the Beaver Dam Unified School District (i.e, in another school district).  In-district Elementary Attendance Waivers are for families who live in the district and wish for their child(ren) to attend an elementary school that is not their neighborhood school.  The Waiver forms are due May 1st and are currently available from your child's Elementary School Principal. 

Open Enrollment for the 2012-13 school year will be from February 6-April 30, 2012.

What is Open Enrollment?

Open enrollment, also known as School Choice, is Wisconsin's public school program which allows parents to apply for their children to attend school in a school district other than the one in which they live. If parents already have a child attending a school district through open enrollment, they must apply for each additional child in their family as they become eligible.

Who May Participate?

Students in 5-Year Old Kindergarten through Grade 12 and who are Wisconsin residents.

Open enrollment for Pre-kindergarten, 4-year old kindergarten, and early childhood education is limited. Please contact Mary Posthuma at posthumam@bdusd.org or (920) 885-7470, ext. 1114 to find out if your child qualifies.

How and When May Parents Apply?

The recommended method of applying for open enrollment is through the on-line application process on the Department of Public Instruction's website during the open enrollment application period. Parents may complete a paper application and submit it to the district they wish for their child to attend (non-resident school district) during the application period. The application period for the 2012-13 school year will be February 6, 2012 - April 30, 2012.

For More Information

Contact Mary Posthuma at the Educational Service Center at (920) 885-7470, ext. 1114 or e-mail at posthumam@bdusd.org.