Open Enrollment

Parents requesting open enrollment out of the school district for their student will notify the sending and receiving school district no later than March 1 in the school year preceding the first year desired for open enrollment. The notice is made on forms provided by the Iowa Department of Education. The forms are available at the central administration office.

Parents of children who will begin kindergarten in the school district are exempt from the open enrollment March 1 deadline. Parents of children who will begin kindergarten and prekindergarten children enrolled in special education programs and included in the district’s basic enrollment will file in the same manner set forth above by September 1. Parents who have good cause as defined by law for failing to meet the March 1 deadline may make an open enrollment request by Sept. 1 unless another deadline applies.

A pupil who transfers school districts under open enrollment in grades nine through 12 shall not be eligible to participate in varsity contests and competitions during the first 90 days of transfer unless approved by the sending district school board.

Parents/guardians of open enrolled students whose income falls below the federal poverty guidelines are eligible for transportation assistance.

For further details visit the Iowa Department of Education at: https://educateiowa.gov/pk-12/options-educational-choice/open-enrollment, or by calling 515-281-3778 or contact the school office.