MONROE - Open enrollment requests are in, but local school superintendents won't know exactly how many students will enter or leave their districts for a few weeks.
Parents were able to fill out applications to enroll in other districts in February. However, students don't have to notify the districts of their choices until June 11. Even then, the numbers could change, Monroe Superintendent Larry Brown said.
"It still comes down to if they show up the first day of school," he said. "You'll get indicators in the summer but the first day of school is when you know for sure if they're coming to your district."
The amount of state school aid a district receives each year is impacted by the number of students in the school system.
Parents can request their children attend another school district for a variety of reasons, Juda Superintendent Gary Scheuerell said. Some students may have moved to another district but want to continue to attend their previous school to be near their friends. Some parents might work in another school district and they transfer their children to that district, he said.
Whatever the reason, more than 28,000 students participated in open enrollment last year, according to the Associated Press. It's available for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
According to the Associated Press, school districts across the state have used videos, newspaper ads and Web sites to reach students.
Juda advertised its schools in local newspapers, Scheuerell said.
"We were aggressive," he said.
The district received 47 requests from parents who want their children to go to Juda next year. There were 31 requests from Juda residents to send their children to another district.
"We thought it was worth it," Scheuerell said. "If we can maintain or even increase the number of students, it's good for us."
Last year, the district had 35 students come into the district and 25 who left.
The Monroe school district also had a high number of students apply for open enrollment. For the 2010-11 school year, 545 students applied to come into the district while 42 applied to leave.
Brown said the majority of the students are part of the district's virtual school, which has helped increase student enrollment over the past few years.
"The kids who apply for the virtual school come from all over the state," Brown said. "It really has helped our district."
The Black Hawk School District had a slightly higher number of students who want to come into the district, eight, than want to leave the district, five, according to Superintendent Charles McNulty. He said the number for 2010-11 are reflective of the past few years.
Darlington had a larger number of students who applied to come into the district, 17, than requested to leave, 13.
The situation was similar in New Glarus, where 28 students have requested to come to the district, and 15 have applied to leave.
While some districts are on the positive side of open enrollment, other schools aren't.
Brodhead could see the highest number of students in the area leave the district. For the 2010-11 school year, 146 students filled out applications to leave the district, while 22 requested to come to the district.
About 100 of the students requesting to leave the district filled out paperwork shortly after a Feb. 16 referendum failed to allow the school system to exceed property tax revenue caps. The district told parents sports would be canceled next year if the referendum failed. By the March 22 board meeting, dozens of students requested to transfer out of the district.
The Brodhead school board took sports off the list of programs to be cut if the April 6 referendum failed. The board said at a March school board meeting the number of students who leave the district could be substantially fewer since sports will not be cut from the district's budget next year.
Pecatonica Superintendent Gary Neis said his district has done surveys to find out why more students have applied to leave the district than come into the district. There are 41 students who want to attend another school next year, while 15 want to come into the Pecatonica school district.
He said some of the students who have requested to attend another school have never actually attended Pecatonica schools. Their families moved from another district and the students wanted to remain in their previous schools.
Neis said there are more surveys to come in, but he hopes the results will give the district an idea as to why students want to attend a different school.
Other school district enrollment requests for next year include:
• Albany, 29 students out, two in
• Argyle, 12 students out, five in
• Monticello, 25 students out, 14 in
Parents were able to fill out applications to enroll in other districts in February. However, students don't have to notify the districts of their choices until June 11. Even then, the numbers could change, Monroe Superintendent Larry Brown said.
"It still comes down to if they show up the first day of school," he said. "You'll get indicators in the summer but the first day of school is when you know for sure if they're coming to your district."
The amount of state school aid a district receives each year is impacted by the number of students in the school system.
Parents can request their children attend another school district for a variety of reasons, Juda Superintendent Gary Scheuerell said. Some students may have moved to another district but want to continue to attend their previous school to be near their friends. Some parents might work in another school district and they transfer their children to that district, he said.
Whatever the reason, more than 28,000 students participated in open enrollment last year, according to the Associated Press. It's available for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
According to the Associated Press, school districts across the state have used videos, newspaper ads and Web sites to reach students.
Juda advertised its schools in local newspapers, Scheuerell said.
"We were aggressive," he said.
The district received 47 requests from parents who want their children to go to Juda next year. There were 31 requests from Juda residents to send their children to another district.
"We thought it was worth it," Scheuerell said. "If we can maintain or even increase the number of students, it's good for us."
Last year, the district had 35 students come into the district and 25 who left.
The Monroe school district also had a high number of students apply for open enrollment. For the 2010-11 school year, 545 students applied to come into the district while 42 applied to leave.
Brown said the majority of the students are part of the district's virtual school, which has helped increase student enrollment over the past few years.
"The kids who apply for the virtual school come from all over the state," Brown said. "It really has helped our district."
The Black Hawk School District had a slightly higher number of students who want to come into the district, eight, than want to leave the district, five, according to Superintendent Charles McNulty. He said the number for 2010-11 are reflective of the past few years.
Darlington had a larger number of students who applied to come into the district, 17, than requested to leave, 13.
The situation was similar in New Glarus, where 28 students have requested to come to the district, and 15 have applied to leave.
While some districts are on the positive side of open enrollment, other schools aren't.
Brodhead could see the highest number of students in the area leave the district. For the 2010-11 school year, 146 students filled out applications to leave the district, while 22 requested to come to the district.
About 100 of the students requesting to leave the district filled out paperwork shortly after a Feb. 16 referendum failed to allow the school system to exceed property tax revenue caps. The district told parents sports would be canceled next year if the referendum failed. By the March 22 board meeting, dozens of students requested to transfer out of the district.
The Brodhead school board took sports off the list of programs to be cut if the April 6 referendum failed. The board said at a March school board meeting the number of students who leave the district could be substantially fewer since sports will not be cut from the district's budget next year.
Pecatonica Superintendent Gary Neis said his district has done surveys to find out why more students have applied to leave the district than come into the district. There are 41 students who want to attend another school next year, while 15 want to come into the Pecatonica school district.
He said some of the students who have requested to attend another school have never actually attended Pecatonica schools. Their families moved from another district and the students wanted to remain in their previous schools.
Neis said there are more surveys to come in, but he hopes the results will give the district an idea as to why students want to attend a different school.
Other school district enrollment requests for next year include:
• Albany, 29 students out, two in
• Argyle, 12 students out, five in
• Monticello, 25 students out, 14 in