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Tempe board adopts changes to open-enrollment policy, ending indefinite wait-list holds
Summary
The governing board approved amendments to Policy JFB on open enrollment: families on wait lists for a school will be required to reapply each year; a 10-day application window establishes priority tiers (siblings, employees' children, others) then first-come/first-served.
The Tempe Elementary School District governing board voted on Nov. 19 to adopt changes to governing board policy JFB (open enrollment) that modify how wait lists are handled and set application priorities.
Key changes adopted: the district will treat wait-list placements as specific to the school year and will terminate existing wait-list placements at the end of the school year; families who want to remain on a wait list must reapply. The policy…
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