Whitnall School District approves 10 open-enrollment K4 seats for 2627 school year

At a Whitnall School District meeting, participants approved 10 open-enrollment seats for the district’s K4 program for the 2627 school year.

Unidentified Speaker 2 presented the enrollment projection, saying the district projects 110 K4 students next year and plans to "open up 10 open enrollment slots" to approach an optimal size of 120. The presenter said the district anticipates maintaining six sections and will present a preliminary enrollment report on Jan. 12, with final approval scheduled for Jan. 26.

During discussion, board members asked about sibling placement and the lottery process. Unidentified Speaker 1 asked whether siblings who attend Edgerton might be placed at Hales Corners while an open-enrollment child goes to Edgerton; Unidentified Speakers 2 and 3 explained that the open-enrollment lottery and timing of registration typically determine placements and that late registrants may be assigned to the other building.

Unidentified Speaker 1 moved to approve the 10 open-enrollment seats; Unidentified Speaker 5 seconded. The chair called for aye votes and declared the motion passed.

The presenter also said current total K4 enrollment is 127 and that the district earlier listed 23 open seats for the current year, though S2 did not specify how many of those were filled. The record does not include a roll-call tally or named vote-by-vote counts.

The next steps: staff will present the preliminary data on Jan. 12 and return for final approval on Jan. 26; the district said the open-enrollment process would begin in February if approved.