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Policy committee backs change to tuition-waiver handling in open-enrollment policy

Germantown School District Policy Committee · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The Germantown School District policy committee recommended the board adopt revisions to Policy 5113 that clarify space determinations, random selection procedures and — starting in the 2026–27 school year — require students admitted via DPI tuition waivers who move out of the district to reapply through open enrollment the following year rather than receiving automatic continuing status.

The Germantown School District policy committee voted to forward a positive recommendation to the full board for revisions to Policy 5113, the district's open-enrollment program, after administrators said the changes clarify how tuition-waiver students are treated.

District Administrator Dr. Reuter told the committee administrators and district counsel had worked with Melissa Timmerman, the district's open-enrollment coordinator, to add language on annual space determination, guarantees…

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