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School board updates open-enrollment policy and sets zero open seats for 2026–27
Summary
The New Berlin School District board approved revisions to Policy 51.13 intended to tighten open-enrollment rules and, using its regular formula, set zero open-enrollment seats (including no special-education seats) for the 2026–27 school year.
The New Berlin School District Board of Education on Monday approved revisions to Policy 51.13 (open enrollment) and voted to offer zero open-enrollment seats for the 2026–27 school year.
District staff said the policy edits remove provisions that have cost the district money and address operational problems when open-enrolled students are out of state or otherwise unreachable. "We are essentially costing ourselves dollars…
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