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Board approves open-enrollment applications, denies one due to special-education capacity
Summary
The board approved 12 open-enrollment in applications, denied one in-application because of no available special-education openings at the requested level, and approved 18 open-enrollment out applications; staff will begin scripted outreach to study trends.
The Platteville School District board approved a slate of open-enrollment decisions for the 2025-26 school year, including 12 approved incoming students, one incoming application denied because no special-education openings were available at the requested service level, and approval of 18 outgoing open-enrollment requests.
Administrators said the district tracks open-enrollment movements through state forms and will implement a scripted outreach effort, supported by regional planning data, to better understand where families are enrolling and whether patterns are grade- or school-based. A board member asked about how the district handles special-education placement requests and whether the district helps families find placements when services cannot be provided; administrators said families often must seek placement directly but the district has experiences where families move into district once a slot exists.
Why it matters: open-enrollment flows affect district staffing, funding and planning; the denied application highlights capacity limits for special-education services.
Next steps: staff will run outreach and analysis to identify trends and report back to the board.
