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Board finalizes open-enrollment approvals, denials and waitlists for 2026-27
Summary
The board approved outgoing applications and a mix of incoming approvals, denials and waitlist placements for open enrollment in 2026-27, including special-education denials due to limited seats.
Jen Sielaff presented the list of incoming and outgoing open-enrollment applications for the 2026-27 school year and the board voted to approve, deny or place students on wait lists by grade level.
The minutes record that the board voted to "approve all 190 applications for 126 students" for outgoing students and approved 58 new incoming students. The minutes list specific grade-level actions: multiple denials were recorded due to lack of space in grade levels or in special-education programs (for example, denials in 4K, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th and upper grades for special-education seats; several grades had waitlists created where space was limited). The motion was moved by Ms. Ellis, seconded by Hansen and passed by roll call, 6-0.
The minutes do not provide names of affected students for privacy reasons; they record only counts and the reason for denials (lack of space in grade level and/or special-education programs). The board's action implements the district's enrollment capacity for the coming school year.
