b"MB-106 2022-23 Relo - Single Page_MB-706.qxd2/14/20222:29 PMPage 58SCHOOLS: PUBLIC & PRIVATE MOVEMKEOPEN ENROLLMENTprocedure by which parents may apply for open enrollment outside of the regular application period, called the Alternative Wisconsins public school open enrollment allows parents toApplication.send their children to any public school district in the state,Parents may submit applications to up to three nonresident provided the school district they select has openings for open- school districts for each child during the open enrollment enrollment students. The application period runs from earlyapplication period. Parents may apply for their children to attend February through the end of April. Transportation is generally4-year-old kindergarten if the resident school district also offers the responsibility of the parent. a K4 program for which the child is eligible.Parents can apply online directly from the Department of PublicMost students who attended a nonresident school district Instruction (DPI) website (dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment) or byunder open enrollment last year are not required to reapply for completing paper applications available from the DPI or publicthe following school year. However, if the student will be school district.entering middle school, junior high school, or high school, Parents normally apply for open enrollment for the followingparents should call the school district to find out if they will be school year during the three-month application period.required to reapply. However, if parents miss that window, the state established a CHARTER SCHOOLS Charter schools are public schools that are granted greater freedom in their operation so that they can develop innovative programs and curricula that could improve education as a whole. Wisconsin charter schools are non-religious, free to the public, and open to all children in the state. They are created through a contract, or charter, between the schools operator and the authorizer, which is typically a school board, technical college or university. Examples of charter schools include the Downtown Montessori Academy in Milwaukee, the High School of Health Sciences in Wales and the Waukesha STEM Academy in Waukesha. Although charter schools are exempt from many of the state laws and rules that govern public schools, they are required to have a licensed instructional staff, participate in the state student testing program and school report cards, and must comply with student health and safety regulations. Charter HOW SCHOOLS COMPARE schools do not charge tuition. For more information, call the DPI at (800) 441-4563 or visitdpi.wi.gov/sms/charter-schools.The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction producesVirtual charter schools provide all or a portion of their instruction report cards for every publicly funded school and district in thethrough the internet. The students and instructional staff are state. The report cards include data on multiple indicatorstypically located in different geographic areas. Like other charter schools, virtual schools are publicly funded, nonsectarian across four priority areas: Student Achievement, Growth,schools exempt from many regulations that apply to traditional Closing Gaps, and On-track and Post-secondary Success. Apublic schools. Pupils typically attend from their homes and school or district's overall performance places it into one of fivecommunicate with teachers using e-mail or online discussions.categories:MAGNET & SPECIALTY SCHOOLS Significantly Exceeds Expectations 83-100 Specialty or magnet schools attract students from throughout Exceeds Expectations 73-82.9the school district who are interested in a special curricular Meets Expectations 63-72.9focus. In language-immersion schools, for example, students learn core subjects in the target language, whether it be Meets Few Expectations 53-62.9French, German, Spanish or something else. Other magnet Fails to Meet Expectations 52.9 schools focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), the arts, and specific vocational or career paths.The charts on these pages provide the performance score forBecause magnet schools attract students from throughout the school districts. Performance scores for each of the individualdistrict, students must apply and meet specific academic and schools within the district are available atdemographic criteria. Not all school districts have specialty schools. Visit the school districts website, or call the office, to dpi.wi.gov/accountability/report-cardssee if there are magnet-school options within the district in which you are interested.58 YOUR RELOCATION RESOURCE"