Open Enrollment Policy

Students normally shall attend the elementary school within the district in which they reside.

The School Committee endorses an open enrollment policy which supports the educational well being of children, follows the class size policy of the Wellesley Public Schools and ensures event utilization of building and staff resources. Parents may enroll their children in an elementary school other than the district in which they reside subject to the provisions set forth below. An out-of-district request, once approved, will be honored for the duration of the child’s elementary placement; however there can be no guarantee that a sibling will be granted a similar approval. A student who moves from one school district to another during the course of the year will be allowed to remain in the former school for the balance of that school year. In the subsequent year, that child will be considered an open enrolled student in the formed school and must qualify under the open enrollment guidelines in order to remain in that school. Transportation to an approved school is the responsibility of the parents.

Open enrollment requests will be granted by the last Monday in August for the following school year. An open enrollment request may be granted only if two additional spaces will remain in the receiving class, given the School Committee guidelines for class. If there is space in the class, the principal must also consider the needs and composition of the receiving class and the educational well being of the child before granting approval. Each request must be approved by the principals of the receiving and sending schools, subject to review by the Superintendent. The decision of the Superintendent is final.