DATE: 1-17-19
TO: Board of Education
Mark Holzman, Superintendent
FROM: Joanne K. Metzen, Director of Pupil Services
RE: Open Enrollment for Pupils with Disabilities
Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, Wisconsin Act 55, Open Enrollment changed. Included in the changes was a new transfer amount of $12,000 for open enrolled pupils with disabilities, as defined by IDEA and Wis. Stats. § 115.76 (5). School Districts can no longer bill for services for open enrolled students with disabilities. In addition, School boards are required to designate the number of special education spaces available for the next school year. Space determinations must be made and approved by the school board at its January board meeting.
Space availability in special education was determined by:
- Documenting Projected Enrollment in each Program/Service
- Determining the Suggested Enrollment for each program/service by utilizing a document provided by DPI with Statewide Caseload Suggestions
- Determining the Working Capacity for the program/service which is 95% of the maximum suggested enrollment
- Calculating the Open Enrollment Ceiling with the ceiling determined at 90% of working capacity for elementary and middle school school and district wide programs and 100% of the working capacity at the high school
- Determining Space Available by comparing the Open Enrollment Ceiling to the Projected Enrollment looking specifically at the Teacher Student Ratio. If our projected enrollment is at, or higher than the Open Enrollment Ceiling, the program is closed.
Key:
Grade Level
EC= Early Childhood
4K = Four Year Old Kindergarten
EL = Elementary (5K - grade 5)
MS= Middle School (grades 6-8)
HS= High School (grades 9-12)
DW= District Wide
Schools
Je = Jefferson
Ja = Jackson
Fr = Franklin
Ma = Madison
Mo = Monroe
Rv = Riverview (Note: elementary school)
Wa = Washington
Wi = Wilson
LHS = Lincoln High School
McK = McKinley Academy
MCCP = Manitowoc County Comprehensive Program
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Program/Service(in order they appear)
SLD= Specific Learning Disabilities
ID = Intellectual Disabilities
IDS= Intellectual Disabilities Severe
EBD= Emotional Behavioral Disabilities
EBDS= Emotional Behavioral Disabilities Severe
SL= Speech and Language
CC = Cross Categorical (in this case serving 3 or more disability areas)
PT= Physical Therapy
OT = Occupational Therapy
HI = Hearing Impairment
VI= Visual Impairment
Other
T:S Ratio = Teacher : Student Ratio
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Program/
Service
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Projected Enrollment 2019-20
(#) = number of teachers when there is more than one or less than one
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Suggested Enrollment
per DPI
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Working Capacity
95% of suggested enrollment
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Open Enrollment Ceiling
90% of working capacity for Elementary and Middle School and District-wide programs and 100% of working capacity for High School
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Space Available 2019-20
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EC
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EC 24 (2)
TOTAL: 24
T:S Ratio: 1:12
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16
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15
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14
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4
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4K
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4K 26 (2.5)
(including
Head Start)
TOTAL: 26
T:S Ratio: 1:11.3
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14
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13
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12
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4
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EL SLD
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Je 17 (2)
Ja 11
Fr 26 (2)
Ma 09
Mo 11
Rv 16
TOTAL: 90
T:S Ratio: 1:10
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12
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11
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10
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Closed Program
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EC-5K SL
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EC-5K SL 81(3)
TOTAL: 81
T:S Ratio: 1:27
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26
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25
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23
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Closed Program
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EL ID
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Je 09
Ja 11
Fr 09
Ma 08
Mo 12
Rv 12 (2)
TOTAL: 61
T:S Ratio: 1:8.7
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09
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09
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08
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Closed Program
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EL IDS
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Je N/A
Ja N/A
Fr 10 (2)
Ma N/A
Mo N/A
Rv 08
TOTAL: 18
T:S Ratio: 1:6
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07
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07
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06
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Closed Program
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EL EBD
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Je 08
Ja 10
Fr 10
Ma 08
Mo N/A
Rv N/A
TOTAL: 36
T:S Ratio: 1:9
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11
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10
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09
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Closed Program
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EL EBDS
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Je N/A
Ja 10
Fr N/A
Ma N/A
Mo N/A
Rv N/A
MCCP 02(0.4)
TOTAL: 12
T:S Ratio: 1:8.5
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08
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08
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07
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Closed Program
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EL SL
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Je 52
Ja 32
Fr 52
Ma 25 (0.5)
Mo 48
Rv 40
TOTAL: 249
T:S Ratio: 1:45.3
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35
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33
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30
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Closed Program
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MS SLD
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Wa 56 (4)
Wi 36 (3)
TOTAL: 92
T:S Ratio: 1:13.1
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14
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13
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12
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Closed Program
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MS ID
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Wa 19 (2)
Wi 11
TOTAL: 30
T:S Ratio: 1:10
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10
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10
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09
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Closed Program
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MS IDS
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Wa N/A
Wi 09
TOTAL: 09
T:S Ratio: 1:9
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08
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08
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07
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Closed Program
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MS EBD/EBDS
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Wa 17 (2)
Wi 11
MCCP 09 (1.6)
TOTAL: 37
T:S Ratio: 1:8
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09
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09
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08
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Closed Program
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MS SL
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Wa 31 (0.5)
Wi 34
TOTAL: 65
T:S Ratio: 1:43.3
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40
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38
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34
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Closed Program
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HS SLD
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LHS 131 (6)
TOTAL: 131
T:S Ratio: 1:21.8
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15
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14
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14
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Closed Program
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HS ID
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LHS 30 (3)
TOTAL: 30
T:S Ratio: 1:10
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10
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10
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10
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Closed Program
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HS IDS
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LHS 08
TOTAL: 8
T:S Ratio: 1:8
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08
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08
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08
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Closed Program
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HS EBD/EBDS
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LHS 49 (3)
TOTAL: 49
T:S Ratio: 1:16.3
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12
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11
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11
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Closed Program
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HS SL
(includes LHS, McK and Next Step)
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HS 40 (1)
TOTAL: 40
T:S Ratio: 1:40
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40
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38
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38
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Closed Program
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McK CC
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McK 08
TOTAL: 8
T:S Ratio: 1:8
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08
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08
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08
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Closed Program
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DW PT
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District Wide TOTAL: 55
T:S Ratio: 1:55
Note: There is support from a PT Assistant.
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45
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43
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39
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Closed Program
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DW OT
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District Wide
TOTAL: 200 (5)
T:S Ratio: 1:40
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30
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29
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26
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Closed Program
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DW HI
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District Wide
TOTAL: 25 (2)
T:S Ratio: 1:12.5
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10
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10
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09
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Closed Program
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DW VI
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District Wide TOTAL: 10
T:S Ratio: N/A
(time contracted through CESA 7)
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11
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10
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09
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Closed Program
Contracted through CESA 7 - Excluded from OE caps
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18-21 Year Old Programming UW-Manitowoc
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UW-Manitowoc
TOTAL: 11
T:S Ratio: 1:11
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08
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08
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08
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Closed Program
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18-21 Year Old Programming at Next Step Connections (Apartment)
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Next Step Connections (Apartment)
TOTAL: 9
T:S Ratio: 1:9
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08
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08
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08
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Closed Program
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For those of you who would like to read more about the Act 55 Open Enrollment, click http://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/open-enrollment/pdf/qa-16-17-oe-changes.pdf . You can find a Questions and Answers document with information regarding the changes to the open enrollment law concerning pupils with disabilities.
If you have any questions, or would like additional information, I can be reached at 920-686-4740 or [email protected].