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Open Enrollment Application Process

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Signing In

If you registered to use this on-line application in a previous school year, you should use the same ID and password for the upcoming school year.

Otherwise, you must create a new ID and password. See instructions below for Creating a New User ID.

If your ID and password don't work, you will see the message: "The email/ID and password are not registered on our system." Please check the following:

  • Have you changed your email address since last year? If so, you should sign on using the old email address and password. You can change it after you have signed in. If you have multiple email accounts, be sure you are using the same email address you used last year.

  • If you forgot your password, click on "Forgot Your Password". If you used an email address as your user ID, your password will be emailed to you.

  • If the "Forgot Password" link doesn't work or fails to send your password to you, you may request it from DPI by sending an email to OpenEnrollment@dpi.wi.gov. The request must be sent from the email address that you previously selected as your user ID. We cannot give out passwords over the phone.

  • We cannot give out user IDs so if you don't know it, you will need to start over by creating a new user ID and password.

  • Are you sure you registered an ID and password last year? If not, click on "Set Up New ID" at the bottom of the column on the right side of the page.

  • Do not create additional IDs or submit duplicate applications for the same student. Doing so can result in problems processing your application and may jeopardize your child's ability to open enroll.

If you have any questions about this, please Contact Us.

Creating a New User ID

If you have not previously used this system, you must create a user ID and password.

It is strongly recommended that you use an email address as your ID. Emails are sent to you when you register your ID, when you submit an application and when you make significant changes to your application. Also, you will receive a warning email a couple of days before the deadline if you have begun but not completed an application.

It is easy to get an email account. There are a number of places that allow you to create a free email account: Google, Yahoo, and Hotmail are just a few.

If you do not have an email account and/or do not have a way to check and receive emails, you may create a user ID that is not an email address. However, you will not receive any confirmations during the application process. Be sure to write down the user ID and password, since it cannot be emailed to you if you lose it or forget it.

If you have any questions about this, please Contact Us.

Other Information

An open enrollment application may only be submitted by the child's parent or legal guardian or by the student, if he or she is an adult. Applications are not to be submitted by minor children or by other relatives or friends. If discovered, it is likely that such an application would be invalidated.

Only one parent is needed to submit an application. If the parents are separated or divorced, it is not necessary that they submit an application together, but both parents absolutely must not submit separate applications for the same child. When duplicate applications are submitted, one must be deleted. If applications for a child are submitted from more than one resident district or submitted to more than three nonresident school districts, all applications will be invalidated.

If you have any questions about this, please Contact Us.

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