Open Enrollment

Applications will be accepted for processing starting February 1 and must be received by March 1. 

• Grades 1-12: Applications must be received by March 1 prior to the requested start year

• Incoming Kindergarten: Applications must be received by September 1

By Mail:
North Polk Community School District
Attn: Open Enrollment
13930 NE 6th St.
Alleman, Iowa 50007

By Email:
registrar@northpolk.org

Yes. Receiving districts may deny an open enrollment request if:

• The application is received following the March 1 deadline

• Classroom capacity has been reached

• The district does not offer the appropriate special education program

• Approval would negatively impact a court-ordered desegregation plan

• The student has been suspended or expelled

Yes. Each student requesting open enrollment must submit a separate application.

Priority is given to the following eligible groups (any one of the criteria qualifies):

1. Contracted employees of North Polk CSD

2. Siblings of currently enrolled students (approval not guaranteed)

3. Students with the intent of permanent residence in the district by November 1 of the school year, with proper documentation

Remaining open spots are processed in the order applications are received.

No, transportation is not provided for students living outside district boundaries.

Families who move can often continue enrollment under the continuation rule, and requests cannot be denied due to classroom capacity.

No. Once an Open Enrollment application is approved, your student may continue attending North Polk schools until they graduate or your family moves out of the resident district.