N. Crawford, WI: No room in SPED for open enrollment
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Jan 28, 2026, SWNews: School District projects no space for special education open enrollment
At their January 14 meeting, the North Crawford School Board adopted an ‘open enrollment space projection’ for the 2026-2027 school year. Adoption of this projection, mandated by the state Department of Public Instruction, occurs annually.
The projection approved by the board has no space available in the district in 2026-2027 for special education students looking to open enroll in.
“This year, we are busting at seams within special education in the district. So, for the first time since I’ve been involved in projections, we are determining that we are at capacity going into next year within all of our special education areas,” North Crawford District Superintendent Brandon Munson told the board. “More and more districts have been doing this because of the level of need in a district compared to the staffing available. With tight budgets, it becomes increasingly more difficult to add additional staff to try to meet those additional needs.”
Munson emphasized that this is only for open enrollment. He said that if a family moved into the school district, and had a student with an individualized education plan (IEP), then the district would have to accept that student. . . .
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