Educational Options

Educational options for students who are enrolled in the Mount Horeb Area School District that involve part-time attendance at an educational institution other than a school of the Mount Horeb Area School District include the following:

• Part-time Open Enrollment Policy (formerly known as Course Options) and Administrative Regulation

  • provides opportunities to apply for approval to take up to 2 courses at a time at another educational institution;

  • is subject to state and local eligibility requirements, including the limitation that the courses must satisfy a high school graduation requirement. 

  • To be considered for Part-Time Attendance, please complete this form and return it to the building principal.

• Early Postsecondary Opportunities Policy (formerly known as Youth Options) and Administrative Regulation

  • Start College Now - postsecondary technical college

    • provides opportunities to apply for approval to take courses for up to 18 credits at certain institutions of higher education;

    • is available only to students who are enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade.

  • Early College Credit Program - UW System institutions, private non-profit higher education institutions, and tribally controlled colleges in the State of Wisconsin

    • provides opportunities to apply for approval to take courses for up to 18 credits at certain institutions of higher education;

    • is available to students in 9th through 12th grade.

Additional educational options for children who reside in the District that involve full-time enrollment/attendance at a school, program, or other educational institution that is not a school or instrumentality of the Mount Horeb Area School District include the following:

• High school students meeting certain age and other eligibility requirements may be permitted to attend a technical college or certain other programs for the purpose of completing a program leading to the student’s high school graduation or to a high school equivalency diploma.

• Full-time Open Enrollment involving physical attendance in a public school of a nonresident school district or attendance through a virtual charter school that is associated with a nonresident school district.

• Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, a child with a disability who meets the program’s specific eligibility requirements may apply to attend an eligible, participating private school under a scholarship awarded through the state’s “Special Needs Scholarship Program,” as established under section 115.7915 of the state statutes.

• Enrollment in a private school of the family’s choosing (at the family’s own cost, as applicable).

• Enrollment in a home-based private educational program as provided under state law.

Educational options for children who reside in the Mount Horeb Area School District but who are enrolled in and attending a private school or home-based private educational program include the following:

• Such students have the opportunity to attend summer school classes/programs offered in the District.

• Private school students in the high school grades have the opportunity to apply for approval to take up to two courses per semester in a District school, pursuant to section 118.145(4) of the state statutes

  • Students who are enrolled in a home-based private educational program have the opportunity to: Apply for approval to take up to two courses per semester in public schools as provided under section 118.53.  Please complete this form and return it to the building principal.

  • Participate in District interscholastic athletics and other District extracurricular activities as provided under section 118.133.

Please view District Policy  #423 Part-Time Attendance Option for Students Enrolled in a Private School, Tribal School, or a Home-Based Private Education Program for more information.  You may access the application here.