Will the currently restricted in-district transfer and open enrolled schools remain the same after the new boundaries are implemented?

Yes, until a review is completed. That will happen by Jan. 15, 2027. 

Additionally, school board Procedure 558, Enrollment Options Program prohibits the district from offering in-district transfer to impacted schools during attendance boundary transition years. That means new in-district transfer requests won’t be allowed at district elementary and middle schools through the 2026-27 school years. The only exception to this is students who will be in fifth or eighth grade in the 2026-27 school year.

Please note, students residing within the district can always apply to district magnet schools via Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD). That would be the case for Birch Grove, Weaver Lake and Zanewood elementary schools as well as Brooklyn Middle STEAM School.

*In-district transfer provides current community members the opportunity to transfer their student(s) to a school other than their assigned school within the district. Whereas open enrollment allows students from outside our district boundaries to attend our schools. Open enrollment is a statewide offering and thus has specific requirements/processes