Surprise, AZ News blog

Open-enrollment applications for the Dysart Unified School District will be accepted online only this year.

The forms are available on the district’s Web site, www.dysart.org.

April 15 is the deadline to apply.

 Scott Thompson, Dysart’s executive director of business services, said the district moved the process online to provide better communication and for convenience.

Open enrollment is available to Arizona students who wish to attend the public school of their choice, even if it is outside their normal attendance boundaries. Parents who want their students to attend a school outside of their boundaries can apply through this process.

Applications are approved on a year-by-year basis. Most Dysart campuses will have space for open-enrollment students, but some schools will have closed enrollment because of growing student populations, according to the Web site.

Priority status is given to siblings of students attending specialized Dysart programs, students who were granted open enrollment the previous year, and their siblings.

The district does not provide transportation to students attending a school outside their normal attendance area.

Unorganized-territory enrollment applications also will be accepted online-only starting this year. These applications apply to residents living in territories that are not part of the school district. These areas include the Sun Cities, Youngtown, and areas north of Jomax Road and east of 163rd Avenue. Limited transportation may be provided to these students.