The open enrollment process is organized in steps. Please follow all steps in this process in order:

1. Read the Open Enrollment Procedures document.
2. Read the Open Enrollment Flowchart.
3. Complete and submit the Open Enrollment Application available to download here:
4. Application for 2010-11 will be available on November 30, 2009.
5. Return the form to the Open Enrollment Office.

See the Lottery Process document for information on lottery procedure.

For additional information, contact the Open Enrollment Office.

The Board of Education supports a variety of high quality educational programs. Students may:

• attend their district designated neighborhood school (based on home address)
• open enroll to another neighborhood school
• open enroll in a focus school (meets BVSD standards but may have a different curriculum or philosophy)
• open enroll in a charter school (an independent school) within the district

Through open enrollment parents/guardians may choose to enroll in a school outside of their neighborhood as long as there is sufficient programming, staff and space at the school. Parents/guardians who reside outside BVSD may open enroll their children into this district -- currently about 800 of Boulder Valley's students are from neighboring districts.

Although Open Enrollment has existed in BVSD since 1961, it did not truly take hold until the mid-1990s. As more parents availed themselves of this option, it became the focal point of some controversy. The authors undertook this study to systematically describe and evaluate the open enrollment system as it now exists in Boulder Valley School District, and to provide information to BVSD officials, the School Board, and the public. On October 24th, 2000, the authors presented the results of this study, in report form, to the BVSD Board of Education. The executive summary and recommendations can be found via the link below.

Open Enrollment Executive Summary

If you experience difficulties downloading the document, you can get a hard copy sent to you by e-mailing the Open Enrollment Office. Please include your mailing address and the name of the document you require (BVSD Open Enrollment Report) in the body of the message. Or call the Open Enrollment Office at (720) 561-5900.