APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF OPEN ENROLLMENT
LPS offers many educational choices to resident and non-resident families and welcomes out-of-district students. Colorado state law allows nonresidents to enroll students in any Colorado school without paying tuition when state and district guidelines are followed. Resident families may attend their attendance-area school or apply for open enrollment at another LPS school.
LPS Open Enrollment Guidelines
Grades
Student overall academic performance will be considered in reviewing all open enrollment applications. Students applying for open enrollment will be required to provide their classroom grades and/or standardized assessments for review. Academic performance concerns may result in denied open enrollment requests or denial of continuing open enrollment requests.
Attendance
Student attendance will be considered in reviewing all open enrollment applications. Students applying for open enrollment will be required to provide attendance records from their previous school(s) for at least the last two school years. Both excused and unexcused absences will be considered. Students applying for open enrollment who have 10 or more absences and/or 15 or more tardies during a single school year may be required to provide additional documentation related to those absences. Attendance concerns may result in denied open enrollment requests or denial of continuing open enrollment requests.
Behavior
Student behavior will be considered in reviewing all open enrollment applications. Students applying for open enrollment will be required to provide copies of their behavior records from their previous school(s). The number of behavior incidents and the severity of the behavior incidents will be considered. This includes behavior that may or may not result in suspensions, expulsions, safety plans, etc. Behavior concerns may result in denied open enrollment requests or denial of continuing open enrollment requests.
During its regularly scheduled meeting September 26, 2024, the LPS Board of Education approved changes recommended earlier in September by district administration to Board policies JFBA and JFBB and regulations JFBA-R and JFBB-R related to open enrollment. The two policies are combined into one and streamline the open enrollment process for new and returning families.
The changes come after parents and school leaders expressed a desire to streamline the process for families and to be more aligned with neighboring districts.
The policies, all enrollment forms, and the step-by-step process can be found on the How to Enroll page of the district website.
The Board of Education and district administration are optimistic that these changes will positively impact the open enrollment process for families and schools.
Open Enrollment for the 2025–2026 school year is as follows:
Littleton Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, religion, sex (which includes transgender and gender identity), marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or need for special education services in its programs or activities.
For additional details and deadlines, see Board of Education policies related to open enrollment:
If you are new to LPS: once accepted by the school, you will register with the district central registrar.
If you are an existing LPS student: you do not need to register with Central Registration.
Open Enrollment Reminders
Parents are responsible for providing transportation for open enrolled students. District transportation may be provided when space is available on established bus route. To see if bus transportation may be available, please visit the Bus Transportation page on the district website and complete an online “space availability” form. Keep in mind that space available transportation requests may not be processed until October.
If you need to submit an Open Enrollment application for the current 2024-2025 school year:
Application for Admission of Open Enrollment or Transfer 2024-2025 English
Application for Admission of Open Enrollment or Transfer 2024-2025 Spanish