Eligibility and Forms/Requirements for Students/Parents:
Since all public high schools participate in the Youth Options program, all juniors and seniors in
Wisconsin public schools who meet the program requirements are eligible. To qualify for the
program, a student must:
● Have completed the 10th grade, and to attend a technical college, be in good academic
standing and have an acceptable disciplinary record.
● Apply to the postsecondary institution in the school semester prior to the one in which the
student plans to attend the postsecondary course.
● Notify the school board (complete form PI8700A) of the student’s intention of enrolling in
a postsecondary institution no later than March 1st for a course to be taken in the fall
semester; October 1st for a course to be taken in the spring semester.
● Notify the school board if the student is registered to attend a postsecondary course.
A parent or guardian is responsible for satisfactory student attendance and the student’s
compliance with the compulsory school attendance law under s. 118.15(1)(a) Stats. Moreover,
the School Board may refuse to permit a student with certain conditions to attend a technical
college if the cost would impose an undue financial burden on the school district.
Payment of Tuition/Fees
The school board must pay an IHE for any course that is taken for high school credit and that
is not comparable to a course offered in the school district.
The school board must pay for a technical college for any course that is taken for high
school credit. If the student takes 10 or more credits per semester at the technical college, the
school district would be responsible for payment for comparable courses for onehalf the total
number of credits taken, but no more than six.
A student must pay for any postsecondary course taken at a technical college that is
comparable to a course offered at the school district if the student is taking less than 10
postsecondary credits during any semester.
A student must pay for any postsecondary course taken at an IHE that is comparable to a
course offered at the school district.
A student must pay for a postsecondary course that is not used for high school credit.
A student must pay for incidental college fees (such as for a parking permit) and for
equipment, tools and supplies that will become the property of the student unless the school
board agrees to loan such equipment to the pupil.
A student (and parents) may be required to reimburse the District if the student fails to
receive a passing grade in the course.
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