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 PI-8700A) 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