District Explains Open Enrollment Numbers

Close only counts in horseshoes an hand grenades....well and nukes, too...right?
Well...we can admit when we're wrong...unlike some others we know.
And we were wrong.
It appeared that the old goose noodler had paid a visit to the Open Enrollment portion of the 2011-12 budget. However, with some added explanation, that is not the case.
But...you know what?  Being wrong ain't so bad.  Because in the end, we receive a fuller explanation for and accounting of our tax dollars.
And that's a good thing.

Deputy District Administrator and Business Manager Phil Frei sent us the spreadsheet at right in response to our questions about open enrollment numbers.  One of our questions concerned the accuracy of statements in the Open Enrollment Situation Report each March that "less than half of those that apply to enter or leave the district actually follow through".  Frei provided the following explanation in support of the spreadsheet.  We added the detail regarding abbreviations used.

Basically, what you are missing is that the "applicants" are new to the OE system, therefore the existing OE students don't need to reapply (unless they are changing levels for example, elem to MS).   I tried to show this to you on the new sheet.   The % of applicants that follow thru for "in" is  19% and for "out" is   25%. We only get the full DPI amount if the student attends a full year.  Many OE students stop OE during the year and then we don't get the full DPI amount. Let me know if you have any more Q's, OE is a complex and bureaucracy issue. 
-- Phil Frei

Our thanks to Mr. Frei for clearing this up.