United States Active Duty Military Open Enrollment 2025–2026 School Year

Effective April 9, 2025, Ohio law requires all public school districts, regardless of their open enrollment policy, to accept students for open enrollment if their parent or guardian is an active duty military member stationed in Ohio. To learn more about this, please click here.

Application Window

  • Opens: Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

  • Closes: Friday, June 13, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

IMPORTANT: A separate application must be submitted for each student.

Required Documents for Application
Families will be required to upload the following documents when they apply. Please have these items prepared in PDF format before beginning the application process:

  • Active military orders

  • Any student 504 Plans

  • Any student IEPs

Notification of Acceptance or Denial

  • Parent/guardian notifications will be sent by August 1, 2025.

Next Steps After Acceptance

  • Families must schedule a registration appointment within 10 days of receiving their notification.

We are honored to serve our military families and welcome you to our district. For more information about our open enrollment policies, please refer to the Admission of Students Participating Under Inter-District Open Enrollment policy. Please note that this is a draft policy until the Board approves it.

The application will be available on May 19 at 8:00 a.m.

If you have any questions regarding Active Duty Military Open Enrollment, please email militaryopenenrollment@gocreek.org.

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