Parental Choice Programs

Acceptance into MPCP means students receive free tuition to any one of the schools participating in the program. The following LUMIN Schools participate in the MPCP:

 

To be eligible, students must reside in the City of Milwaukee, in a household that meets the income requirements set by the program. Continuing students and students on a MPCP prior year waiting list are not required to meet income limits. To apply for the program, a parent or guardian must visit the Department of Public Instruction website to submit an application for one or more participating schools. Once this is complete, the parent or guardian must provide proof of residency (utility bill, paystub, government correspondence) and proof of income (2023 taxes) to the school where he/she applied.

 

The LUMIN Schools enrollment period for the 2024-25 school year is as follows:

February 1-20

March 1-20
April 1-22
May 1-20
June 1-20
July 1-22
August 1-20
September 1-16
December 1-January 7

 

Participating schools are not obligated to accept a student if the desired grade is full. When a particular school reaches its capacity in one or more grades, it adds students to a wait list. Every year, many students on the wait list receive seats at the school of their choice. Parents with children on a wait list are encouraged to keep in communication with the staff at the school for this very reason.

Acceptance into RPCP means students receive free tuition to any one of the schools participating in the program. The following LUMIN Schools participate in the RPCP:

 

To be eligible, students must reside in the City of Racine, in a household that meets the income requirements set by the program. Continuing students and students on a RPCP prior year waiting list are not required to meet income limits. The student must also (1) be applying to grades K4, K5, 1 or 9, OR (2) meet one of the following prior year attendance requirements: (a) attended a public school in Wisconsin, (b) attended school in another state, (c) was not enrolled in school (includes homeschooled students for the entire prior school year), (d) participated in the MPCP, RPCP, or WPCP, (e) been on a MPCP, RPCP, or WPCP waiting list, OR (3) applying to the WPCP and on any prior year WPCP waiting list in 2015-16 or later due to a school district enrollment cap.

To apply for the program, a parent or guardian must visit the Department of Public Instruction website to submit an application for one or more participating schools. Once this is complete, the parent or guardian must provide proof of residency (utility bill, paystub, government correspondence) and proof of income (2023 taxes) to the school where he/she applied.

The RPCP enrollment period for the 2024-25 school year is as follows:

 

Participating schools are not obligated to accept a student if the desired grade is full. When a particular school reaches its capacity in one or more grades, it adds students to a wait list. Every year, many students on the wait list receive seats at the school of their choice. Parents with children on a wait list are encouraged to keep in communication with the staff at the school for this very reason.

Acceptance into WPCP means students receive free tuition to any one of the schools participating in the program. The following LUMIN Schools participate in the WPCP:

 

To be eligible, students must reside in the State of Wisconsin, but cannot be assigned to the Milwaukee Public Schools or Racine Unified school districts. In addition, students must live in household that meets the income requirements set by the program.

Students applying for the WPCP must:

 

To apply for the program, a parent or guardian must visit the Department of Public Instruction website to submit an application for one or more participating schools. Once this is complete, the parent or guardian must provide proof of residency (utility bill, paystub, government correspondence) and proof of income (2023 taxes) to the school where he/she applied.

 

The WPCP enrollment period for the 2024-25 school year begins February 1 and lasts through April 22, 2024. This is the shortest enrollment period of all the programs. Don't wait to secure a seat for your child.

 

Participating schools are not obligated to accept a student if the desired grade is full. When a particular school reaches its capacity in one or more grades, it adds students to a wait list. Every year, many students on wait lists receive seats at the school of their choice. Parents with children on a wait list are encouraged to keep in communication with the staff at the school for this very reason.