In-District Limited Choice (IDLC) 2025-2026

Families living within the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township boundaries may apply for their child(ren) to attend a school other than their home-assigned school. Please check the MSDWT Attendance Boundaries Interactive Map link to confirm your student’s assigned/home school.

If you are an MSDWT resident, the search will display results for the home-assigned elementary and middle schools.

Nonresident versus In-District Limited Choice – Which application should I complete for my child?

PLEASE NOTE:

The IDLC application for the 2025-2026 school year will be open through June 30, 2025.

For Families New to MSDWT: Those who are new to MSDWT and have never attended our schools will be required to submit the Attendance and Discipline form with their IDLC application.

If you applied and were approved for In-District Limited Choice status for the 2024-25 school year or prior, you do not need to reapply until your student(s) is/are promoted from elementary to middle school.

For more information about the application process, please contact the following:

K-5, Pam Jenkins
6-8, Andrea Francis

In-District Limited Choice (IDLC) Details

All families desiring IDLC to any of the District’s elementary or middle schools must apply (first-time) or, if applicable, reapply if a student is entering middle school from the elementary level;
Staff members applying for IDLC for their children to attend the school of their employment will receive priority;
If IDLC applications exceed the school’s capacity, approved requests will be determined by a random selection;
IDLC applications randomly selected are not automatically approved. Approval is subject to District Policy, Guidelines, and procedures;
Applications will be accepted only through the online format provided below;
Parents/Guardians are solely responsible for transporting their student to and from school on time. The district does not provide transportation; and
Parents/Guardians must submit a separate IDLC application for each student.

Update for the 2025-2026 School Year – Rezoning Impact on Enrollment – Allisonville, Clearwater, Willow Lake Elementary Schools, and Northview Middle School have limited space for new In-District Limited Choice (IDLC) and new Nonresident (NR) applications. Students completing their final year at Willow Lake Elementary School, Northview, and/or Eastwood Middle Schools will be given priority.

The In-District Limited Choice Application will reopen June 2.

The IDLC Application will reopen on June 2, 2025.

2025-2026 In-District Limited Choice (IDLC) Application

2025-2026 Aplicación de Opción Limitada En-Distrito (IDLC) de MSDWT – Español