Allowing students who live outside the Minot school district to sign on to the Minot school system would be a way to stem the flow of kids leaving the Minot school system. It also makes for a more customer-friendly system. Minot schools offer much. It's reasonable to think that parents outside our district would want their kids to come here.
Open enrollment makes sense.
The main reason the plan failed was, of course, money. When kids transfer into the Minot system from another district, the local property taxes stay with the student's home district. An apportionment payment tied to census counts also stays with the home district. In addition, federal money tied to special programs, such as Title One, also follows a student. So, yes, open enrollment makes sense but the school board can't be faulted for keeping a close eye on our money.