open enrollment

noun

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Examples: open enrollment in a Sentence

Definition of open enrollment

1 : the voluntary enrollment of a student in a public school other than the one assigned on the basis of residence

2 : enrollment on demand as a student in an institution of higher learning irrespective of formal qualifications

See open enrollment defined for English-language learners

Examples of open enrollment in a Sentence

Many voters support open enrollment.
the city's open enrollment policy
Employees can sign up for new benefits during open enrollment.

Recent Examples of open enrollment from the Web

The details of the 2019 Medicare Advantage benefit packages must first be approved by CMS and will be released in the fall, when the annual open enrollment begins.

— susan jaffe, sacbee, "Medicare Advantage Plans cleared to go beyond medical coverage – even groceries," 10 Apr. 2018
That timeline would nearly butt up against KanCare's open enrollment period, which begins in October.

— andy marso, kansascity, "Backed by three law firms, Amerigroup files formal protest of new KanCare contracts," 10 July 2018
Nationwide, in federal and state marketplaces, 11.8 million people signed up for coverage in the last open enrollment period, down from 12.2 million in the prior year but substantially more than many experts had predicted.

— robert pear, New York Times, "Trump Officials Slash Grants That Help Consumers Get Obamacare," 10 July 2018
Glascock believes that redistricting is an effective method to reduce overcrowding but also thinks that modifying the school system’s open enrollment policy to allow students to transfer to schools with available seats could also be effective.

— jess nocera, Howard County Times, "Voters to narrow a wide field for Howard school board," 25 June 2018
State regulators, however, were able to convince insurers to offer policies in every county by the time open enrollment began in November.

— tami luhby, CNN, "Obamacare premiums set to soar in 2019," 7 June 2018
If the current contract awards stand, all of the 124,357 people currently enrolled in Amerigroup KanCare plans will have to choose new plans for 2019 during the open enrollment period that starts in October.

— andy marso, kansascity, "Amerigroup to contest decision to give KanCare contract to another company," 25 June 2018
And if so, consumers will be able to renew coverage in an open enrollment period at the end of the year.

— ron hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "South Florida's 3 Obamacare providers file proposals to return in 2019," 22 June 2018
Liberty gets about 125 students but loses about 250 through open enrollment.

— Washington Post, "District move to keep white students cites ‘racial balance’," 27 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of open enrollment

1964

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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OPEN ENROLLMENT Defined for English Language Learners

open enrollment

noun

Definition of open enrollment for English Language Learners

: a policy or process by which parents may send their children to a different public school than the one in their own community
: a period of time during which you can join something as a member or participant : a period of time during which you can enroll in something