School Choice District Plans
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| Name | Connie Scotchel |
| Title | Department of Magnet Programs and School Choice |
| Address | 3308 Forest Hill Blvd Suite C-124 |
| City and Zip | West Palm Beach , FL 33406 |
| Phone | (561) 357-7639 (561) 434-7300 |
| Web Site | http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/MagnetSchools/ |
| scotche@palmbeach.k12.fl.us | |
| Description | Controlled/Open Enrollment. The Choice Program is a specialized educational program that enables students to take advantage of additional sources and innovative teaching techniques that focus on the child's individual talents or interests. The District recognizes that parental involvment is ciritcal to student success. The District is divided into five large geographic Choice Areas each containing multiple elementary, middle, and high schools. There are Parent Information Centers which assist parents and guardians in maximizing the School Choice options. These centers are located in each area office. Forty-one schools in the District have Magnet and Choice Programs ( 16 elementary, 7 middle, and 18 high schools). Twenty-five percent of Palm Beach County School District's, 167,000 students, are enrolled in the Choice Programs. Also, there are Charter Schools, extended year program schools, home education programs, McKay scholarship, opportunity scholarship, and NCLB. There is Public School Parental Choice for elementary school children in Riveria Beach. General Thematic Areas for Charter and Magnet Schools:
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| Transportation Information | Zone System Choice Students will receive transportation to and from the Choice school to which they are assigned if they reside more than two miles from the school, and they live within the designated Choice transportation zone. Students who live outside a Choice transportation zone may attend if they provide their own transportation to and from the school; to and from the nearest school bus pick-up location; or to and from the nearest Tri-Rail Station location. After-school activity buses are provided for middle/high school choice programs to enable students to participate in extracurricular activites at the school which they attend. Parents are encouraged to contact the Choice Program Coordinator at the school for more information on transportation available. For more information you can visit the website at http://www.palmbeach.k12.us/magnetschools. |
| Application Information | Eligibility Criteria- Each school has its own specific criteria (e.g., GPA, FCAT, etc). Upon acceptance to a choice program, students, and parents may be required to sign an agreement of understanding that all students are expected to demonstrate good conduct and citizenship skills and to participate fully in the choice program's course of studies. Additionally, many choice programs have adopted student uniform requirements. Contact the individual school for uniform or dress code requirements. At the secondary level, students may have to meet academic acceptance criteria for admission, and performance auditions are required for admission to Bak Middle School of the Arts and A.W. Dreyfoos High School of the Arts. The Choice Program application may be picked up and filled out at any Magnet/Choice or Career Academy in the district or in the Department of Magnet Programs and School Choice. Deadlines: Elementary School Choices: February Middle School Choices: January High School Choices: January Order of Acceptance: 1) Special Program priority 2) Sibling priority 3) Choice Area 4) Magnet program preference (if applicable) 5) Diversity preference (if applicable) 6) Lottery numbers |
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