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GENERAL INFORMATION

In–House vs In–Boundary Military preference is provided to applicants whose parent or
An “in–house” program is a program offered to students who live in legal guardian is currently serving as a full–time active duty service
the zone for the school. Out–of–boundary students may not apply to member. The applicant must be claimed as a dependent on the
an in–house program. “In–boundary” refers to applicants or students Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). Parents/
attending or assigned to a Choice program and who are zoned for legal guardians in the Reserve or National Guard and/or placed on
the school where the program is offered. Out–of–boundary students active duty for annual training requirements will not be provided
may apply to a Choice program at any school. a preference in the Choice lottery. Official orders showing current
active duty status and proof of dependency such as the student's
Leave of Absence from Choice Program military ID card must be uploaded with the application submission.
Students unable or unwilling to participate full time in the program The random lottery selection process will assign students with this
they were assigned may not be granted a leave of absence. In the preference. The number of students assigned will not exceed the
event of a matter that impacts the entire school district, District and allocated out-of-boundary seats available for the program.
Department leadership will provide guidance on any Department IB*/IB MYP Continuum- Choice applicants for the high school
and/or Board approved policies or procedures change. Students who continuation of the IB*/IB MYP program who have satisfactorily
voluntarily withdraw from a school or program will not be able to completed grades 7 and 8 (MYP Levels 2 and 3) and who meet
return at a later time. the IB eligibility requirements will be assigned to the partner high
Lottery Selection Process school MYP as indicated, below. The number of students assigned
will not exceed the allocated out-of-boundary seats available for the
The 2021–2022 Choice program lottery will be conducted in March program.
2021. Within the lottery selection process, there are preferences
to select applicants. These preferences are applied to first choice Carver MS > Atlantic HS
selections for out–of–boundary applicants, only. The number of out–
of–boundary seats available for each program is calculated each John F. Kennedy MS > Suncoast HS
year after reviewing current enrollment and projections. Students Conniston MS > Forest Hill HS
may be assigned as an in–boundary or an out–of–boundary student, Pahokee MS > Pahokee HS
depending upon their verified home address at time of the lottery
selection process. If a program has more first choice applicants than H.L. Watkins MS > Dwyer HS*
available seats, applicants are assigned through the lottery selection
process according to approved preferences in the following order Priority SAC preference is provided to applicants residing in
(descriptions of each preference are described below): designated attendance zones if applying for one of the following
six schools: Morikami Park Elementary, Northboro Elementary,
1. Principal’s 20% list (optional) Poinciana Elementary, S.D. Spady Elementary, Bak Middle School
2. Employee of the Arts, and Suncoast Community High School—Innovative
3. Military Interactive Technology only. Up to 50% of Elementary students and
4. IB*/IB MYP Continuum (Applies only to the IB programs at the 25% of secondary students with this preference will be randomly
following high schools: Atlantic, Forest Hill, Pahokee, Suncoast, assigned after the Principal's 20% students, Employee, Military and
William T. Dwyer) IB Continuum preference applicants are assigned.
5. Priority SAC Sibling preference is provided to applicants who have a sibling
6. Sibling (attending only) currently attending the Choice school in which the applicant is
7. Strand applying to as his/her first choice preference. Siblings are defined
as a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother or stepsister
Principal’s 20% preference is an optional selection of students
based on an established set of criteria by each Principal prior to the living in the same household as the applicant. The "sibling attending"
lottery. Although all students assigned with this preference meet the preference is only provided if the sibling is a Choice or in-house
established criteria, not all students meeting the established criteria program student who is currently attending the same first choice
will be considered for the Principal’s 20% preference. The random school and will continue to attend the Choice school the next school
lottery selection process will assign students with this preference. The year. Pre-K siblings are considered if they are enrolled in a full Choice
number of students assigned will not exceed 20% of allocated out-of- school only.
boundary seats per grade level for each program. The sibling must be listed on the “Sibling” section of the Choice
Employee preference is provided to an applicant whose parent or application so the preference can be verified. Siblings who are
legal guardian works at the school site where the student is applying currently in grades 5, 8 or 12 will not be considered eligible siblings
as a first choice preference. The random lottery selection process will for this preference as they will not be scheduled to attend the school
assign students with this preference. The number of students assigned the following school year. Siblings not listed on the application prior
will not exceed the allocated out-of-boundary seats available for the to the Choice lottery, will not be provided a sibling preference at a
program. later time.

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