Page 10 - SY2022-2023 Choice Booklet

GENERAL INFORMATION

· Higher audition eligibility scores are required for ascending grade Duplicate Programs
levels at Bak Middle School of the Arts, The Conservatory School If the student is applying for a Choice program that is offered at his/
@ North Palm Beach, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Boynton her zoned school, the zoned school program must be listed as the
Beach High School Arts Programs, and West Boca Raton High first choice or the application will not be processed, with limited
School Arts Programs (Dance, Music–Band, Music–Vocal, and exceptions:
Theatre). Contact the individual school for more information.
· Students who are zoned to attend a school that has a current
For additional information regarding Admission and Audition enrollment of 95% or more, will be able to apply to a ‘like’
Guidelines, visit the individual school site: program that is being offered at another school.
· All grade appropriate students may apply first choice to the
· Bak Middle School of the Arts: following full Choice schools: Morikami Park Elementary School,
http://www.msoa.com/ Northboro Elementary School, Poinciana Elementary School, S.D.
· The Conservatory School @ North Palm Beach: Spady Elementary School, Bak Middle School of the Arts, Don
https://csnp.palmbeachschools.org/ Estridge High Tech Middle School, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the
· A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts: Arts, Suncoast Community High School, and Village Academy.
https://dsoa.palmbeachschools.org/ · All grade appropriate students may also apply to the 6-8 Choice
· Boynton Beach Community High School (Arts programs): programs offered at the following K-8 schools: Addison Mizner
https://bbhs.palmbeachschools.org/ School, Hidden Oaks K-8, North Grade K-8, Plumosa K-8, The
· West Boca Raton Community High School (Arts programs) Conservatory School @ North Palm Beach, and Verde K-8.
https://wbrh.palmbeachschools.org/ (Available in January
2022) Eligibility of Applicants
Parents/guardians who believe their child was not allowed an In order to be considered eligible for the lottery, applicants must
equitable opportunity to a Choice program during the audition or meet specific criteria:
eligibility process as a result of a technical problem or inequity, may · All applicants must meet age and residency requirements.
request an appeal.
· There are no pre–k or elementary Choice program eligibility
· An application for an appeal of Choice program eligibility must criteria, with the exception of Dual Language Programs. Due to
be submitted within five (5) school days of the audition date the rigor of Dual Language Programs after grade 1, applicants
to the Director of Choice and Career Options. Click here to must receive an eligible score on a fluency exam to determine
download the Choice Program Application for Appeal. eligibility. Students entering a Spanish Dual Language Program
for the first time in grades 2–5 must pass a fluency exam to
determine eligibility prior to being made eligible for the Choice
Available Seats in Choice Programs lottery.
The greatest number of available seats at each school is for students · Students not meeting the eligibility criteria will not be considered
entering grades kindergarten (K), six (6), or nine (9). The Choice in the lottery for that program.
booklet provides a range of available seats for each program. These · If a student is determined ineligible for his/her first choice
numbers are not a guarantee of the number of available seats for selection, the second Choice program selection on the application
the 2022–2023 Choice lottery as they are impacted by changing real does not move to the first choice preference.
estate markets, projected enrollment and/or boundary changes.
· Students may not apply to a Choice program at the same school
Choice Program Selections where they are currently on probation.
One application per student may be submitted. A maximum of two · If a student is exited from a Choice program, he/she is no longer
Choice programs per application may be selected. Applicants rank eligible to apply for the same Choice program at the exited
first and second choices in order of preference. First and second school in any future application cycle.
choices do not have equal chances of being selected. Selection GPA Calculations for Eligibility
of a second choice does not decrease a student’s chance of being · Incoming 9 grade applicants: GPA is calculated using the
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· Choices may be any combination of programs or schools, with the 2 quarters of grade 8.
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exception of the Duplicate Program section below. · Incoming 10 –12 grade applicants: GPA will be based on
· Programs with limited numbers of available seats may not have student’s earned GPA at the time of eligibility determination.
any second choice students assigned in the lottery. · GPA calculations for any private middle school (grades 6–8)
· One application program selection change will be allowed after applicants on trimester schedules will be accommodated prior to
submission and before the published deadline dates. the release of the lottery results.
· Applications with an audition–based Arts program selection may
not be changed after the earlier deadline date of December 10,
2021.

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