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GENERAL INFORMATION

Home Education Students Employee preference is provided to an applicant whose parent or
Eligible Home Education students must be full–time residents of Palm legal guardian works at the school site where the student is applying
Beach County. In order to determine eligibility for many programs, as a first choice preference. The random lottery selection process will
Home Education student’s report cards, transcripts and/or portfolios assign students with this preference. The number of students assigned
must be submitted to the applicant's school(s) for determination will not exceed the allocated out-of-boundary seats available for the
of eligibility, no later than February 4, 2022. The eligibility program.
documentation may also be uploaded to the online application Military preference is provided to applicants whose parent or
through January 28, 2022. Contact the Choice Coordinator at the legal guardian is currently serving as a full–time active duty service
school(s) for more information or e–mail HomeEd questions to member. The applicant must be claimed as a dependent on the
homeed@palmbeachschools.org. Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). Parents/
legal guardians in the Reserve or National Guard and/or placed on
In–House vs In–Boundary active duty for annual training requirements will not be provided
An “in–house” program is a program offered to students who live in a preference in the Choice lottery. Official orders showing current
the zone for the school. Out–of–boundary students may not apply to active duty status and proof of dependency such as the student's
an in–house program. “In–boundary” refers to applicants or students military ID card must be uploaded with the application submission.
attending or assigned to a Choice program and who are zoned for The random lottery selection process will assign students with this
the school where the program is offered. Out–of–boundary students preference. The number of students assigned will not exceed the
may apply to a Choice program at another school. allocated out-of-boundary seats available for the program.
Leave of Absence from Choice Program IB*/IB MYP Continuum Choice applicants for the high school
Students unable or unwilling to participate full time in the program continuation of the IB*/IB MYP program who have satisfactorily
they were assigned may not be granted a leave of absence. Students completed grades 7 and 8 (MYP Levels 2 and 3) and who meet
who voluntarily withdraw from a school or program will not be able the IB eligibility requirements will be assigned to the partner high
to return at a later time. school MYP as indicated, below. The number of students assigned
will not exceed the allocated out-of-boundary seats available for the
Lottery Selection Process program.
The 2022–2023 Choice program lottery will be conducted in March
2022. 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– John F. Kennedy MS > Suncoast HS
of–boundary seats available for each program is calculated each Conniston MS > Forest Hill HS
year after reviewing current enrollment and projections. Students
may be assigned as an in–boundary or an out–of–boundary student, Pahokee MS > Pahokee HS
depending upon their verified home address at the time of the lottery H.L. Watkins MS > Dwyer HS*
selection process. If a program has more first choice applicants than
available seats, applicants are assigned through the lottery selection FAU Biomedical The Biomedical Sciences program is a continuation
process according to approved preferences in the following order of the middle school Biomedical Sciences program at Lake Worth
(descriptions of each preference are described below): Middle and Roosevelt Middle. First (1st) choice applicants for Lake
Worth High School continuation of the Biomedical Sciences, who
1. Principal’s 20% list (optional) have satisfactorily completed middle grades program and who meet
2. Employee the program eligibility requirements will be assigned to the partner
3. Military high school.
4. IB*/IB MYP Continuum (Applies only to the IB programs at the
following high schools: Atlantic, Forest Hill, Pahokee, Suncoast, K-8 Continuum A K-8 school is a District school offering kindergarten
William T. Dwyer) through 8th grade. Students in grade five at a K-8 school must
5. FAU Biomedical complete a choice application indicating the K-8 school as their first
6. K-8 Continuum choice for grade six. If there are enough sixth grade seats at the
7. Priority SAC school, the students who have attended the school for grades 4 and
8. Sibling (attending only) 5 or who reside in the attendance zone for the (elementary) school,
9. Strand will be assigned. Students applying to a program that require an
audition or other program entry requirements must meet the criteria
Principal’s 20% preference is an optional selection of students to be deemed eligible for assignment. If there are more applicants
based on an established set of criteria by each principal prior to the than seats available, applicants who reside in the attendance zone for
lottery. Although all students assigned with this preference meet the the (elementary) school or who have attended the school for grades
established criteria, not all students meeting the established criteria 4 and 5 will be assigned through a random selection lottery process
will be considered for the Principal’s 20% preference. The random to include a priority assignment for all applicants who reside in the
lottery selection process will assign students with this preference. The attendance zone for the (elementary) school or who have attended
number of students assigned will not exceed 20% of allocated out-of- the school for grades 4 and 5, prior to the assignment of any other.
boundary seats per grade level for each program.

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