Page 13 - SY2022-2023 Choice Booklet

GENERAL INFORMATION

an involuntary exit decision from a Choice school or program as Transportation
outlined, below. Transportation is provided for K–12 Choice students in the form of
A request for an Involuntary Exit Appeal must be submitted, in writing, bus stops within the Choice Transportation Zone for each school.
using the appropriate form (PBSD 2418), within five (5) school days Transportation is not provided for students who are assigned to Pre–
from the school’s written notice of its decision to exit the student. K3 and Pre–K4 programs.
At the time of application, parents are required to sign a statement · Bus stops to Choice schools may be limited and located
acknowledging that they have five days to appeal and no appeal will significantly farther from the student’s home than transportation
be available after the five day window following the school’s written to the student’s zoned school.
notice of its decision to exit the student. Click here to download the · Choice students may be assigned to the bus closest to their home
PBSD 2418 Choice Appeals Application. address that is identified in SIS (Student Information System).
· Bus stops for Choice schools may not be within walking distance
Results of Choice Lottery of a student’s home. Additional bus stops for Choice students will
The results of the Choice Lottery for the 2022–2023 school year will be not be created.
released on April 1, 2022.* The results will be posted on your parent · It is the parent’s responsibility to safely transport the student to
dashboard at mypbchoiceapp.com, as well as communications the nearest bus stop or school regardless of where the student
sent to the email address(es) on the application. Results will not be resides.
provided over the phone. · Transportation to Bak MSOA and/or Dreyfoos SOA is also
Once the results are released, the parent/legal guardian of assigned available through Tri-Rail. Additional information can be provided
students must accept or decline the assignment with the following to you from the school.
conditions:
Virtual School Students
· When there are more students than available seats in a program, Eligible, full–time Virtual school students must be full–time residents
a computerized random selection is used to select students. of Palm Beach County. In order to determine eligibility for many
Students who are not selected for a seat are placed into a wait programs, student’s report cards, transcripts and/or portfolios must be
pool. submitted to the applicant's school(s) for determination of eligibility,
· If eligible, students may only receive an assignment to one no later than February 4, 2022. The eligibility documentation may
program; this will be indicated on the application status as also be uploaded to the online application through January 28, 2022.
‘Assigned.’ Contact the Choice Coordinator at the school(s) for more information.
· Students who received an assignment to their first choice program
cannot decline the seat to remain in the wait pool for their second
choice program.
· If a student declines their first choice assignment, the student
must attend their zoned school.
· If a student was assigned to their second choice program, he/
she can decline the seat to remain in the wait pool for their first
choice, if they met the eligibility requirements for that program.
· An eligible applicant may not be selected for either one of his/
her choices. If this occurs, the student is placed in a wait pool for
the eligible program(s) and may be assigned for any openings
reported by the schools. This will be indicated on the application
status as "Eligible, In Wait Pool".
· If seats become available at a school, additional computerized
random selections from the wait pool may be made through 3:00
p.m. on the first day of school, with the exception of Prek-3 and
Prek-4 students who may be assigned within the first week of
school.
· Students assigned to a Choice program are eligible to participate
in athletic and extracurricular activities at the Choice school they
are attending.
· If a student is not selected to attend a Choice program prior to
the start of the 2022–2023 school year, a new application must be
submitted for the 2023–2024 school year.
*The Choice lottery result date(s) may be subject to change as a
result of conditions out of our control including, but not limited to:
District/school closings, delay in school district daily operations,
changes in school calendar, holidays, testing, etc. Updated result
release dates will be published.

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