Page 13 - 2024-2025 Choice Booklet

GENERAL INFORMATION

Results of Choice Lottery Transportation
The results of the Choice Lottery for the 2024–2025 school year The School Board shall provide transportation for all students who
will be released on March 28, 2024.* The results will be posted on are enrolled in Choice schools and programs who reside more than
your Family Dashboard as well as communications sent to the email two miles from the choice school or program, and who reside within
address on the application. Results will not be provided over the a designated choice transportation zone.
phone. Transportation is provided for K–12 Choice students in the form of
Once the results are released, the parent/legal guardian of assigned bus stops within the Choice Transportation Zone for each school.
students must accept or decline the seat assignment with the Transportation is not provided for students who are assigned to Pre–
following conditions: K3 and Pre–K4 programs.
· When there are more students than available seats in a program, · Bus stops to Choice schools may be limited and located
a computerized random selection is used to select students. significantly farther from the student’s home than transportation
Students who are not selected for a seat are placed into a to the student’s zoned school.
waitpool. · Choice students may be assigned to the bus closest to their home
· If eligible, students may only receive an assignment to one address that is identified in SIS (Student Information System).
program; this will be indicated on the Family Dashboard. · Bus stops for Choice schools may not be within walking distance
· Students who received an assignment to their first choice program of a student’s home. Additional bus stops for Choice students will
cannot decline the seat to remain on the wait list for their second not be created.
choice program. · It is the parent’s responsibility to safely transport the student to
· If a student declines their first choice assignment, the student the nearest bus stop or school regardless of where the student
must plan on attending their zoned school. resides.
· If a student was assigned to their second choice program, they · Transportation to Bak MSOA and/or Dreyfoos SOA is also
can decline the seat to remain in the waitpool for their first choice, available through Tri-Rail. Additional information can be provided
if they met the eligibility requirements for that program. to you from the school.
· An eligible applicant may not be selected for either one of their
choices. If this occurs, the student is placed in a waitpool for For information regarding transportation including registering for a
the eligible program(s) and may be assigned for any openings bus, visit the Transportation website or call 561-357-1110.
reported by the schools. This status will be indicated on the Virtual School Students
Family Dashboard.
· If seats become available at a school, selections from the waitpool Eligible, full–time Virtual school students must be full–time residents
may be made through 3:00 p.m. on the first day of school, with the of Palm Beach County. In order to determine eligibility for many
exception of Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 students who may be assigned programs, student’s report cards, transcripts and/or portfolios must be
within the first week of school. submitted to the applicant's school(s) for determination of eligibility,
· Students assigned to a Choice program are eligible to participate no later than January 26, 2024. The eligibility documentation may
in athletic and extracurricular activities at the Choice school they also be uploaded to the online application through January 26, 2024.
are attending. Contact the Choice Coordinator at the school(s) for more information.
· If a student is not selected to attend a Choice program prior to
the start of the 2024–2025 school year, a new application must be
submitted for the 2025–2026 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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