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experiences—such as student organizations, job shadowing, cooperative education, and/or internships—that engage
students directly with the world of work, making classroom time more relevant.

Each CTE Program of study is purposefully designed to graduate students both college and career ready, providing a
foundation for students to continue with postsecondary options such as technical or two-year colleges, four-year
universities, the military, or the workforce. Through CTE, students’ career plans are carefully crafted and monitored
frequently to guide all these activities and give students control of their life goals. By helping students make informed
career plans, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Career Pathways System encourages students to prepare for
occupations in which demand is greatest and wages are high, as well as those that best fit their talents and interests.

By making the most of individual talents and capabilities, career pathways not only increase students' chances for personal
fulfillment, they help ensure that our local, state, and national economy has qualified workers in the challenging,
technology-driven sectors that require them.

Opportunity Scholarships
Upon direction from the Florida Department of Education, school assignment transfers may be available to students
enrolled in a school considered to be failing under the A+ Education Plan (D or F graded and Intervene). Notifications are
sent to all eligible students in the summer. Applications are included with the notification letter.

Family Empowerment Scholarship
The Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) provides families the opportunity to apply to a private school participating in
this Scholarship Program or to receive a scholarship for transportation to a public school different from the school to
which the student was assigned. The following link has detailed information and includes the application:
Family Empowerment Scholarship.

Reassignments
Reassignments are transfers granted upon approval of a parent’s application to allow the student to attend a school other
than the school assigned to the parent’s address. For detailed information, please see the Reassignment section of this
Handbook.

JROTC
JROTC Cadets will create a portfolio that contains an organized collection of work based on accomplishments, personality,
goals, and aspirations. The portfolio is a tool from a third-party Cadet Portfolio Management provider and/or through
government supplied databases. Portfolios will provide insight and information on the Cadet’s personal achievements and
growth over time. Instructors will ensure that all Cadets and participating students have a portfolio and will periodically
discuss evidence of growth and improvement demonstrated in the portfolio. Portfolios will include specific information
on each Cadet, including but not limited to: Personal cover page, a mission statement of goals, learning style inventory,
academic work samples, learning plans and assessments from core lessons, financial planning portfolio, fitness summaries,
resume with references, samples of awards, certificates of accomplishments and other achievements, Cadet challenge
results, and reflections from service-learning projects. Portfolios will be maintained on all Cadets enrolled in the JROTC
program for the duration of their JROTC career per each unit's directive.

Open Enrollment
Controlled Open Enrollment, defined by F.S. § 1002.31, is a parental choice Open Enrollment option that allows
parents/legal guardians of children entered grades K-12 the opportunity to apply to a school (not a program within the
school) outside the assigned boundary school the following school year. Transportation is not provided for students
assigned through Open Enrollment. Available school selections are identified by the District as not having reached the
established capacity based on published guidelines. Open Enrollment application dates are in the spring and will be posted

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