Pinellas County Open Enrollment Period for Next School Year Is April 4-18

The Pinellas County Schools’ student assignment office has scheduled an open enrollment period for parents to request a school other than their child’s assigned school for the 2011-12 school year.

The open enrollment period is April 4-18. There will be a limited number of seats available during open enrollment, due to class size and No Child Left Behind requirements.

To participate, parents must log into the Student Reservation System (SRS) on the district website, www.pcsb.org, using their Parent Portal User ID and password between April 4-18. If parents do not have a User ID and password, they may visit any nearby school to get one. If parents already have a User ID and password for another child in their family, they do not need a new one.

Students do not lose their current seat by requesting another school. Incoming kindergarteners and other students new to the district in 2011-12 must be enrolled in a school (registered, not just a reservation) to participate.

Parents need to be aware of the following facts if they decide to participate in open enrollment:

• Incoming kindergarteners, 6^th- and 9^th-graders will be assigned to their zoned school for 2011-12. During open enrollment, parents may request to have siblings assigned to the same school next year provided there is a seat available.
• If a parent requests a change in a school assignment for their child during open enrollment and receives the new school assignment, their child will not receive school bus transportation unless the requested school is their zoned school and the student lives more than two miles from that school.
• Students assigned to a non-zoned school during open enrollment are permitted to stay at the non-zoned school through the highest grade level at that school unless the district rezones your residence.
• All assignments will be made on a space-available basis, and parents will be notified by phone or email by May 9^th.

 The first day of school for the next school year is Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Students must be five years old on or before Sept.1, 2011, to attend kindergarten.

For more information about the registration process or open enrollment, call student assignment, (727) 588-6210, or visit the district website at www.pcsb.org.